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Med Term

Chapter 1, semester 2

TermDefinition
aden/o gland
angi/o vessel
bi/o life
carcin/o cancer
cis/o to cut
cyan/o blue
enter/o intestine
ophthalm/o eye
orth/o straight
a-, an- apnea: the absence of breathing anosmia: without smell (loss of smell)
ab- abduction: movement away from the midline of the body
ante- antepartum: before delivery
bi-, bin- bilateral: pertaining to two sides binaural: pertaining to both ears
brady- bradycardia: slow heartbeat
contra- contraceptive: against pregnancy (prevents pregnancy)
de- defibrillation: correction (removal) of a fibrillating, or quivering, heart rhythm
dia- diarrhea: a condition in which stool moves rapidly through the intestines
ecto-, exo-, extra- ectocranial: pertaining to outside the skull exogastritis: inflammation of the outer lining of the stomach extrapleural: pertaining to outside the lung
end-, endo- endarterectomy: the surgical removal of a dam- aged or diseased inner lining of an artery endocarditis: inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
epi- upon, over, at
-algia pain
-ase enzyme
-cele hernia, protrusion
-ectasis dilation, expansion
-emia, -hemia blood condition
-iasis cholelithiasis: abnormal condition caused by gallstones
-iatry podiatry: medical specialty focusing on the feet
-logist gastroenterologist: a medical doctor (one who studies) the digestive organs
-megaly acromegaly: enlargement of extremities
-ptosis blepharoptosis: drooping of the eyelid
Created by: 27suarezis
 

 



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