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Week 2
Beginner Medical Terminology- CF/WR, Suffixes, & Prefixes
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08/30/2011
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-gram
 Definition
record/writing
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-ac;-al;-ar;-ary;-eal;-ic;-tic;-ia;-y
 Definition
pertaining to/relating to
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-iatry
 Definition
medicine, treatment
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-ician;-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-algia; -dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
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-rrhage; -rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
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-lysis
 Definition
speration, destruction, loosening
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-rrhapy
 Definition
suture
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument to view or examine
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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endo-
 Definition
in, within
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon
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peri-
 Definition
around
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ab-
 Definition
from, away from
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inter-
 Definition
between
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dys-
 Definition
bad, painful
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a-; an-
 Definition
not, without
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below
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neo-
 Definition
new
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macro-
 Definition
large
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micro-
 Definition
small
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
morph/o
 Definition
form, shape, structure
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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viscer/o
 Definition
internal organs
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vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebrae
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poster/o
 Definition
back (of body), behind, posterior
Term
proxim/o
 Definition
near, nearest
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
thor/a
 Definition
chest
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
phelb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
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