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Lesson 1 Med Terms
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- | any condition |
-otomy | cut into |
aden- | gland |
angi- | vessel |
-oma | tumor |
nephr- | kidney |
hepat- | liver |
arthr- | joint |
blephar- | eyelid |
-ologist | specialist |
rhin- | nose |
gingiv- | gum |
-malacia | soft |
-ology | study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
-ic, -al, -ac, -ical | pertaining to |
-y | the act of or result of an action, a condition |
-ia | a disease, unhealthy state |
-um, -is | noun ending, used to form the name of a thing from the root |