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Med Terms
root words, prefix, or suffix
Term | Definition |
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Emesis | vomiting |
Centesis | surgical puncture |
Lysis | destruction of or loosening |
Desis | binding; fixation |
Plasty | surgical repair; reconstruction |
stomy | opening (mouth) |
Tomy | to cut into; incision |
gram | record'; write |
meter | measuring instrument |
algia | pain |
dynia | pain |
Ectasis | expansion |
iasis | abnormal condition |
lith | stone; calculus |
megaly | enlargement |
osis | any condition |
penia | decrease; deficiency |
Plegia | paralysis |
rrhea | discharge; flow |
stenosis | narrowing |
trophy | development or growth |
peri | around |
dipl or diplo | two; double |
dys | painful; bad |
homo or homeo | same |
hyper | above or increase |
macro | large |
post | after or behind |
retro | backward |
col | colon |
nephr | kidney |
ost(e) | bone |
cholangi | bile |
hyster | uterus or womb |
oto | ear |
thorac | chest |
hepat | liver |
appendic | appendix |