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Med. Terms (Wk. 2)
Question | Answer |
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supra | above; upper |
sub | under |
ab | away from |
ad | toward |
inter | between |
intra | within, into |
necrosis | death of tissue |
sclerosis | hardening |
stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
centesis | surgical puncture to release fluid |
scopy | visual exam |
graphy | process of recording |
gram | record |
rrhage | bursting forth (excessive blood) |
rrhapy | suturel; sew up |
rrhexis | rupture |
rrhea | flow; discharge |
dynia | pain |
ic | pertaining to |
osis | abnormal condition; disease |
pathy | disease |
ostomy | opening in body for discharge of waste |
otomy | cutting, incision |
ectomy | surgical removal |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
cephal/o | towards head |
caud/o | tail; lower part of body |
coron/o | crown; towards head |
dist/o | far; distant |
anter/o | front |
midsagitt/o | median, middle |
poster/o | back; behind |
proxim/o | near |
trans | across |
medi/o | middle |
later/o | side |
ventr/o | belly side of body |
dors/o | back |
infer/o | lower, below |