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CH 1 - MED TERM

VOCAB

TermDefinition
word root basic meaning of the term
combining form a word root with a combining vowel added at the end.
suffix usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease. A suffix always comes at the end of the word.
prefix usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status. A prefix always comes at the beginning of a word.
cyan/o blue
Cyanosis is blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen in the blood ( cyan means blue, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease).
erythr/o red
erythrocyte is mature red blood cell ( erythr/o means red, and -cyte means cell).
melan/o black
Melanosis is any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs ( melan means black, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease).
leuk/o white
leukocyte is white blood cell ( leuk/o means white, and -cyte means cell).
poli/o gray
Poliomyelitis is viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord ( poli/o means gray, myel means spinal cord, and -itis means inflammation).
gastroenteritis combines two word roots with a suffix: when gastr (stomach) is joined with the word root enter (small intestine), a vowel is used to make the combining form gastr/o .
Neuroplasty surgical repair of a nerve.
Neurorrhaphy suturing together the ends of a severed nerve.
Tonsillitis inflammation of the tonsils.
tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the tonsils.
noun word that is the name of a person, place, or thing.
cranium the portion of the skull that encloses the brain
-ac -eal -ior -al -ical -ory -an -ial -ous -ar -ic -tic -ary -ine pertaining to
-osis “abnormal condition or disease.”
gastrosis any disease of the stomach
-ago -iasis -osis -esis -ion -pathy -ia -ism Abnormal Condition
Pathology study of all aspects of diseases
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