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Building Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | not |
| auto- | self |
| ante- | before |
| circum- | around |
| crypto- | against |
| dys- | bad |
| ecto- | outside |
| epi- | upon |
| ex- | out |
| eso- | inward |
| em-, en | inside |
| hyper- | over |
| hypo- | under |
| tachy- | fast |
| uni- | one |
| semi- | half |
| poly- | many |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| -cision | cut |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -graphic | transplant |
| -lytic | break down |
| -lith | stone |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| -pathy | disease or condition |
| -penia | deficenicy |
| -plasty | surgical reconstruction |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhaphy | structure |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -spasm | involuntary contracting |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| -tomy | incision |
| -uria | urine condition |
| -y | process or condition |
| Cervico/ colp/ itis | cervix/ vagina/ inflammation |
| Peri/ metr/ itits | around/ uterus/ inflimation |
| Esophag/ ectopmy | esophagus/ removal |
| Gastro/ plasty | stomach/ reconstruction |
| Gingiv/ ectomy | gum/ removal |
| Gingivo/ plasty | gum/ removal |
| Sialo/ aden/ ectomy | saliva/ gland/ removal |
| Eu/ pnea | good/ breathing |
| Rhino/ rrhea | nose/ discharge |
| Thorac/ algia | chest/ pain |
| Lymphopenia | lymph cell |
| Thrombosis | The formation of a blood clot |
| Endocarditis | Inflammation inside the heart |
| Adrenalectomy | Adrenal/ removal |
| Hypoglycemic | pertaining to low blood sugar |
| Ceruminolytic | Drug that aids in the breakdown of the ear wax |
| Ototoxic | drug that is damaging to the ear/ hearing |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | incision into tear sac |
| Arthroscopy | procedure to look at the joint |
| Electromyogram | A record of the electrical activity of a muscle |
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