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Chapter 1 Med Term -
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| endo/ | innermost, within |
| epi/ | upon, above |
| inter/ | between |
| intra/ | within |
| peri/ | around |
| post/ | after, behind |
| pre/ | before, in front of |
| sub/ | below, underneath, less than |
| bi/ | two |
| brady/ | slow |
| hemi/ | one half |
| hyper/ | above, more than normal |
| hypo/ | below, deficient |
| mono/ | one, single |
| poly/ | many, much |
| quadri/ | four |
| tachy/ | fast |
| tri/ | three |
| a/ | away from, without |
| an/ | without |
| anti/ | againt |
| de/ | reversal of, without |
| dys/ | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| eu/ | normal, good |
| mal/ | bad, inadequate |
| re/ | again and again |
| abdomino | abdomen |
| appendo | appendix |
| arterio | artery |
| intestino | intestine |
| laryngo | larynx |
| musculo | muscle |
| thyroido | thyroid |
| tonsilo | tonsil |
| veno | vein |
| arthro | joint |
| cardio | heart |
| dermo | skin |
| gastro | stomach |
| mammo | breast |
| naso | nose |
| psycho | mind |
| cholecysto | gallbladder |
| costo | rib |
| entero | intestine |
| hepato | liver |
| hystero | uterus |
| laparo | abdomen |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -ation | a process, being or having |
| -ion | action, condition |
| -lysis | process of breaking down or destroying |
| -it is | inflammation, infection of |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | condition of, abnormal condition, process |
| -pathy | disease, suffering |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |
| -gram | a record or picture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -scopy | process of using an instrument to examine |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
| -iatry | medical treatment |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -ology | the study of |