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Intro to Terminology
Chapter 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
11/09/2013
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Term
cardi
 Definition
heart
Term
dent
 Definition
tooth
Term
pancreat
 Definition
pancreas
Term
dermat
 Definition
skin
Term
gastr
 Definition
stomach
Term
enter
 Definition
intestine
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-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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post
 Definition
after, behind
Term
nat
 Definition
birth
Term
macro
 Definition
large
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
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micro
 Definition
small
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intra
 Definition
in, within
Term
peri
 Definition
around
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-clast
 Definition
to break
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
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-lysis
 Definition
separation; destruction; loosening
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-pexy
 Definition
fixation (of an organ)
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening (mouth)
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
-gram
 Definition
record, writing
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
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-metry
 Definition
act of measuring
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
-algia, -dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-rrhage, -rrhagia
 Definition
bursting (of)
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
Term
-toxic
 Definition
poision
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
Term
a, an
 Definition
without, not
Term
circum, peri
 Definition
around
Term
dia, trans
 Definition
through, across
Term
dipl, diplo
 Definition
double
Term
endo, intra
 Definition
in, within
Term
homo, homeo
 Definition
same
Term
hypo
 Definition
under, below, deficient
Term
mono, uni
 Definition
one
Term
pre, pro
 Definition
before, in front of
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primi
 Definition
first
Term
retro
 Definition
backward, behind
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super
 Definition
upper, above
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