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Path Intro
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Pathology
Graduate
01/29/2012

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Term
Word Roots
Definition
Foundation of the word
Usually indicated a body part or tissue
Term
-o/centesis
Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-ectomy
Definition
excision, removal
Term
-o/stomy
Definition
forming an opening
Term
-o/tomy
Definition
incision
Term
-o/clasis
Definition
to break
Term
-o/lysis
Definition
separation,destruction
Term
-o/tripsy
Definition
crushing
Term
-o/desis
Definition
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
Term
-o/pexy
Definition
suspension, fixation (of an organ)
Term
-o/plasty
Definition
surgical repair
Term
-o/rrhapy
Definition
suture
Term
-o/centesis
Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-o/gram
Definition
record, writing
Term
-o/graph
Definition
instrument for recording
Term
-o/meter
Definition
instrument for measuring
Term
-o/scope
Definition
instrument to view or examine
Term
-algia of -dynia
Definition
pain
Term
-o/cele
Definition
hernia, swelling
Term
-ectasis
Definition
dilation, expansion
Term
-edema
Definition
swelling
Term
-emesis
Definition
vomitting
Term
-emia
Definition
blood condition
Term
-iasis
Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
Term
-o/lith
Definition
stone, calculus
Term
-o/malacia
Definition
softening
Term
-o/megaly
Definition
enlargement
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor
Term
-o/pathy
Definition
disease
Term
-o/penia
Definition
decrease, deficiency
Term
-o/plasia, o/plasm
Definition
formation, growth
Term
-o/rrhage, -o/rrhagia
Definition
bursting forth
Term
-o/rrhea
Definition
discharge, flow
Term
-o/rrhexis
Definition
rupture
Term
-osis
Definition
abdormal condition
Term
-o/spasm
Definition
involuntary contraction
Term
-o/stenosis
Definition
narrowing, stricture
Term
-o/toxic
Definition
poison
Term
-o/trophy
Definition
development, nourishment
Term
-ia, -ism, -y
Definition
condition
Term
-iatry
Definition
medicine, treatment
Term
-ician, ist
Definition
specialist
Term
Prefixes
Definition
word parts located at the beginning of words
Usually indicated a position, measurement, direction, sense of time or negation
Term
a-, an-
Definition
without, not
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
dia-
Definition
through, across
Term
dipl-
Definition
double
Term
dys-
Definition
bad, painful, difficult
Term
endo-
Definition
in, within
Term
eu-
Definition
good, normal
Term
hetero-
Definition
different
Term
homo-, homeo-
Definition
same
Term
hyper-
Definition
excessive, above normal
Term
hypo-
Definition
under, below
Term
intra-
Definition
in
Term
macro-
Definition
large
Term
micro-
Definition
small
Term
neo-
Definition
new
Term
para-
Definition
near, beside
Term
pseudo-
Definition
false
Term
syn-, sym-
Definition
union, together, joined
Term
tachy-
Definition
rapid
Term
adip/o, lip/o
Definition
fat
Term
cyt/o
Definition
cell
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
hist/o
Definition
tissue
Term
my/o
Definition
muscle
Term
sarc/o
Definition
flesh (CT)
Term
caud/o
Definition
tail
Term
cephal/o
Definition
head
Term
Form plural from 'a'
Definition
ae, retain a and add e
pleura=pleurae
Term
Form plural from 'ax'
Definition
aces, drop x and add ces
thorax=thoraces
Term
Form plural from 'en'
Definition
ina, drop en and add ina
foramen=foramina
Term
Form plural from 'is'
Definition
es, drop is and add es
diagnosis=diagnoses
Term
Form plural from 'ix, ex'
Definition
ices, drop ix or ex and add ices
apex=apices
Term
Form plural from 'ma'
Definition
mata, retain ma and add ta
carcinoma=carcinomata
Term
Form plural from 'on'
Definition
a, drop on and add a
ganglion=ganglia
Term
Form plural from 'um'
Definition
a, drop um and add a
bacterium=bacteria
Term
Form plural from 'us'
Definition
i, drop us and add i
bronchus=bronchi
Term
Form plural from 'y'
Definition
ies, drop y and add ies
deformity=deformities
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