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MEDICAL TERM #1
Term | Definition |
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Gastr- | stomach |
cardi- | heart |
megal- | enlarge |
-itis | inflammation |
derma- | skin |
plast- | surgical |
cerebr- | brain |
path- | disease |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
enter- | intestines |
-osis | any condition |
-otomy | cut into |
aden- | gland |
angi- | blood vessels |
-oma | tumor |
nephr- | kidney |
hepat- | liver |
arthr- | joint |
blephar- | eyelid |
-ologist | specialist |
rhin- | nose |
gingiv- | gum |
-malacia | soft |
--ology | study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
objective | what i can see ex. womb, bruises |
subjective | what is said? ex. headache, pain |
algia | pain |
crani- | skull |
end- | inside |
hemi- | half |
-oid | like |
hyper- | above |
cyst- | sac containing |
chole- | fluid bite |
hypo- | under |
hyster- | uterus |
-ostomy | create an opening |
para- | beside |
-lysis | loosening |
cervic- | neck |
chondr- | cartliage |
cyan- | blue |
hem(at) | blood |
ost- | bone |
psycho- | mind |
lip- | fat |
my- | muscles |
lith- | stone |
ophthalm- opt- | eye |
proct- | anus |