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Ch1 MedTerm
Ch1 Med Term - Intro
Question | Answer |
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a- | without, away from |
an- | without |
ante- | before, in front of |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
brady- | slow |
dys- | painful, difficult |
endo- | within, inner |
epi- | upon, over |
eu- | normal, good |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
hyper- | over, above |
hypo- | under, below |
infra- | within, inside |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | beside, beyond, near |
per- | through |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
pre- | before, in front of |
pseudo- | false |
retro- | backward, behind |
sub- | below, under |
super- | above, excess |
supra- | above |
tachy- | rapid, fast |
trans- | through, across |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia, protrusion |
-cise | cut |
-cyte | cell |
-dynia | pain |
-ectasis | dilation |
-gen | that which produces |
-genesis | produces, generates |
-genic | producing, produced by |
-ia | state, condition |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ism | state of |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | destruction |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-megaly | enlargement, large |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-plasia | development, growth |
-plasm | formation, development |
-ptosis | drooping |
-rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-therapy | treatment |
-trophy | nourishment, development |
-centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-ostomy | surgically create an opening |
-otomy | cutting into |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-gram | record or picture |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-metry | process of measuring |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-scopy | process of visually examining |