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Med. Terms (Wk. 2)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| supra | above; upper |
| sub | under |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| inter | between |
| intra | within, into |
| necrosis | death of tissue |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| centesis | surgical puncture to release fluid |
| scopy | visual exam |
| graphy | process of recording |
| gram | record |
| rrhage | bursting forth (excessive blood) |
| rrhapy | suturel; sew up |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| rrhea | flow; discharge |
| dynia | pain |
| ic | pertaining to |
| osis | abnormal condition; disease |
| pathy | disease |
| ostomy | opening in body for discharge of waste |
| otomy | cutting, incision |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| cephal/o | towards head |
| caud/o | tail; lower part of body |
| coron/o | crown; towards head |
| dist/o | far; distant |
| anter/o | front |
| midsagitt/o | median, middle |
| poster/o | back; behind |
| proxim/o | near |
| trans | across |
| medi/o | middle |
| later/o | side |
| ventr/o | belly side of body |
| dors/o | back |
| infer/o | lower, below |