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Medical Terminology
MED 104 Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -itis | inflammation |
| -algia | Pain |
| -scope | instrument used to look |
| -cele | hernia |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -iasis | presence of |
| -lysis | loosen, break down |
| -iatrics | medical science |
| -iatry | medical science |
| -iatrist | specialist in medicine of |
| -ist | specialist |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive flow |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -gram | written record |
| -graph | instrument used to produce a record |
| -graphy | process of recording |