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Basic Word Structure
Language of Medicine 9th Edition Chapter 1 (Chabner)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hemat- | blood |
| -logy | Process of study |
| hematology | Study of blood |
| electr | electricity |
| cardi | heart |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -gram | record |
| gastr | stomach |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| enter | intestines |
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| adenoma | tumor of a gland |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| bi/o | life |
| biology | study of life |
| biopsy | process of viewing living tissue |
| carcin/o | cancerous, cancer |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
| cis/o | to cut |
| crin/o | to secrete (to form and give off) |
| incision | process of cutting into |
| in- | into |
| -ion | process |
| excision | process of cutting out |
| ex- | out |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid) |
| cyt/o | cell |
| cytology | study of cells |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| hypodermic | pertaining to under the skin |
| hypo- | under of below |
| dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| electrocardiogram | record of the electricity of the heart |
| encephal/o | brain |
| electroencephalogram | record of the electricity of the brain |
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