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Med. Terminology II
Medical terminology of diseases
word part | meaning |
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-itis | inflammation |
-cide | kill |
lys/o, | destroy, break up |
iatr/o | treatment |
onc/o | cancer |
-oma | tumor |
-emia | abnormal blood condition |
-algia | pain |
dys- | painful |
-emesis | vomiting |
psych/o | mind, mental |
-rrhea | flow |
-dilator | something that dilates, opens up |
-constrictor | something that constricts, tightens, closes up |
pyr/o | fire, fever |
hyper- | high |
hypo- | low |
necr/o | dead |
-phobia | fear of |
-philia | love of |
micr/o | tiny |
py/o | pus |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
-plasty | surgical repair of, plastic surgery |
radi/o | x-rays, radiation |
chem/o | chemicals, drug |
pharm/a | drug, pertaining to pharmacy |
anti- | against |
-meter | instrument that measures |
-rrhage | rapid flow (usually blood) |
-plasm | growth, formation |
-sepsis | infection |
glyc/o, gluc/o | sugar |
hydr/o | water |