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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ectomy | removal, excision |
| -oma | tumor |
| -plasty | surgical repair , reconstruction |
| -cele | hernia |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -tomy | incision, cutting |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -ium | tissue, structure, membrane |
| -lysis | breaking down, dissolving, loosening, freeing from adhesions |
| -algia | pain |
| osteo- | bone |
| tachy- | fast |
| anti- | against |
| neo- | new |
| hemi- | half |
| pre- | before |
| auto- | self |
| circum- | around |
| A- | no, not, without |
| Bi- | two |
| Brady- | slow |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| brachi/o | arm |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| cervic/o | neck |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cost/o | rib |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| phas/o | speech |
| gnosi/o | know |
| cerebral embolism | blockage of blood vessel in the brain caused by foreign object such as fat or bacteria |
| cerebral thrombosis | blockage of blood vessel in the brain caused by blood clot |
| dysphoria | a negative emotional state |
| epilepsy | a disease marked by seizures |
| delirium | brief loss of mental function |
| gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
| glucocorticoid | hormone produced by adrenal cortex and has a role in carbohydrate metabolism |
| pituitary infraction | death of the pituitary gland |
| vesicle | a small blister |
| nodule | solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| dys- | bad |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| con- | together |
| -desis | binding |
| -crine | to secrete, secreting |
| en- | in |
| ef- | away from |
| -blast | embryonic, immature |
| -cision | process of cutting |
| -in | substance |
| in- | in, not |
| homo- | same |
| -ium | structure, membrane |
| -iatrist | one who specializes in treatment |
| -kine | movement |
| par- | beside |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| mid- | middle |