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med term ch 1 & 2
ch 1: intro to med term ch2: body organizations ad medical care
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| bi/o | life | |
| carcin/o | cancer | |
| chem/o | chemical | |
| cis/o | to cut | |
| a- | without | |
| an- | without | |
| anti- | against | |
| auto- | self | |
| brady- | slow | |
| de- | without | |
| dis- | apart from | |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal | |
| endo- | within, inner | |
| epi- | above | |
| eu- | nomal | |
| ex- | outward | |
| extra- | outside of | |
| hetero- | different | |
| homo- | same | |
| hyper- | excessive | |
| hypo- | under | |
| in- | not, inward | |
| inter- | between | |
| intra- | within | |
| macro- | large | |
| micro- | small | |
| neo- | new | |
| non- | not | |
| para- | beside, abnormal, two like parts of a pair | |
| per- | through | |
| peri- | around | |
| post- | after | |
| pre- | before | |
| pro- | before | |
| pseudo- | false | |
| re- | again | |
| retro- | backward, behind | |
| sub- | under | |
| syn- | together | |
| tachy- | fast | |
| trans- | across | |
| ultra- | beyond | |
| un- | not | |
| bi- | two | |
| hemi- | half | |
| mono- | one | |
| multi- | many | |
| nulli- | none | |
| pan- | all | |
| poly- | many | |
| quadri- | four | |
| semi- | partial, half | |
| tetra- | four | |
| tri- | three | |
| -algia | pain | |
| -cele | protrusion | |
| -ectasis | dilstion | |
| -gen | that which produces | |
| -genesis | produces | |
| -genic | producing | |
| -ia | condition | |
| -iasis | abnormal condition | |
| -ism | state of | |
| -itis | inflammation | |
| -logical | pertaining to study of | |
| -logist | one who studies | |
| -logy | study of | |
| -lytic | destruction | |
| -malacia | abnormal softening | |
| -megaly | enlarged | |
| -oma | tumor, mass | |
| -opsy | view of | |
| -osis | abnormal condition | |
| -pathy | disease | |
| -plasm | formation | |
| -plegia | paralysis | |
| -ptosis | drooping | |
| -rrhage | abnormal flow | |
| -rrhagia | abnormal flow condition | |
| -rrhea | discharge | |
| -rrhexis | rupture | |
| -sclerosis | hardening | |
| -stenosis | narrowing | |
| -therapy | treatment | |
| -trophy | development | |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid | |
| -ectomy | surgical removal | |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening | |
| -otomy | cutting into | |
| -pexy | surgical fixation | |
| -plasty | surgical repair | |
| -rrhapy | suture | |
| -tome | instrument to cut | |
| -gram | record | |
| -graphy | process of recording | |
| -meter | instrument for measuring | |
| -metry | process of measuring | |
| -scope | instrument for viewing | |
| -scopic | pertaining to visually examine | |
| abdomin/o | abdomen | |
| adip/o | fat | |
| aer/o | air | |
| anter/o | front | |
| brachi/o | arm | |
| cardi/o | heart | |
| caud/o | tail | |
| cephal/o | head | |
| cervic/o | neck | |
| chondr/o | cartilage | |
| crani/o | skull | |
| crin/o | to secrete | |
| crur/o | leg | |
| cyt/o | cell | |
| dermat/o | skin | |
| dist/o | away from | |
| dors/o | back of body | |
| enter/o | small intestine | |
| epitheli/o | epithelium | |
| eti/o | cause | |
| gastr/o | stomach | |
| glute/o | buttock | |
| gynec/o | woman | |
| hemat/o | blood | |
| hist/o | tissue | |
| immun/o | protection | |
| infer/o | below | |
| inguin/o | groin | |
| laryng/o | larynx | |
| later/o | side | |
| lumb/o | loin or low back | |
| lymph/o | lymph | |
| medi/o | middle | |
| muscul/o | muscle | |
| nephr/o | kidney | |
| neur/o | nerve | |
| nucle/o | nucleus | |
| ophtalm/o | eye | |
| orth/o | straight, upright | |
| ot/o | ear | |
| ox/o | oxygen | |
| pariet/o | cavity wall | |
| path/o | disease | |
| ped/o | child , foot | |
| pelv/o | pelvis | |
| peritone/o | peritoneum | |
| pleur/o | pleura | |
| poster/o | back | |
| proct/o | rectum and anus | |
| proxim/o | near to | |
| pub/o | genital region | |
| pulmon/o | lung | |
| rhin/o | nose | |
| somat/o | body | |
| spin/o | spine | |
| super/o | above | |
| thorac/o | chest | |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine | |
| vascul/o | blood vessel | |
| ventr/o | belly | |
| vertebr/o | vertebra | |
| viscer/o | internal organ |