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medical terminology part1
individual parts and meanings
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
09/08/2008
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Term
gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term
cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
megal-
 Definition
enlarged
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
dermat-
 Definition
skin
Term
plast-
 Definition
plastic repair
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cerebr-
 Definition
brain
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path-
 Definition
disease
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of all or part of
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enter-
 Definition
intenstines (usually small)
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-osis
 Definition
condition
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-otomy
 Definition
cut into, incision into
Term
aden-
 Definition
gland
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angi-
 Definition
blood vessels
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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nephr-
 Definition
kidney
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hepat-
 Definition
liver
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arthr-
 Definition
joint
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blephar-
 Definition
eyelids
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-ologist
 Definition
a specialist in the study of
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rhin-
 Definition
nose
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gingiv-
 Definition
gum
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-malacia
 Definition
soft condition
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-ology
 Definition
study of
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spasm
 Definition
involuntary contractions
Term
-ic,-al,-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
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-y
 Definition
the act of or result of an action; a condition or quality
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-ia
 Definition
a disease; an unhealthy state or conditions
Term
-um,-is
 Definition
noun ending; used to form the name of a thing from the root
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain, painful condition
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crani-
 Definition
skull
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end-
 Definition
inside, within
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hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
oid-
 Definition
like, resembling
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hyper-
 Definition
above, more than normal
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cyst-
 Definition
sac containing fluid, bladder
Term
chole-
 Definition
bile
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hypo-
 Definition
under, beneathe, deficient
Term
-scop-
 Definition
look, observe
Term
hyster-
 Definition
womb, uterus
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
to create an opening
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para-
 Definition
beside, beyond
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening, set free, destruction
Term
cervic-
 Definition
neck
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chondr-
 Definition
cartilage
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cyan-
 Definition
blue
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hem(at)-
 Definition
blood
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ost-
 Definition
bone
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psycho-
 Definition
mind
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lip-
 Definition
fat
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my-
 Definition
muscle
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lith-
 Definition
stone
Term
ophthalm-, opt-
 Definition
eye
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proct-
 Definition
anus
Term
-ar,-ary
 Definition
Pertaining to; having a connection with
Term
-cle, -ule
 Definition
Small; little
Term
-e
 Definition
Means of; instrument for
Term
-an, -ian
 Definition
Of or belonging to; frequently a person may belonging to or associated with
Term
-ide
 Definition
The terminal used in the naming of chemical compounds
Term
-ist
 Definition
One who practices; one who does; one who is concerned with
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-ium
 Definition
Noun ending; frequently means place or region, lining or covering tissue
Term
-ular
 Definition
Pertaining to (-ar) a small or a little (-ul[e]); pertain to a small version of the other thing indicated by the main part of the word
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