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Medical Terminology2
by @kaitlyncruz
Term | Definition |
---|---|
macro-, mega | large |
mast-, mammo- | breast |
micro- | small |
mono-, uni- | one, single |
myo- | muscle |
myco- | fungus |
necro- | death |
neo- | new |
nephro-, ren- | kidney |
-oma | tumor |
-orrhea | flow, discharge |
orch- | testicle |
orth- | normal, straight |
-otomy | cutting into |
pan- | all, complete |
-partum | birth |
path- | disease, abnormal |
-penia | lack of, deficiency |
peri- | around |
-phasia | speech |
phleb- | vein |
-plasty | surgical correction |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breathing |
poly- | many, much |
-ptosis | drooping, sagging |
retro- | backward, behind |
rhin- | nose |
-rrhaphy | suture of, sewing up |
-scopy | observation |
-stasis | stoppage |
-stomy | artificial opening |
tachy- | fast |
thromb- | clot |
-trophy | nutrition, growth |
ultra- | beyond |
-uria | urine |