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Term | Definition |
crani | skull |
otomy | cutting into |
craniotomy | cutting into the skull |
dys | difficult, painful, bad |
uria | urine |
dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
hyster | uterus |
ectomy | surgical removal of |
hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
hemo | blood |
toxic | poison |
hemotoxic | toxins that poison the blood |
peri | around |
card | heart |
itits | inflammation, inflammation of |
pericarditits | inflammation of the area around the heart |
leuko | white |
cyte | cell |
leukocyte | white (blood) cell |
chole | bile, gallbladder |
cyst | bladder, bag, sac |
cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
tachy | rapid, fast |
cardia | pertaining to the heart |
neur | nerve, nervous system |
algia | pain |
neuralgia | nerve pain |
poly | many, much |
cyt | cell |
emia | blood |
polycytemia | too many blood cells |
brady | slow |
bradycardia | slow heart |
gastr | stomach |
ectomy | surgical removal of |
gastretcomy | surgical removal of the stomach |
mening | membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
meningitis | inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
neo | new |
pathy | disease |
neopathy | a new disease |
dermat | pertaining to the skin |
ologist | person who does/studies |
dermatologist | person who studies skin |
procto | rectum, rectal, anus |
sccope | examining instrument |
proctoscope | instrument for examining the rectum |
carcin | cancer, malignancy |
oma | tumor, a swelling |
carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
electro | electrical |
encephalo | brain |
graph | diagram, instrument for recording |
electroencephalograph | an instrument for recording electrical activity in the brain |
osteo | bone |
malacia | softening of a tissue |
osteomalacia | softening of bone tissue |
para | near, beside, beyond, abnormal, lower half of the body |
plegia | paralysis |
paraplegia | paralysis of the lower half of the body |
py | pus |
uria | urine |
pyuria | pus in urine |
acro | extremitites (arms and legs) |
megaly | large, enlarged |
acromegaly | enlarged extremities |
geront | old age, elderly |
gerontology | study of the elderly |
phagia | to eat, consuming, swallow |
dysphagia | difficult or painful swallowing |
hydro | water |
hydrocele | swelling of water |
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