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Chapter 1
Introduction to Medical Terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
10/24/2011
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Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
Term

-itis

 Definition

inflamation
Term

-ectomy

 Definition

surgical removal
Term
crani
 Definition
skull
Term

-um

 Definition

noun ending
Term
cardi
 Definition
heart
Term

-ac

 Definition

pertaining to
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition or disease
Term
gastr
 Definition
stomach
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
poli/o
 Definition
gray
Term
myel
 Definition
spinal cord
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
path
 Definition
disease
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain and suffering
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
-necrosis
 Definition
tissue death
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of producing a picture or record
Term
angi/o
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
-gram
 Definition
picture or record
Term
myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth of blood
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suturing
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
nat
 Definition
birth
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
peri-
 Definition
surrounding
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
-ology
 Definition
the study of
Term
laryng
 Definition
larynx and throat
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward or in the direction of
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dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal, well, easy
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, increased
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