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Ch1 MedTerm
Ch1 Med Term - Intro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without, away from |
| an- | without |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | upon, over |
| eu- | normal, good |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | over, above |
| hypo- | under, below |
| infra- | within, inside |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside, beyond, near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| super- | above, excess |
| supra- | above |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| trans- | through, across |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion |
| -cise | cut |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -genesis | produces, generates |
| -genic | producing, produced by |
| -ia | state, condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement, large |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasia | development, growth |
| -plasm | formation, development |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |