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Intro to Medi Terms
Question | Answer |
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eponyms | Words formed from a person's name |
prefix | word part found at the beginning of a word. Usually indicates a time, location, number or status |
root | word part that gives the essential meaning of the word. |
combining vowel | single vowel, usually an "O" that is added to the end of a root to make the word easier to pronounce |
combining form | combination of the root and combining vowel |
suffix | word part found at the end of a word. Usually indicates procedure, condition, disease, or disorder. |
pre- | before |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
-tomy | cutting into or incision |
-stomy | a surgically created opening |
-ectomy | surgical removal or excision |
-pexy | suture to stabilize |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
-gram | record of |
-graph | instruments that records |
-graphy | procedure that records |
-lysis | separation or breakdown |
-scope | instrument to visually examine |
-scopy | procedure to visually examine |
-therapy | treatment |
-rrhagia | bursting forth (hemorrhage |
-rrhaphy | to suture |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-algia | pain |
-dynia | pain |
-itis | inflammation |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
-um | structure |