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Med Term 1-3
Dean Vaughn
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -itis | inflammation endocarditis |
| -osis | any condition scoliosis |
| -malacia | soft myomalacia |
| -algia | pain fibromyalgia |
| -oma | tumor lipoma |
| -plast | surgical repair rhinoplast |
| -path | disease cardiomyopathy |
| -ologist | specialist cardiologist |
| -ology | the study of cardiology |
| -penia | deficiency erythropenia |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction muscle spasm |
| -oid | resemble fibroid |
| -scop | observe colonoscopy |
| -gram | record cardiogram |
| -otomy | cut into tracheotomy |
| -ostomy | to create an opening colostomy |
| -ectomy | surgical removal cholecystectomy |
| -lysis | loosened, destruction hemolysis |
| -rrhexis | rupture angiorrhexis |
| -desis | binding arthrodesis |
| -trophy | development atrophy |
| -ptosis | falling blepharoptosis |
| -dyn | pain odynia |
| -rrhaphy | suture/stitches |
| -emesis | vomitting emesis |
| -ectasis | expansion angiectosis |
| -esthesia | feeling esthetic |
| -pexy | suspension nephropexy |
| -cele | hernia myocele |
| -asthenia | weakness myoastenia gravis |
| -tope | place topical |
| -crine | to secrete hypocrinia |
| -plegia | paralysis quadoplegic |
| -rrhag | blood flow hemorrhage |
| -rrhe | flow diarrhea |
| -acusis | hearing acoustic |
| -phil | attraction for hydrophilic |
| -ptysis | spitting/saliva hemoptysis |
| -stasis | stop/standing hemostat |