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Med Terms Chapter 1
Prefixes and Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-algia | pain and suffering |
dys- | difficult |
-ectomy | surgical repair |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | deficient |
-itis | inflammation |
-osis | abnormal condtion |
-ostomy | artificial opening |
-otomy | surgical incision |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhage | bursting forth |
-rrhea | abnormal flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
hepat/o | liver |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-necrosis | tissue death |
-stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
-scopy | visual examintation |
cyan/o | blue |
leuk/o | white |
erythr/o | red |
neur/o | nerve |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
-meghaly | enlargement |
arteri/o | artery |
hem/o | blood |
rhin/o | nose |
arthr/o | joint |
cardi/o | heart |
nat/o | birth |
my/o | muscle |
oste/o | bone |
myel/o | bone marrow |
ot/o | ear |
-ologist | speacialist |
-ology | The study of |
-rrhapy | to stitch |