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medical terms
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| define root | part of medical term that holds a meaning to a body part |
| define pre-fix | added at the beginning of the medical term |
| define itis | inflammation |
| what is combing form | a combined with a vowel |
| purpose of medical terminology | clear communication of understanding |
| what is eponym | person who discovered the conditon |
| differance between pre-fix and suffix- | pre-fix is at the beginning and suffix- is at the end |
| define hepat/o hepah-toh | liver ex. hepatology- study of the liver ex hepatitis- inflamation of the liver |
| algia | pain |
| rrhea | flow |
| tachy | rapid |
| tomy | surgical incision |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast |
| centesis | punchura |
| peri | around |
| trophy | growth |
| hypo | decrease |
| hyper | increase |
| ectasia | dilation |
| rrhPUS | SUTURE |
| Intra | inside |
| micro | small |
| megaly | enlargement |
| itis | inflamation |
| plasty | repair |
| penia | defieciency |
| oscopy | inspect |
| ab | away from or away |