Medical Terminology Ch 1 2
Terms
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- -ate
- use, action
- -blast
- immature cell, germ cell
- -ectasis
- dilatation, dilation, distension
- -gen
- formation, produce
- -genesis
- formation, produce
- -genic
- formation, produce
- -gram
- a weight, mark, record
- -ic
- pertaining to, chemical
- -ive
- nature of, quality of
- -lymph
- serum, clear fluid
- -lysis
- destruction, separation
- -megaly
- enlargement, large
- -penia
- deficiency
- -plasm
- a thing formed, plasma
- -plegia
- paralysis, stroke
- -ptosis
- drooping
- -rrhea
- flow, discharge
- -scopy
- to view, examine
- -spasm
- tension, spasm
- -stasis
- control, stopping
- -staxia
- dripping, trickling
- -trophy
- nourishment, development
- -y
- process, condition, pertaining to
- -algia, -dynia
- pain
- -cele
- hernia, tumor, swelling
- -emesis
- vomiting
- -itis
- inflammation
- -lith
- stone
- -malacia
- softening
- -oid
- resemble
- -oma
- tumor
- -osis
- condition of
- -pathy
- disease
- -phobia
- fear
- -ptysis
- spitting
- -rrhage
- bursting forth
- -rrhagia
- bursting forth
- -rrhexis
- rupture
- -centesis
- surgical puncture
- -desis
- binding
- -ectomy
- excision
- -graph
- to write, record
- -graphy
- recording
- -meter
- instrument to measure, measure
- -opsy
- to view
- -pexy
- surgical fixation
- -plasty
- surgical repair
- -rrhaphy
- suture
- -scope
- instrument
- -stomy
- new opening
- -tome
- instument to cut
- -tomy
- incision
- -cyte
- cell
- -ist
- one who specializes, agent
- -logy
- study of
- -phagia
- to eat
- -plasia
- formation, produce
- -phasia
- to speak
- -philia
- attraction
- -phraxis
- to obstruct
- -physis
- growth
- -pnea
- breathing
- -poiesis
- formation
- -therapy
- treatment
- -uria
- urine