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Medical Terminology

Multiple uses suffix, prefix, and more

TermDefinition
prefix "kardia" "logia" heart study ; study of the heart
cardiology focus medicine branch on the heart and blood vessels disorder
eponyms named after someone : putting the name on something
CT computer turmogrophy
gen/o creation , cause
mycho fungus
orth/o straight ex: orthodontist
aphagia condition where people are not able to eat
algia and dynia pain
itis inflamation
hemo-lysis blood breakdown
lysis loosen , breakdown
malacia soft
myo , muscula , muscular muscle
rrhage excessive flow
rrhagia excessive flow
occulo eye
logist stufy of the entire field
hydrocele fluid of water hernia
graph instrument doing the recording
graphy person performing the procedure
gram record writing
cephalo the head
artho joints
ectomy COMPLETE removal
tomy incision/ cut
ostomy opening
pexy surgical fixation ; fix something
plasty reconstruction
aph- asia not able to speak
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