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Med Term (U1)
Med Term 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AL | Pertaining to |
| ALGIA | Pain and suffering |
| APPENDIC/O | appendix |
| ARTHR/O | artery |
| ATHER/O | joint |
| CARDI/O | plaque or fatty substance |
| CHONDR/O | heart |
| COL/O | Colon |
| DYNIA | Pain |
| DYS | Difficult, painful or bad |
| -ECTOMY | Surgical removal |
| ENTER/O | Small intestine |
| GASTR/O | Stomach |
| GRAPHY | Recording a picture |
| HEM/O | Relating to blood |
| HYPER | Over, above, or increased |
| HYPO | Below, under, or decreased |
| -IC | Pertaining to |
| -ITIS | Inflammation |
| LARYNG/O | Larynx |
| -MALACIA | Abnormal softening |
| -MEGALY | Large or enlargement |
| MYC/O | Fungas |
| MYEL/O | Spinal cord or bone marrow |
| MY/O | Muscle |
| -NECROSIS | The death of tissue |
| NEPHR/O | Kidney |
| NEUR/O | Nerve |
| -OLOGIST | Specialist |
| -OLOGY | Study of |
| -OSIS | A disease or abnormal condition |
| OSTE/O | Bone |
| OT/O | Ear |
| -OTOMY | A surgical incision |
| -PATHY | Disease |
| PERI- | Surrounding |
| -PLASTY | Surgical repair |
| POLY | Many |
| PY/O | Pus |
| RHIN/O | Nose |
| -RRHAGE | Abnormal or excessive flow |
| -RRHAPHY | To suture or stitch |
| -RRHEA | Flow or discharge |
| -RRHEXIS | rupture |
| -SCLEROSIS | Abnormal hardening |
| -SCOPY | Visual examination |
| -STENOSIS | Abnormal narrowing |
| SUB- | Under, less, or below |
| SUPRA- | Above, excessive, or beyond |