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Ch1
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac | Pertaining to |
| al | Pertaining to |
| ar | Pertaining to |
| ary | Pertaining to |
| eal | Pertaining to |
| ic | Pertaining to |
| tic | Pertaining to |
| ous | Pertaining to |
| ia | condition |
| ism | condition |
| ium | tissue/structure |
| y | condition |
| icle | small |
| ole | small |
| ule | small |
| ula | small |
| iatrics | medical science |
| iatry | medical science |
| iatrist | specialist in medicine |
| ist | specialist |
| logist | specialist in the study of |
| logy | study of |
| algia | pain |
| dynia | pain |
| cele | hernia |
| emia | blood condition |
| iasis | presence of |
| itis | inflammation |
| lysis | breakdown/loosen |
| malacia | abnormal softening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oid | resembling |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| ptosis | drooping |
| rrhage | excessive flow |
| rrhagia | excessive flow |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| spasms | involuntary contractions |
| centesis | puncture |
| gram | written record |
| graph | instrument used to record |
| graphy | process of recording |
| meter | instrument used to measure |
| metry | process of measuring |
| scope | instrument used to look |
| scopy | process of looking |
| desis | binding/fixation |
| ectomy | removal |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| plasty | reconstruction |
| rrhapy | suture |
| stomy | creation of an opening |
| tomy | incision |
| a | not |
| an | not |
| anti | against |
| contr | against |
| de | down/away from |
| ante | before |
| pre | before |
| pro | before/on behalf of |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast |
| post | after |
| re | again |
| ab | away |
| ad | toward |
| circum | around |
| peri | around |
| dia | through |
| trans | through |
| e | out |
| ec | out |
| ex | out |
| ecto | outside |
| exo | outside |
| extra | outside |
| en | in/inside |
| endo | in/inside |
| intra | in/inside |
| epi | upon |
| sub | beneath |
| inter | between |
| bi | two |
| hemi | half |
| semi | half |
| hyper | over |
| hypo | under |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| uni | one |
| oligo | few |
| pan | all |
| poly | many |
| multi | many |
| con | with/together |
| syn | with/ together |
| sym | with/together |
| dys | bad |
| eu | good |