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HLHS Ch. 1/2
Terminology from chapters 1 and 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ia, -ism, -y | Condition |
| -iactrics, -iatry | Medical Science |
| -ium | Condition/Tissue/Structure |
| -iatrist | Specialist in Medicine of |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -tic, -ous | Pertaining to |
| -ist | Specialist |
| -logist | Specialist in the Study of |
| -logy | The Study of |
| -iasis | Presence of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Loosen/Break Down |
| -malacia | Abnormal Softening |
| -icle, -ole, -ule, -ula | Small |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -algia, -dynia | Pain |
| -osis | Condition |
| -cele | Hernia |
| -emia | Blood Condition |