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Medical Terminology
Common CF's, Suffixes, and Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Appendectomy | Excision of the appendix |
| Arthrocentesis | Surgical puncture of the joint |
| Colectomy | Excision of the colon |
| Colonscope | Instrument fir viewing or examining the colon |
| Gastroentercolitis | Inflammation of the stomach and intestine |
| Arthropathy | Disease of the joint |
| Osteochondritis | Inflammation of the bone and Cartlidge |
| -phoresis | carrying/ transmission |
| -rrhaphy | Surgical Suture |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pexy | fixation (organ) |
| -lysis | seperation |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ectomy | excision/ removal |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -pathy | disease |
| -clasis | surgical break |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -cele | hernia |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -lith | stone/ calculus |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -phobia | fear |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -toxic | posion |
| -logist | someone who studies |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -desis | binding/ fixation |
| -stomy | form a permanent opening |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -gram | record/ writting |
| -graphy | instrument for recording |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -algia | pain |
| -ectasis | dialaton/ expansion |
| -emesis | vommiting |
| -lasis | abnormal condition |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -penia | decrease |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhage | bursting of |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -thophy | nourishment/ development |
| -logy | the study of |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Neur/o | nerves |
| Oste/o | bones |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyt/o | cell |
| enter/o | intestines |
| inguin | groin |
| cephal/o | head |
| caud/o | tail |
| cost/o | ribs |
| path/o | disease |
| carcin- | cancer |
| epi- | above |
| infra- | below/ under |
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pearlreed