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Chapter 3
Question | Answer |
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megaly | enlargement |
Acr/o | “height,” “tip end,” “extremities of the body |
emia | blood condition |
An | not, without or less |
plasty | surgical repair |
angi/o | vessel or container. Usually pertains to blood vessels. |
graphy | process of recording |
ole | small |
ateri/o | artery |
sclerosis | hardening |
trophy | development, nourishment |
a | without, less |
ary | pertaining to |
Axill | armpit, under arm |
opsy | to view |
bi/o | life |
ptosis | drooping, falling, prolapse |
blephar/o | eyelid |
pathy | disease condition |
my | muscle |
ic | pertaining to |
chron/o | time |
Erythr/o | red |
lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
hem/o | blood |
hyper | increase of cell size not number |
isch/o | to hold back |
Leuk/o | white |
osis | disease process or condition |
lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
scope | instrument for visual examination |
stasis | controlling, stopping |
meta | means beyond |
morph/o | shape, form |
-algia | pain |
my | muscle |
ectomy | excision, removal, resection |
mast/o | breast |
myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
oma | tumor |
necr/o | death (of cells or whole body) |
ist | specialist |
nephr/o | kidney |
log/o | knowledge |
neur/o | nerve |
malacia | softening |
oste/o | bone |
Peritone/o | peritoneum |
splen/o | spleen |
Trache/o | trachea |
centesis | puncture to remove fluid |
thorac/o | chest |
penia | deficiency |
thromb/o | clot |
stasis | controlling, stopping |