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Chap 1-3 Elements of Medical words - suffixes/prefixes/roots
Western Medical Terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
09/02/2009

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Term
Dermat
Definition
Skin
Term
itis
Definition
Inflamation
Term
Greek origins (root)
Definition
What is going on:
Disease
Condition
Treatment
Diagnosis

Often ends in "itis"
Term
Latin origins (root)
Definition
Where it is:
Anatomical structures
Often end in "al" or "ic"
Term
Suffix (end of word)
Definition
Describes:
Pathology
Symptoms
Surgical Procedures
Diagnostic Procedures
Term
Cutane
Definition
Skin
Term
Nephr
Definition
Kidney
Term
Ren
Definition
Kidney
Term
Stomat
Definition
Mouth
Term
Or
Definition
Mouth
Term
Erythr
Definition
Red
Term
Gastr
Definition
Stomach
Term
Hepat
Definition
Liver
Term
Immun
Definition
Immune, safety
Term
Osteo
Definition
Bone
Term
Esthes
Definition
Feeling
Term
Therm
Definition
Heat
Term
Muscul/My
Definition
Muscle
Term
Nas
Definition
Nose
Term
Ur
Definition
Urine
Term
Enter
Definition
Intestine
Term
Chondr
Definition
Cartilage
Term
Arthr
Definition
Joint
Term
Hemat
Definition
Blood
Term
Encephal
Definition
Brain
Term
Peri
Definition
Around
Term
Epi
Definition
Above
Term
Hypo
Definition
Under, deficient
Term
Infra
Definition
Belo
Term
Inter
Definition
Between
Term
Pro
Definition
Before
Term
Retro
Definition
Behind
Term
Bi
Definition
Two
Term
Dipl/o
Definition
Double
Term
Hemi
Definition
One-half
Term
Hyper
Definition
Excess
Term
Primi
Definition
First
Term
Ab
Definition
Away from
Term
Ad
Definition
Toward
Term
Circum
Definition
Around
Term
Dia
Definition
Through
Term
Ecto
Definition
Outside
Term
Exo
Definition
Outside
Term
Extra
Definition
Outside
Term
Endo
Definition
In, inside
Term
Intra
Definition
In, inside
Term
Para
Definition
Near
Term
Super
Definition
Above
Term
Supra
Definition
Above
Term
Ultra
Definition
Excess
Term
A
Definition
Not
Term
An
Definition
Not
Term
Anti
Definition
Against
Term
Contra
Definition
Against
Term
Brady
Definition
Slow
Term
Dys
Definition
Bad, painful
Term
Eu
Definition
Good
Term
Hetero
Definition
Different
Term
Homeo or Homo
Definition
Same
Term
Mal
Definition
Bad
Term
Pan
Definition
All
Term
Pseudo
Definition
False
Term
Syn
Definition
Together
Term
Tachy
Definition
Rapid
Term
emesis
Definition
Vomiting
Term
dynia
Definition
Pain
Term
logy
Definition
Study of
Term
centesis
Definition
Surgical puncture
Term
clasis
Definition
Break on purpose - during surgery
Term
desis
Definition
to bind or fix a bone or joint
Term
ectomy
Definition
Excision, removal
Term
lysis
Definition
Separation, destruction
Term
pexy
Definition
Fixation - to lift (as in mastopexy- boob job)
Term
plasty
Definition
To repair surgically
Term
rrhaphy
Definition
Suture
Term
stomy
Definition
To form and opening
Term
tome
Definition
an instrument used to cut
Term
tomy
Definition
a cut
Term
tripsy
Definition
to crush
Term
gram
Definition
to record, to write
Term
graph
Definition
an instrument used to record
Term
graphy
Definition
process/act of recording
Term
meter
Definition
intrument used for measuring
Term
metry
Definition
instrument's act of recording
Term
scope
Definition
an instrument used to examine or look
Term
scopy
Definition
visual/examination act
Term
algia
Definition
pain
Term
dynia
Definition
pain
Term
cele
Definition
hernia, to swell (bulged out)
Term
ectasis
Definition
to dilate or expand
Term
edema
Definition
swelling
Term
emesis
Definition
vomiting
Term
emia
Definition
related to a blood condition
Term
gen or genesis
Definition
origin (forming or producing)
Term
iasis
Definition
abnormal condition
Term
lith
Definition
stone
Term
malacia
Definition
softening
Term
Prefix
Definition
Describes:
Position
Number
Measurement
Direction
Term
megaly
Definition
enlargement
Term
oma
Definition
tumor
Term
osis
Definition
unusual/abnormal condition (blood related)
Term
pathy
Definition
disease
Term
penia
Definition
deficiency
Term
phagia
Definition
to eat or swallow
Term
phasia
Definition
speech
Term
phobia
Definition
fear
Term
plasia
Definition
formation/growth
Term
plasm
Definition
growth
Term
plegia
Definition
paralysis
Term
ptosis
Definition
drop
Term
rrhage
Definition
a busting forth
Term
rrhagia
Definition
a busting forth
Term
rrhea
Definition
discharge
Term
rrhexis
Definition
rupture
Term
sclerosis
Definition
hardening condition
Term
spasm
Definition
twitching
Term
stenosis
Definition
narrowing
Term
toxic
Definition
poison
Term
trophy
Definition
nourishment
Term
ac
Definition
referring to
Term
al
Definition
referring to
Term
ar
Definition
referring to
Term
ary
Definition
referring to
Term
eal
Definition
referring to
Term
ic
Definition
referring to
Term
ical
Definition
referring to
Term
ile
Definition
referring to
Term
ior
Definition
referring to
Term
ous
Definition
referring to
Term
tic
Definition
referring to
Term
esis
Definition
condition
Term
ia
Definition
condition
Term
ism
Definition
condition
Term
y
Definition
condition or a process
Term
icle
Definition
small; minute
Term
iatry
Definition
medicine or treatment
Term
ician
Definition
specialist
Term
ist
Definition
specialist
Term
ole
Definition
small; minute
Term
ule
Definition
small; minute
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