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HSTE I Medical Terminology (post - stasis)
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Health Care
11/22/2009
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Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pro-
 Definition
in front of, forward
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
proct- (o)
 Definition
rectum, rectal, anus
Term
psora-
 Definition
itch
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
psych- (i,o)
 Definition
pertaining to the mind
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
drooping down, sagging, downward displacement
Term
pulmon- (o)
 Definition
lung
Term
py- (o)
 Definition
pus
Term
pyel- (o)
 Definition
renal pelvis of kidney
Term
pyr-
 Definition
heat, fever
Term
puad- (ra,ri)
 Definition
four
Term
radi- (o)
 Definition
X-ryas, radiation
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re-
 Definition
back, again
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rect- (o)
 Definition
rectum
Term
ren- (o)
 Definition
kidney
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, in back, behind
Term
rhin- (o)
 Definition
nose, pertaining to the nose
Term
-rraphy
 Definition
suture of, sewing up of a gap of defect
Term
-rrhagia
 Definition
sudden or excessive flow
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture of, bursting
Term
salping- (i,o)
 Definition
tube, fallopian tube
Term
sanguin- (o)
 Definition
blood
Term
sarc- (o)
 Definition
malignant (cancer) connective tissue
Term
-sarcoma
 Definition
tumor, cancer
Term
scler- (o)
 Definition
hardening
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
dryness or hardness
Term
-scope
 Definition
examining instrument
Term
-scopy
 Definition
observation
Term
-sect
 Definition
cut
Term
semi-
 Definition
half, part
Term
sep- (ti)
 Definition
poison, rot, infection
Term
sinistr- (o)
 Definition
left
Term
soma- (t)
 Definition
body
Term
son- (o)
 Definition
sound
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
Term
sperm- (ato)
 Definition
spermatozoa, male germ (sex) cell
Term
splen- (o)
 Definition
spleen
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stoppage, maintaining a constant level