Chapter 1 - Introduction To Medical Terminology
Terms
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- A-
- away from, negative, and without
- AB-
- away from
- AD-
- toward or in the direction of
- DYS-
- difficult, painful or bad
- EU-
- well, easy, or good
- HYPER-
- over, above, or increased
- HYPO-
- below, under, or decreased
- INTER-
- between or among
- INTRA-
- within or inside
- POLY-
- many
- SUB-
- under, less, or below
- OLIG/O
- few, scant, or little
- SUPER- / SUPRA-
- above, excessive, or beyond
- CYAN/O
- blue
- ERYTHR/O
- red
- LEUK/O
- white
- MELAN/O
- black
- POLI/O
- gray
- -ALGIA
- pain
- -DYNIA
- pain
- -ITIS
- inflammation
- -MALACIA
- abnormal softening
- -MEGALY
- large, enlargement
- -NECROSIS
- death of tissue
- -OSIS
- disease or abnormal condition
- -SCLEROSIS
- abnormal hardening
- -STENOSIS
- abnormal tightening or narrowing
- -UM
- structure or tissue
- -CENTESIS
- surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes, or to remove excess fluid
- -ECTOMY
- surgical removal
- -GRAPHY
- the process of recording a picture or record
- -GRAM / -GRAPH
- used to describe the resulting record or picture (produced by -GRAPHY)
- -OLOGY
- the study of
- -OSTOMY
- to surgically create an artificial mouth or opening
- -OTOMY
- cutting into or a surgical incision
- -PLASTY
- surgical repair
- -SCOPY
- to see or a visual examination
- -RRHAGIA / -RRHAGE
- bursting forth, abnormal, or excessive flow
- -RRHAPHY
- suture or stitch
- -RRHEA
- flow or discharge
- -RRHEXIS
- rupture