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Medical Terms
Chapter 1
Term | Definition |
---|---|
ARTHRO | JOINT |
CARDIO | HEART |
ENTERO | SMALL INTESTINE |
GASTRO | STOMACH |
HEPATO | LIVER |
NEURO | NERVE |
HEMO/HEMATO | BLOOD |
MYO/MUSCULO | MUSCLE |
AC/AL/AR/ARY/EAL/IC/TIC/OUS | PERTAINING TO |
IA/ISM | CONDITION |
IUM | TISSUE, STRUCTURE |
Y | CONDITION, PROCEDURE |
ICLE/OLE/ULE/ULA | SMALL |
IATRICS/IATRY | MEDICAL SCIENCE |
IATRIST | SPECIALIST IN MEDICAL SCIENCE |
IST | SPECIALIST |
LOGIST | SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF |
LOGY | STUDY OF |
ALGIA/DYNIA | PAIN |
CELE | HERNIA-A BULGING OF TISSUE WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG |
EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION |
IASIS | PRESENCE OF |
ITIS | INFLAMMATION |
LYSIS | LOOSEN, BREAK DOWN |
MALACIA | ABNORMAL SOFTENING |
MEGALY | ENLARGEMENT |
OID | RESEMBLING |
OMA | TUMOR |
OSIS | CONDITION |
PATHY | DISEASE |
PENIA | DEFICIENCY |
PTOSIS | DROOPING |
RRHAGE/RRHAGIA | EXCESSIVE FLOW |
RRHEA | FLOW |
RRHEXIS | RUPTURE |
SPASM | INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION |
CENTESIS | PUNCTURE |
GRAM | WRITTEN RECORD |
GRAPH | INSTRUMENT USED TO PRODUCE A RECORD |
GRAPHY | WRITING PROCEDURE |
METER | INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE |
METRY | PROCESS OF MEASURING |
SCOPE | INSTRUMENT USED TO LOOK |
SCOPY | PROCESS OF LOOKING |
DESIS | BINDING, FIXATION |
ECTOMY | REMOVAL |
PEXY | SURGICAL FIXATION |
PLASTY | RECONSTRUCTION |
RRHAPHY | SUTURE |
STOMY | CREATION OF ANN OPENING |
TOMY | INCISION |