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med. terminology 1

suffixes & prefixes & conditions in nursing

QuestionAnswer
itis inflammation
hemi half
dorsum back
abdomino abdomen
lipo fat
cutis skin
dermato skin
myo muscle
osteo bone
musculo muscle
dis from
hepato liver
thrombo clot (of blood)
phlebo vein
cysto bladder
cephalo head
crani head
thoraco chest
oto ear
macro large
neo new
pyro fever, heat
retro backward
phage ingesting
esis action
ism condition
ize to treat
lysis disintegration or breakdown
stomy to form an opening
uria urine
hema blood
rhea excessive discharge
tomy incision into
scopy to examin visually
rhage to burst forth
algia pain
neuro nerves
osis disease, condition
rhexis rupture
scope lighted instrument for visual examination
plasty plastic surgery
rhino nose
cele tumor, swelling
centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid
ectasia dilating, stretching
form shaped like
pexy fixation
epi outer
dermis skin
vaso vessel
lith stone, calculus
cule little
cyte cell
oma tumor
opathy disease of
orrhaphy surgical repair
chondro cartilage
kinesis motion
pyo pus
photo light
hepa liver
heparo liver
encephal brain
eryth red
glosso tongue
hemo blood
histo tissue
homo same
hygro moisture
Sweating profusely. diaphoretic
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