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Medical Terminology
root words, prefixes and suffixes
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Health Care
12th Grade
09/18/2009
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Term
cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
cyan(o)-
 Definition
blue
Term
eryth(o)-
 Definition
red
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
leuk(o)-
 Definition
white
Term
melan(o)-
 Definition
black
Term
-osis
 Definition
any condition
Term
poli(o)-
 Definition
grey
Term
myel
 Definition
spinal cord
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
neur(o)-
 Definition
nerve
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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gastr(o)-
 Definition
stomach
Term
enter(o)-
 Definition
intestines
Term
path
 Definition
disease
Term
-ology
 Definition
the study of
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-malacia
 Definition
soft
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-megal
 Definition
enlarged
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-necrosis
 Definition
tissue death
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arteri(o)
 Definition
artery
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
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-stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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abdomin(o)-
 Definition
abdomin
Term
-graphy
 Definition
a picture or record
Term
angi-
 Definition
blood vessel
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-gram
 Definition
a picture or record
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my(o)-
 Definition
muscle
Term
-scopy
 Definition
observe/visual examination
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-rrhage
 Definition
bleeding
Term
hem(o) or hemat-
 Definition
blood
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suturing
Term
-rhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
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-rhexus
 Definition
rupture
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pre-
 Definition
before
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nat-
 Definition
birth
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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post-
 Definition
after
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward the direction of
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult or painful
Term
-ueu
 Definition
easy
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive/increased/above normal
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hypo-
 Definition
below
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inter-
 Definition
between or among
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intra-
 Definition
within or inside
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sub-
 Definition
under, less or below
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super/supra-
 Definition
above or excessive
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laryng-
 Definition
larnyx or throat
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rhino-
 Definition
nose
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ot(o)-
 Definition
ear
Term
lith-
 Definition
stone
Term
appendic-
 Definition
appendix
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end-
 Definition
within
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arthero-
 Definition
plaque or fatty substance
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
create an opening
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-otomy
 Definition
to cut into
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myc(o)-
 Definition
fungus
Term
myel-
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
pyel-
 Definition
renal pelvic
Term
py(o)-
 Definition
pus
Term
pyro-
 Definition
fever or fire
Term
dors-
 Definition
back of the body
Term
-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
caud-
 Definition
tail
Term
-stasis
 Definition
control
Term
chondr-
 Definition
cartilage
Term
plasm-
 Definition
formative material of the cells
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-tics
 Definition
pertaining to
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ana-
 Definition
excessive
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exo-
 Definition
out of
Term
-crine
 Definition
excrete
Term
aden-
 Definition
gland
Term
idi
 Definition
peculiar to the individual
Term
infectious disease
 Definition
caused by bacteria or viruses
Term
organic disorder
 Definition
disorder can be explained by pathologic physical changes
Term
iatrogenic illness
 Definition
a problem arising from a prescribed treatment or medicine
Term
idiopathic disorder
 Definition
illness without cause
Term
functional disorder
 Definition
no detectable physical changes to explain the symptoms
Term
nosocomial infection
 Definition
acquired in a hospital or clinic
Term
endemic
 Definition
ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group, or area
Term
epidemic
 Definition
a sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease
Term
pandemic
 Definition
an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide
Term
eti-
 Definition
cause
Term
adip
 Definition
fat
Term
-ose
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
gene
 Definition
producing
Term
hist
 Definition
tissue
Term
periton
 Definition
peritoneum
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertainnig to
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-derm
 Definition
skin
Term
sign
 Definition
observable evidence of a disease
Term
symptom
 Definition
subjective evidence of a disease
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syndrome
 Definition
set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
Term
diagnosis
 Definition
identification of a disease
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differential diagnosis
 Definition
attempts to determine which one of several diseases may be producing the symptoms
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prognosis
 Definition
a forecast or prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
Term
acute disease
 Definition
rapid onset, severe course, short duration
Term
chronic disease
 Definition
of long duration
Term
remission
 Definition
temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
Term
eponym
 Definition
disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
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