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Lesson 1 Med Terms
Term | Definition |
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gastr- | stomach |
cardi- | heart |
megal- | enlarge |
-itis | inflamation |
dermat- | skin |
plast- | surgical repair |
cerebr- | brain |
path- | disease |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
enter- | intestine |
-osis | any condition |
-otomy | cut into/incision |
aden- | gland |
angi- | blood vessel |
-oma | tumor |
nephr- | kidney |
hepat- | liver |
arthr | joint |
blephar- | eyelid |
-ologist | specialist |
rhin- | nose |
gingiv- | gums |
-malacia | soft |
-ology | study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
ic, al, ac, ical | pertaining to |
-y | the act of |
-ia | a disease |
um, is | noun ending |
angiomegaly | enlargement of vessels |
angiopathy | diseas of vessels |
arthritis | inflammation of joint |
arthral | pertaining to joint |
blepharoplasty | plastic repair of eyelid |
blepharitis | inflammation of eyelid |
cardiology | study of the heart |
cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
cerebromalacia | softening of the brain |
cerebral | pertaining to the brain |
dermatologist | skin specialist |
dermatopathy | skin disease |
gastrectomy | removal of the stomach |
nephrectomy | removal of the kidney |
enteral | pertaining to the intestines |
gastroenteristis | inflammation of the intestines and stomach |
gingivoplasty | surgical repair of the gums |
gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
hepatomalacia | softening of the liver |
hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
nephroma | tumor of the kidney |
dermatosis | any condition of the skin |
adenotomy | incision of a gland |
hepatotomy | incision of the liver |
gastrosis | any condition of the stomach |
rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
rhinal | pertaining to the nose |