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Khyrsten Jackson
Medical Terminology
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01/04/2017
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Term
Dermat/itis (GREEK)
 Definition
Inflammation of the skin.
Term
Cutane/ous (LATIN)
 Definition
Pertaining to the skin.
Term
Nephr/oma(GREEK)
 Definition
Tumor of the kidney.
Term
Ren/al (LATIN)
 Definition
Pertains to the kidney.
Term
Stomat/itis (GREEK)
 Definition
Inflammation of the mouth, a term that describes an inflammatory condition of the mouth.
Term
or/al (LATIN)
 Definition
Pertaining to the mouth.
Term
Erythr/ or Erythr/o
 Definition
Red.
Term
Gastr/ or Gastr/o
 Definition
Stomach.
Term
Hepat/ or Hepat/o
 Definition
Liver.
Term
Immun/ or Immun/o
 Definition
Immune, Immunity, Safe.
Term
Nephr/ or Nephr/o
 Definition
Kidney.
Term
Oste/ or Oste/o
 Definition
Bone.
Term
-itis
 Definition
Inflammation.
Term
-megaly
 Definition
Enlargement.
Term
-oma
 Definition
Tumor.
Term
an-
 Definition
WIthout, Not.
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
Excessive, Above normal.
Term
Intra-
 Definition
In, Within.
Term
Para-
 Definition
Near, Beside; Beyound.
Term
Poly-
 Definition
Many, Much.
Term
Pre-
 Definition
Before.
Term
-cyte
 Definition
Cell.
Term
Hemat
 Definition
Blood.
Term
-emesis
 Definition
Vomiting.
Term
-dynia
 Definition
Pain.
Term
-ology
 Definition
Study of.
Term
-centesis
 Definition
Surgical Puncture.
Term
-enter
 Definition
Intestine.
Term
Encephal/o
 Definition
Brain.
Term
-meninges
 Definition
Meninges.
Term
-clasis
 Definition
To break; Surgical Fracture.
Term
-desis
 Definition
Binding Fixation (Bone or Joint)
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
Excision, Removal.
Term
-lysis
 Definition
Separation; Destruction; Loosening.
Term
-pexy
 Definition
Fixation (of an organ).
Term
-plasty
 Definition
Surgical Repair.
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
Suture.
Term
-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening.
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut.
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision.
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing.
Term
-gram
 Definition
record, writinng.
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording.
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording.
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring.
Term
-metry
 Definition
act of measuring.
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for examining.
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination.
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain.
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion.
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling.
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition.
Term
-gen or -genesis
 Definition
forming, production, origin.
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition.
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone, calculus.
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement.
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition; increase.
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease.
Term
-penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency.
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eating, swallowing
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear.
Term
-plasia
 Definition
formation, growth
Term
plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, downward displacement.
Term
rrhage or rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth
Term
rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
Term
rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal condition of hardening.
Term
spasm
 Definition
involuntary contractions, twitching
Term
stenosis
 Definition
involuntary contractions, twitching
Term
toxic
 Definition
poison
Term
trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
Term
esis
 Definition
condition
Term
iatry
 Definition
condition, treatment.
Term
ician
 Definition
specialist
Term
-y
 Definition
condition; process.
Term
icle, ole, ule
 Definition
small, minute
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