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Med Term CH01 terms
Word part practice for Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | no, not, without |
| an- | no, not, without |
| ante- | forward, in front of, before |
| anti- | against |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult, bad, painful |
| endo-, end- | within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| neo- | new |
| para- | near, beside, abnormal |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| poly- | many, much, excessive, frequent |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| sub- | under, below |
| trans- | through, across |
| -icle | small, tiny |
| -is | structure, thing |
| -um | structure, thing, membrane |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | herniation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease process |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
| -stenosis | abnormal condition of narrowing |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -desis | binding |
| -ectomy | cutting out |
| -graphy | recording |
| -metry | measuring |
| -pexy | suspension, fixation |
| -plasty | surgically forming |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| -scopy | viewing |
| -stomy | making a new opening |
| -tomy | cutting |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| col/o | large intestine, colon |
| coron/o | crown, heart |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| dent/i | tooth |
| derm/o | skin |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| electr/o | electricity |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lipid/o | lipid, fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| mamm/o | breast |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| nat/o | birth, born |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| pne/o | breathing |
| rhin/o | nose |
| therm/o | heat, temperature |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| valvul/o | valve |
| ven/o | vein |
| vertebr/o | backbone, vertebra |
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