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Abbreviations
Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -iatry | medical science |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ole & -ula | small |
| -ist | specialist |
| xen/o | foreign |
| -lysis | loosen, break down |
| necr/o | death |
| -ia & -ism | condition |
| -dynia & -agnia | pain |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -contra | against |
| pro- | before , on behalf of |
| anthe- | before |
| inter- | between |
| epi- | upon |
| endo- & intra- | in , inside |
| extra- | outside |
| oligo- | few |