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Medical Terminology
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| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| a | not | |
| ab | away | |
| ad | toward | |
| an | not | |
| ante | before | |
| anti | against | |
| bi | two | |
| brady | slow | |
| circum | around | |
| con | with, together | |
| contra | against | |
| de | down, away from | |
| dia | through | |
| dys | bad | |
| e | out | |
| ec | out | |
| ecto | outside | |
| en | in, inside | |
| endo | in, inside | |
| epi | upon | |
| -ac | pertaining to | |
| -algia | pain | |
| -cele | hernia | |
| -centesis | puncture | |
| -desis | binding | |
| -ectomy | removal | |
| -graphy | writing procedure | |
| -ia | condition | |
| -iasis | presence of | |
| -iatry | medical science | |
| -icle | small | |
| -ist | specialist | |
| -itis | inflammation | |
| -ium | tissue | |
| -lysis | breakdown | |
| -malacia | abnormal softening | |
| -megaly | enlargement | |
| -oid | resembling | |
| -ole | small | |
| -oma | tumor | |
| adio/o | fat | |
| alb/o | white | |
| crypt/o | hidden | |
| cutane/o | skin | |
| erythr/o | red | |
| hidr/o | sweat | |
| kerat/o | hard, horny | |
| melan/o | black | |
| onych/o | nail | |
| pachy/o | thick | |
| cardiology | study of the heart | |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joint | |
| myalgia | pain of muscle | |
| osteotomy | incision into a bone | |
| dysentery | bad intestine condition | |
| hepatosplenomegaly | enlargement of the liver and spleen | |
| hyperplasia | overformation condition | |
| osteocarcinoma | bone cancer tumor | |
| pericardium | tissue around the heart | |
| hypoglycemia | low blood sugar condition |