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root/suffix med term
chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ectomy | excision, removal |
| itis | inflammation |
| append | appendix |
| gastr | stomach |
| -scope/y | instrument for examining |
| oste/o | bone |
| arthr | joint |
| chondr | cartilage |
| mast/o | breast |
| enter/o | intestine (usually) |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| gram | record/ writing |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| -pathy | disease |
| centesis | surgical |
| -algia, -dynia -algesia | pain |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ic, -ous, -tic | pertaining to (ex. cardiac- pertaining to the heart) |
| cardi | heart |
| a-,* an-† | without/ not |
| esthesia | feeling |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| nephr | kidney |
| hepat/o | liver |
| derma, dermat/o, derm/o | skin |
| neuro | neuro |
| ology | study of |
| ot/o | ear |
| splen/o | spleen |
| hydro | water |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| tonsil | tonsil |
| cephal/o | head |
| -cele | swelling |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cision | a cutting |
| clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| cyst/o, vesico | bladder |
| cyt/o, cyte | cell |
| -cide | killing |
| cost/o | ribs |
| cyan/o | blue |
| dextr/o | sugar, right |
| dys | bad painful |
| emia | blood condition |
| genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| genit/o | genitalia |
| hem/o | blood |
| kinet/o, kinesia, kinesi/o | movement |
| jaund/o, cirrh/o, xano | yellow |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| uni | one |
| di | two |
| tri | three |
| trans | across through |
| tomy | incision |
| trache/ o | trachea |
| toxic toxic/o tox/o | poison |
| therapy, therapeut/o | treatment |
| tachy | rapid |
| hyper | above normal excessive |
| hypo | below under |
| hypno | sleep |
| lapar/o | abnormal |
| oxi oxia ox/o | oxygen |
| pnea | breathing |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast |
| pneum/o pneumon/o | air lung |
| pod | foot |
| poly | many, much |
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