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ch1 med term
chapter one of medical termonologyu
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gen/o; JIN-oh | creation, cause |
| hydr/o; HAI-droh | water |
| morph/o; MOR-foh | change |
| myc/o; MAI-koh | fungus |
| necr/o; NEH-kroh | death |
| orth/o; OR-thoh | straight |
| path/o; PAH-thoh | suffering, disease |
| phag/o; FAY-goh | eat |
| plas/o; PLAH-soh | formation |
| py/o; PAI-oh | pus |
| scler/o; SKLEH-roh | hard |
| sten/o; STIH-noh | narrowing |
| troph/o; TROH-foh | nourishment, development |
| xen/o; ZEE-noh | foreign |
| -ac; ak, -al; Al, -ar; ar, -ary; ar-ee, -eal; ee-al, -ic; ik, -tic; tik, -ous; us, | pertaining to |
| -ia; ee-ah, -ism; ih-zum | condition |
| -y; ee | condition, procedure |
| -ium; ee-um | tissue, structure |
| -icle; ik-e, -ole; ohl, -ule; yool, -ula; yoo-lah | small |
| -algia; AL-jah, -dynia; DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah | Pain |
| -cele; SEEL | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong) |
| -emia; EEM-ee-ah | blood condition |
| -iasis; AI-ah-sis | presence of |
| -itis; AIT-is | inflammation |
| -lysis: LIH-sis | loosen, break down |
| -malacia; mah-LAY-shee-ah | abnormal softening |
| -megaly: MEG-ah-lee | enlargement |
| -oid; OYD | resembling |
| -oma; OH-mah | tumor |
| -osis; OH-sis | condition |
| -pathy; pah-thee | disease |
| -penia; PEE-nee-ah | deficiency |
| -ptosis; puh-TOH-sis | drooping |
| -rrhage; RIJ, -rrhagia; RAY-jee-ah | excessive flow |
| -rrhea; REE-ah | flow |
| -rrhexis; REK-sis | rupture |
| -spasm; spazm | involuntary contraction |
| -centesis; sin-TEE-sis | puncture |
| -gram; gram | written record |
| -graph; graf | instrument used to produce a record |
| -graphy; grah-fee | process of recording |
| -meter; meet-er | instrument used to measure |
| -metry; meh-tree | process of measuring |
| -scope; skohp | instrument used to look |
| -scopy; skoh-pee | process of looking |
| -desis; DEE-sis | binding, fixation |
| -ectomy; EK-toh-mee | removal |
| -pexy; PEK-see | surgical fixation |
| -plasty; PLAS-tee | reconstruction |
| -rrhaphy; rah-fee | suture |
| -stomy; stoh-mee | creation of an opening |
| -tomy; toh-mee | incision |
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