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Nancy Caroline MT
Medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cyan/o | blue discoloration of the skin |
| erythr/o | red discoloration of the skin |
| leuk/o | white discoloration of the skin |
| melan/o | black discoloration of the skin |
| poli/o | grey discoloration of the skin |
| tonsill/o | tonsills |
| -itis | inflamation of |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| neur/o | nerve |
| -plasty | surgical repair of |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| enter/o | small intestines |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| crani | skull |
| -um | a noun ending |
| path/o | disease |
| -ology | the study of |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| arteri/o | artery |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic testing |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| -graphy | process of producing a picture or record |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| end/o | within |
| -rrhage | bleeding, bursting forth, or abnormal excessice flow |
| -rrhagia | bleeding, bursting forth, or abnormal excessice flow |
| hem/o | blood |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing to close a wound. staples, sutures and or glue |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| dia | through |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| my/o | muscle |
| -nat- | birth |
| -al | pertaining to |
| peri | surrounding |