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Chapter 1
Introducation to Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| scler/o SKLEH-roh | hard |
| myc/o MAI-koh | fungus |
| path/o PAH-thoh | suffering, disease |
| xen/o ZEE-noh | foreign |
| py/o PAI-oh | pus |
| -ium ee-um | tissue, structure |
| -y ee | condition, procedure |
| -algia AL-jah | pain |
| -cele SEEL | hernia |
| -iasis AI-ah-sis | presence of |
| -lysis LIH-sis | loosen, break down |
| -malacia mah-Lay-shee-ah | abnormal softening |
| -oid OYD | resembling |
| -osis OH-sis | condition |
| -penia PEE-nee-ah | deficiency |