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Khyrsten Jackson
Medical Terminology
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01/04/2017

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Term
Dermat/itis (GREEK)
Definition
Inflammation of the skin.
Term
Cutane/ous (LATIN)
Definition
Pertaining to the skin.
Term
Nephr/oma(GREEK)
Definition
Tumor of the kidney.
Term
Ren/al (LATIN)
Definition
Pertains to the kidney.
Term
Stomat/itis (GREEK)
Definition
Inflammation of the mouth, a term that describes an inflammatory condition of the mouth.
Term
or/al (LATIN)
Definition
Pertaining to the mouth.
Term
Erythr/ or Erythr/o
Definition
Red.
Term
Gastr/ or Gastr/o
Definition
Stomach.
Term
Hepat/ or Hepat/o
Definition
Liver.
Term
Immun/ or Immun/o
Definition
Immune, Immunity, Safe.
Term
Nephr/ or Nephr/o
Definition
Kidney.
Term
Oste/ or Oste/o
Definition
Bone.
Term
-itis
Definition
Inflammation.
Term
-megaly
Definition
Enlargement.
Term
-oma
Definition
Tumor.
Term
an-
Definition
WIthout, Not.
Term
Hyper-
Definition
Excessive, Above normal.
Term
Intra-
Definition
In, Within.
Term
Para-
Definition
Near, Beside; Beyound.
Term
Poly-
Definition
Many, Much.
Term
Pre-
Definition
Before.
Term
-cyte
Definition
Cell.
Term
Hemat
Definition
Blood.
Term
-emesis
Definition
Vomiting.
Term
-dynia
Definition
Pain.
Term
-ology
Definition
Study of.
Term
-centesis
Definition
Surgical Puncture.
Term
-enter
Definition
Intestine.
Term
Encephal/o
Definition
Brain.
Term
-meninges
Definition
Meninges.
Term
-clasis
Definition
To break; Surgical Fracture.
Term
-desis
Definition
Binding Fixation (Bone or Joint)
Term
-ectomy
Definition
Excision, Removal.
Term
-lysis
Definition
Separation; Destruction; Loosening.
Term
-pexy
Definition
Fixation (of an organ).
Term
-plasty
Definition
Surgical Repair.
Term
-rrhaphy
Definition
Suture.
Term
-stomy
Definition
forming an opening.
Term
-tome
Definition
instrument to cut.
Term
-tomy
Definition
incision.
Term
-tripsy
Definition
crushing.
Term
-gram
Definition
record, writinng.
Term
-graph
Definition
instrument for recording.
Term
-graphy
Definition
process of recording.
Term
-meter
Definition
instrument for measuring.
Term
-metry
Definition
act of measuring.
Term
-scope
Definition
instrument for examining.
Term
-scopy
Definition
visual examination.
Term
-algia
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
-gen or -genesis
Definition
forming, production, origin.
Term
-iasis
Definition
abnormal condition.
Term
-lith
Definition
stone, calculus.
Term
-malacia
Definition
softening
Term
-megaly
Definition
enlargement.
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
Definition
abnormal condition; increase.
Term
-pathy
Definition
disease.
Term
-penia
Definition
decrease, deficiency.
Term
-phagia
Definition
eating, swallowing
Term
-phasia
Definition
speech
Term
-phobia
Definition
fear.
Term
-plasia
Definition
formation, growth
Term
plegia
Definition
paralysis
Term
ptosis
Definition
prolapse, downward displacement.
Term
rrhage or rrhagia
Definition
bursting forth
Term
rrhea
Definition
discharge, flow
Term
rrhexis
Definition
rupture
Term
sclerosis
Definition
abnormal condition of hardening.
Term
spasm
Definition
involuntary contractions, twitching
Term
stenosis
Definition
involuntary contractions, twitching
Term
toxic
Definition
poison
Term
trophy
Definition
nourishment, development
Term
esis
Definition
condition
Term
iatry
Definition
condition, treatment.
Term
ician
Definition
specialist
Term
-y
Definition
condition; process.
Term
icle, ole, ule
Definition
small, minute
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