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Med Term Stack 1
MED104 Week 1
| Suffix | Definitions | Prefix |
|---|---|---|
| -algia AL-jah | Pain | hyper |
| -cele SEEL | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong) | endo |
| -iasis AI-ah-sis | presence of | para |
| -lysis LIH-sis | loosen, break down | auto |
| -malacia mah-LAY-shee-ah | abnormal softening | osteo |
| -ptosis puh-TOH-sis | drooping | blepharo |
| -rrhagia RAY-jee-ah | excessive flow | meno |
| desis DEE-sis | binding, fixation | arthro |
| -pexy PEK-see | surgical fixation | nephro |
| -necr/o NEH-kroh | death | a |
| py/o PAI-oh | pus | anti |
| sten/o STIH-noh | narrowing | vaso |
| xen/o ZEE-noh | foreign | hetero |
| -oid OYD | resembling | adeno |
| -meter meet-er | instrument used to measure | thermo |