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Med. Term - Exam 2
Term | Definition |
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Brady- | Slow |
Endo- | In, Within, Inner |
Micro- | small |
Oligo- | deficiency |
Pro- | before, forward |
Tachy- | rapid |
Hypo- | below, beneath |
Hyper- | excessive, above |
-Ary | pertaining to |
-cyte | cell |
-megaly | enlargement |
-lysis | destruction |
-oid | resembling |
-rrhaphy | suture, suturing |
-rrexis | rupture |
-stasis | cessation, stopping |
-plasty | surgical repair |
angi/o | vessel |
cardi/o | heart |
valvul/o | valve |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
ven/o | vein |
ather/o | thick, fatty |
aort/o | aorta |
Arteritis | inflammation of the artery |
cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
coronary artery disease | disease in heart |
hemangioma | blood tumor in vessel |
mitral stenosis | narrowing of mitral valve |
en- | in, within, inner |
exo- | away from, outside, external |
infra- | below, beneath |
inter- | between |
iso- | same, equal |
para- | beside, near |
poly- | much, many |
tox- | toxin, poison |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-itis | inflammation |
-cele | hernia |
-scopy | visual examination |
-stomy | mouthlike opening |
-plegia | paralysis |
-tomy | cutting into, incision |
cephal/o | head |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
gangli/o | ganglion |
mening(i)/o | meninges |
psych/o | mind |
ton/o | tension, tone |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
neur/o | nerve |
narc/o | sleep, stupor |
ataxia | impaired coordination |
meningitis | inflammtion of the meninges |
neuroma | tumor of the nerve |
narcolepsy | sleep seizure |
con- | together, with |
contra- | against, opposite |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
eu- | good, normal |
iso- | same, equal |
peri- | beside, near |
-ectasis | dialation, expansion |
-ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
-emia | a condition of the blood |
-ia | condition |
-logy | study of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | abnormal condition |
aden/o | gland |
angi/o | vessel |
immun/o | immune |
lymph/o | lymph |
splen/o | spleen |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
autoimmune hemolytic anemia | blood cell disorder |
lymphosarcoma | cancer of the lymphatic system |
graft-versus-host disease | stem cells attack recipient |