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Prefixes, suffixes, whole terms & combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anti | Against |
| Hyper | Above normal (Excessive) |
| Ante | Before |
| Post | After |
| Dys | Difficult |
| Emia | Blood condition |
| Pathy | Disease |
| Ology | Study of |
| Ectomy | Surgical removal |
| Osis | Abnormal condition |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Galactorrhea | Discharge of milk |
| Hypoglycemic | Pertaining to low blood sugar |
| Exophthalmos | a medical condition where the eyes bulge out of their sockets |
| Retinoscopy | A procedure for looking at the retina |
| Keratomalacia | Abnormal softening of the cornea |
| Somnambulism | Sleep walking |
| Hemiparesis | Partial paralysis on half the body |
| Hypertonia | increased muscle tone or tightness |
| Graphospasm | Writer's camp |
| Hyperkerotosis | excessive growth of horny skin |
| Xeroderma | Dry skin |
| Sebopolesis | a formation of oil (sebum) |
| Rhytidermia | Wrinkled skin |
| Hepatopexy | A surgical fixation of the liner |
| Celiotomy | An incision into the abdomen |
| Anoplasty | A surgical reconstruction of the anus |
| Nephrotoxin | An agent poisonous to the kidney |
| Salpingocele | A hernia of a fallopian tube |
| Akinetopsia | inability to see objects in motion |
| Dacryorrhea | Excessive tearing |
| gastr/o (stomach) + enter/o (intestine) + ology (study of) | Gastroenterology |
| oste/o (bone) + itis (inflammation) | Osteoarthritis |
| dermat/o (skin) + logy | Dermatology |
| glucos/o (sugar) + uria (urine) | Glucosuria |
| arthr/o (joint) + itis (inflammation) | Arthritis |
| urethr/o ( urethra) + rrhea (discharge) | Urethrorrhea |
| amnio/o (amnion) + rrhexis (rupture) | Amniorrhexis |
| calci/o (Calcium) + uria (Urine) | Calciuria |
| neur/o (nerve) + dynia (pain) | Neurodynia |
| myo/o (muscle) + clonus (turmoil) | Myoclonus |
| myelo/o (spinal cord) + cele (hernia) | Myelocele |
| oste/o (bone) + pathy (disease) | Osteopathy |
| oste/o (bone) + carcin/o ( cancer) + oma (tumor) | Osteocarcinoma |
| dermat/o (skin) + algia (pain) | Dermatalgia |
| onycho (nail) + phagia (eat) | Onychophagia |
| oto (ear) + rrhea (excessive discharge) | Otorrhea |
| kerat/o (cornea) + algia (pain) | Keratalgia |
| retino (retina) + scope (instrument for looking) | Retinoscope |
| thromb/o (clot) + cyt/o (cell) + penia (deficiency) | Thrombocytopenia |
| splen/o (spleen) + malacia (softening) | Splenomalacia |
| phleb/o (vein) + sclerosis (hardening) | Phlebosclerosis |
| phleb/o (vein) + tomy (incision) | Phlebotomy |
| epi | Upon |
| endo | in (within) |
| micro | Small |
| macro | Large |
| trans | Across |
| ia | Condition |
| Plasty | Surgical repair |
| osis | Abnormal condition |
| oma | Tumor |
| logist | Specialist |
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