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Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| megaly | enlargement |
| Acr/o | “height,” “tip end,” “extremities of the body |
| emia | blood condition |
| An | not, without or less |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| angi/o | vessel or container. Usually pertains to blood vessels. |
| graphy | process of recording |
| ole | small |
| ateri/o | artery |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| trophy | development, nourishment |
| a | without, less |
| ary | pertaining to |
| Axill | armpit, under arm |
| opsy | to view |
| bi/o | life |
| ptosis | drooping, falling, prolapse |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| pathy | disease condition |
| my | muscle |
| ic | pertaining to |
| chron/o | time |
| Erythr/o | red |
| lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
| hem/o | blood |
| hyper | increase of cell size not number |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| Leuk/o | white |
| osis | disease process or condition |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| scope | instrument for visual examination |
| stasis | controlling, stopping |
| meta | means beyond |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| -algia | pain |
| my | muscle |
| ectomy | excision, removal, resection |
| mast/o | breast |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| oma | tumor |
| necr/o | death (of cells or whole body) |
| ist | specialist |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| log/o | knowledge |
| neur/o | nerve |
| malacia | softening |
| oste/o | bone |
| Peritone/o | peritoneum |
| splen/o | spleen |
| Trache/o | trachea |
| centesis | puncture to remove fluid |
| thorac/o | chest |
| penia | deficiency |
| thromb/o | clot |
| stasis | controlling, stopping |