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MED104 mini FINAL
20 pre; 20 suf; 10 whole; 10 combo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ultra/sono/grapher | ultra- prefix "beyond; high-frequency"; son/o- root "sound"; -grapher suffix "one who records or performs imaging" -- a healthcare professional who uses sound waves to create diagnostic images. |
| oste/o/lysis | oste/o- root "bone"; -lysis suffix "breakdown" -- The breakdown of bone tissue. |
| dys/tax/ia | dys- prefix "bad; abnormal"; -tax- root "coordination"; -ia suffix "condition" -- a condition of abnormal or impaired coordination. |
| medi/al | medi- root "middle"; -al suffix "pertaining to" -- pertaining to the middle or toward the midline of the body. |
| cardio/myo/pathy | cardio- prefix "heart"; -myo- root "muscles"; -pathy suffix "disease"; Disease of the heart muscle. |
| hypo/thyroid/ism | hypo- prefix "under"; -thyroid- root "thyroid gland"; -ism suffix "condition"; -Condition of an underactive thyroid gland. |
| nephro/logy | nephro- root "kidney"; -logy suffix "study of"; -Study of the kidneys. |
| syn/dactyl/y | syn- prefix "together; fused"; dactyl- root "finger or toe"; -y (noun ending) -- condition of fused or webbed fingers or toes. |
| centri/fug/al | centri- prefix "center"; -fug- root "move away"; -al suffix "pertaining to" -- Pertaining to moving away from the center. |
| centri/pet/al | centri- prefix "center"; -pet- root "move toward"; -al suffix "pertaining to" -- Pertaining to moving toward the center. |
| urticaria | urtic- root "nettle/itching"; -aria suffix "disease/abnormal state" -- A skin condition characterized by itchy, raised welts (hives). |
| idiopathic | disease or condition with an unknown cause. |
| chronic | going on for a while |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| symptom | something a patient feels |
| flexion | bending a joint |
| phobia | excessive fear |
| comedo | plugged hair follicle; "blackhead/whitehead" |
| sternum | chest; breastbone |
| cranial | toward the top; pertaining to the head/skull |
| en- endo- intra- | in, inside |
| ante- pre- | before |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | toward |
| dys- | bad; abnormal |
| peri- circum- | around |
| post- | after |
| inter- | between |
| anti- contra- | against |
| e- ec- ex- | out |
| oligo- | few |
| hemi- semi- | half |
| a- an- | not; without |
| eu- | good |
| poly- multi- | many |
| micro- | small |
| macro- | large |
| dia- trans- | through |
| mono- uni- | one |
| sub- | beneath |
| -gram | written record |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -scope | instrument for looking |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -plegia | complete paralysis |
| -opia -opsia | vision |
| -lepsy | seizure; attack |
| -graph | instrument used to produce a record |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ia -osis -ism | condition |
| -tic | agent |
| -y | condition; procedure |
| -icle -ole -ule -ula | small |
| -logy | study of |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -cele | hernia |
| -ectomy | complete removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
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