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Med. Term - Exam 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brady- | Slow |
| Endo- | In, Within, Inner |
| Micro- | small |
| Oligo- | deficiency |
| Pro- | before, forward |
| Tachy- | rapid |
| Hypo- | below, beneath |
| Hyper- | excessive, above |
| -Ary | pertaining to |
| -cyte | cell |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -oid | resembling |
| -rrhaphy | suture, suturing |
| -rrexis | rupture |
| -stasis | cessation, stopping |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| angi/o | vessel |
| cardi/o | heart |
| valvul/o | valve |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| ven/o | vein |
| ather/o | thick, fatty |
| aort/o | aorta |
| Arteritis | inflammation of the artery |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
| coronary artery disease | disease in heart |
| hemangioma | blood tumor in vessel |
| mitral stenosis | narrowing of mitral valve |
| en- | in, within, inner |
| exo- | away from, outside, external |
| infra- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between |
| iso- | same, equal |
| para- | beside, near |
| poly- | much, many |
| tox- | toxin, poison |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -cele | hernia |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stomy | mouthlike opening |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -tomy | cutting into, incision |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| mening(i)/o | meninges |
| psych/o | mind |
| ton/o | tension, tone |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| neur/o | nerve |
| narc/o | sleep, stupor |
| ataxia | impaired coordination |
| meningitis | inflammtion of the meninges |
| neuroma | tumor of the nerve |
| narcolepsy | sleep seizure |
| con- | together, with |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| iso- | same, equal |
| peri- | beside, near |
| -ectasis | dialation, expansion |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -emia | a condition of the blood |
| -ia | condition |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| aden/o | gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| immun/o | immune |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| splen/o | spleen |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| autoimmune hemolytic anemia | blood cell disorder |
| lymphosarcoma | cancer of the lymphatic system |
| graft-versus-host disease | stem cells attack recipient |