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Med term elements
Elements making up Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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adenosis | aden/osis - any condition of a gland |
adenectomy | aden/ectomy - removal of all or part of a gland |
arthritis | arthr/itis - inflammation of a joint |
blephroplasty | blephr/o/plasty - surgical repair of an eyelid |
cardiologist | cardi/ologist - specialist in the study of the heart |
cerebralmalacia | cerebr/o/mylacia - softening of the brain |
dermatitis | dermat/itis - inflammation of the skin |
gastrectomy | gastr/ectomy - surgical removal of all or part of the stomach |
enteric | enter/ic - pertaining to or of the intestines |
gastroenteric | gastr/o/enter/ic - pertains to the stomach and intestines |
gingivitis | gingiv/itis - inflammation of the gums |
hepatology | hepat/ology - the study of the liver |
gastrenteritis | gastr/enter/itis - an inflammation of the stomach and the intestines |
nephromalacia | nephr/o/malacia - softening of the kidney |
hepatomegaly | hepat/o/megal/y - enlargement of the liver |
nephrosis | nephr/osis - any condition of the kidney |
pathologist | path/ologist - a specialist in the study of diseases |
dermatology | dermat/ology - the study of skin |
adenoma | aden/oma - tumor that has a glandular structure |
gastrosis | gastr/osis - any condition of the stomach |
nephrotomy | nephr/otomy - surgical cut into the kidney |
cerebropathy | cerebr/o/path/y - any disease of the brain |