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Medical Terminology
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dys | Problem/abnormal |
| Mal | Bad |
| Itis | Inflammtion |
| plasia | process of growth |
| plasm | growth/formation |
| oma | tumor |
| trophy | growth - involving cellular growth |
| pathy | disease |
| osis | condition abnormal |
| ia | condition abnormal |
| ism | state |
| ic/-eal | pertaining to |
| meta | change - transformation |
| stasis/-staic | maintenance of normal conditions |
| dynamic | changing |
| lytic/-lysis | destruction |
| megaly | enlarged |
| penia | decrease/lower than normal |
| emia | relating to a blood condition |
| ectomy | excision |
| otomy | incision - cutting |
| ostomy | to make a hole |
| copy | to view |
| graphy | process of recording |
| gram | recording |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| therapy | treatment |
| chemo | chemical |
| echo/-sono | sound |
| electro | pertaining to electrical charge |
| anti | counter acting |
| pro | before |
| centri | center |
| fibro | fiber |
| thrombo | clot |
| blasto | germ cell |
| blast | progenitor cell - stem cell |
| clast | absorbing cell |
| phag (o/ia) | to eat - consume |
| dips (o/ia) | drink |
| pepsia | digestion |
| emesis | vomiting |
| uria | urination |
| sterco | denoting feces |
| ptosis | lower portion of an organ |
| pyo | pus |
| pyr | relating to fever |
| necro | death |
| praxia | motor activity |
| lexia | reading |
| lalia/-logia | condition involving speech |
| algesia | denoting pain |
| algia | denoting pain |
| genic | producing |
| genesis | life - development |
| noso | denoting disease |
| therm (o) | temperature |
| psychro | denoting cold |
| noci | denoting pain/injury |
| herni (o) | hernia |
| glyc (o) | glucose |
| fruct (o) | frutose |
| histo | tissue |
| hidr (o) | sweating |
| hapto | relating to touch |
| halit | breath |
| propio | pressure touch |
| physis | growth |
| apo | away from |
| act (o) | extremity |
| anter (i/o) | to the front |
| amb (i) | both sides |
| poster (I/o) | behind |
| decxtr (o) | towards the right |
| levo | towards to the left |
| retro | backwards |
| alt (i) | high |
| xeno | different |
| ante | before |
| pre | before |
| post | after |
| tersia | opening |
| ar | pertaining to |
| a or an | without |
| supra | above |
| ac / al/ ar/ ary | Pertaining to |
| ic / iac / ous | pertaining to |
| Oid | Resembling like |
| Xia | Oxygen |
| Ease | Enzyme |
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