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Medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brady- | Slow |
| Ec- | out |
| Ab- | Away |
| Epi- | upon |
| Xer- | Dry |
| Xanth- | yellow |
| Hidr- | Sweat |
| Crypt- | hidden |
| Chondr- | Cartilage |
| Gnosi- | Knowledge |
| -rrhaphy | Suture |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -oid | resembling |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -gram | written record |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| -ia | condition |
| Abrupt | occurs suddenly |
| Prognosis | chance of getting better or worse |
| Sequelae | Result of disease or injury Ex. Paralysis |
| Prophylaxis | Preventative Treatment |
| Urticaria | Hives |
| Macerate | To soften skin |
| Verruca | wart |
| Ataxia | inability to move |
| osteogenesis imperfecta | brittle bone disease |
| Prosthesis | replaces a missing part |
| myelomalacia | Abnormal softening of the spinal cord |
| Interictal | between seizure |
| Agnosia | inability to comprehend |
| Dysphoria | Negative mental state |
| thrombolytic | dissolves clots |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| presbyopia | decreased vison due to old age |
| myoclonus | violent muscle contraction |
| Tarsoptosis | flat feet |
| pyarthrosis | pus in a joint |
| My- + -algia | myalgia= muscle pain |
| A- + -Febrile | Afebrile=No fever |
| Epi- + -Dermis | Epidermis = upon the dermis (outermost layer of skin) |
| A- +- Xanthops - + -ia | Axanthopsia = Inability to see the color yellow |
| Onycho- + -phagia | onychophagia = Nail biting condition |
| Steat- + -itis | Steatitis= Fat inflammation |
| Ichty- + -osis | Ichtyosis = Dry and scaly skin condition |
| Rhyti- + -Derm- + -ia | Rhytidermia = wrinkled skin condition |
| Hyper- + -melan- + -osis | Hypermelanosis = Condition of darkening of skin |
| Hyper- + -Trich- + -osis | Hypertrichosis = excessive Hair growth |
| Ankylo- + -Dactyly | Ankylodactyly = Stiff, Bent fingers |
| Kinesio - + -logy | Kinesiology = study of movement, motion |
| Arthro- + -centesis | Arthrocentesis = puncture of a joint |
| Ex- + -ost- + -osis | Exostosis = Abnormal growth of bone out of another bone |
| Ten- + - algia | Tenalgia= Pain in the tendon |
| A- + -Trophy | Atrophy = lack of devleopment |
| My- + -Asthenia | Myasthenia= muscle weakness |
| Spondyl- + -itis | Spondylitis = inflammation of the vertebra |
| Osteo- + -penia | Osteopenia = reduction in bone volume |
| Cost- + -ectomy | Costectomy = Removal of a rib |
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