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Week 4 Med Terms
| Med terms | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | Without, absence of |
| dia- | Through |
| dys- | Bad, abnormal, painful, difficult |
| re- | Back |
| mal- | Bad |
| anti- | Against, opposite of |
| endo- | Within |
| poly- | Excessive, over, many |
| en- | Within, upon, on, over |
| epi- | Upon, over, above, on top |
| hypo- | Deficient, abnormally low, below |
| hyper- | Excessive, abnormally high, above |
| para- | Alongside, abnormal |
| trans- | Through, across, beyond |
| pre- | To come before |
| -algia, -dynia | Condition of pain |
| -emesis | Vomiting |
| -emia | Blood |
| -ia, -osis | Condition of |
| -megaly | Abnormally large |
| -rrhea | Discharge |
| -al, -ic | Pertaining to |
| -ectasis | Expansion, dilation |
| -iasis | Condition of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -ptosis | Drooping |
| -sis | State of |
| -y | Process of |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture |
| -ectomy | Surgical excision, removal |
| -emetic | Pertaining to vomiting |
| -gram | A record or image |
| -graphy | Recording process |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | Suturing |
| -scopy | Process of viewing |
| -stomy | Surgical creation of an opening |
| -spasmodic | Pertaining to a sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -tomy | Incision, to cut |
| -uresis | Urination |
| -uria | Pertaining to urine, urination |
| -cele | Hernia, swelling, protrusion |
| -logy | Study or science of |
| -lysis | Loosen, dissolve |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation, suspension |
| -tripsy | Surgical crushing |
| -ism | Condition or disease |
| -plasia | Formation, growth |
| -rrhagia | Abnormal discharge |
| -salpinx | Trumpet, fallopian tube |
| -atresia | Closure or absence of a normal body opening |
| -s | Plural |
| -logist | One who studies |
| -cyesis | Pregnancy |
| -ician | One who practices |
| -metry | Measurement, process of measuring |
| abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| an/o | Anus |
| append/o, appendic/o | Appendix |
| bil/i | Bile |
| cec/o | Blind intestine, cecum |
| Chol/e | Bile, gall |
| choledoch/o | Common bile duct |
| Col/o, colon/o | Colon |
| Cyst/o | Bladder, sac |
| Dent/o | Teeth |
| Duoden/o | Twelve, duodenum |
| Enter/o | Small intestine |
| Esophag/e, esophag/o | Gullet, esophagus |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Gingiv/o | Gums |
| Gloss/o, lingu/o | Tongue |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Ile/o | To roll, ileum |
| Jejun/o | Empty, jejunum |
| Or/o, stomat/o | Mouth |
| Pancreat/o | Sweetbread, pancreas |
| Peps/o, pept/o | Digestion |
| Peritone/o | To stretch over, peritoneum |
| Proct/o | Rectum or anus |
| Pylor/o | Pylorus |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Sial/o | Saliva |
| Sigm/o | The letter s, sigmoid colon |
| Flux/o | Flow |
| Halit/o | Breath |
| Hemat/o, hem/o | Blood |
| Phag/o | Eat, swallow |
| Steat/o | Fat |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Cheil/o | Lip |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Cirrh/o | Orange |
| Diverticul/o | Diverticulum |
| Lith/o | Stone |
| Orex/o | Appetite |
| Parot/o | Parotid gland |
| Polyp/o | Small growth |
| Volv/o | To roll |
| Acid/o | A solution or substance with a pH less than 7 |
| Fec/o | Feces |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Vag/o | Vagus nerve |
| Albumin/o | Albumin (a protein) |
| Blast/o | Germ, bud, developing cell |
| Glomerul/o | Little ball, glomerulus |
| Gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o | Sweet, sugar |
| Meat/o | Opening, passage |
| Nephr/o, ren/o | Kidney |
| Pyel/o | Renal pelvis |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Ur/o, urin/o | Urine |
| Azot/o | Urea, nitrogen |
| Bacteri/o | Bacteria |
| Ket/o, keton/o | Ketone |
| Noct/o | Night |
| Olig/o | Few in number |
| Protein/o | Protein |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Spadias/o | Rip, tear |
| Sten/o | Narrow |
| Son/o | Sound |
| Tom/o | To cut |
| Vesic/o | Bladder |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Balan/o | Glans penis |
| Cervic/o | Neck, cervix |
| Cyes/o, cyesi/o | Pregnancy |
| Embry/o | Embryo |
| Epididym/o | Epididymus |
| Episi/o | Vulva |
| Fet/o | Fetus |
| Gravid/o, gravidar/o | Pregnancy |
| Mamm/o, masto | Breast |
| Men/o, menstru/o | Month, menstruation |
| Orchi/o, orchid/o | Testis |
| Pen/o | Penis |
| Semin/o, sperm/o, spermat/o | Seed, sperm |
| Test/o | Testis, testicle |
| Testicul/o | Little testis, testicle |
| Vas/o | Vessel |
| Prostat/o | Prostate gland |
| Zo/o | Animal, living |
| Crypt/o | Hidden |
| Varic/o | Dilated vein |
| Vesicul/o | Small bag |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Metr/o, metr/i | Uterus |
| Salping/o | Trumpet, fallopian tube |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| Lei/o | Smooth |
| Fibr/o | Fiber |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Oophor/o, ovar/o | Ovary |
| Vagin/o | Sheath, vagina |
| Vulv/o | Vulva |
| Gyn/o, gynec/o | Woman |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Amni/o | Amnion |
| Lact/o | Milk |
| Pseud/o | False |
| Toc/o | Birth |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Plasm/o | For |
| Tox/o | Poison |
| Abort/o | Miscarry |
| Dur/o | Hard |
| Obstetr/o | Midwife |
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