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Medical Term
Term | Definition |
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gastr- | stomach |
cardi- | heart |
megal- | enlarged |
-itis | inflammation |
dermat- | skin |
plast- | surgical repair |
cerebr- | brain |
path- | disease |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
enter- | intestines |
-osis | condition |
-otomy | cut into |
aden- | gland |
angi- | vessel |
-oma | tumor |
nephr- | kidney |
hepat- | liver |
artthr- | joint |
blephar- | eyelid |
-ologist | specialist |
rhin- | nose |
gingiv- | gum |
-malacia | soft |
-ology | study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
para- | beyond, beside |
-lysis | loosening, destruction |
cervic- | neck |
chondr- | cartilage |
cyan- | blue |
hem(at)- | blood |
ost- | bone |
psycho- | mind |
lip- | fat |
my- | muscle |
lith- | stone |
ophtalm- opt- | eye |
proct- | anus |
-algia | pain |
crani- | skull |
end- | inside |
hemi- | half |
-oid | like |
hyper- | above, more than normal |
cyst- | sac containing fluid |
chole- | bile |
hypo- | under |
-scop- | observe |
hyster- | uterus |
-ostomy | create an opening |
glosso- | tongue |
-trophy | development |
supra- | above |
-ptosis | falling |
-dyn- | pain |
mast- | breast |
-rrhaphy | suture |
dent- | teeth |
cephal- | head |
auto- | self |
epi- | upon |
hydro- | water |
cost- | rib |
-gram | record |
acro- | extremities |
rhexis | break, burst |
carcin- | cancer |
-penia | decrease |
gen- | binding |
burso- | sac |