Chapter One Introduction to Medical Terminology
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DonnaFuchs on August 8, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 plasm | formative material of a cell |
| aden/o | gland |
| exo | outside of |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -tics | pertaining to |
| -malacia | softening |
| dys- | difficult, painful, bad |
| proxim/o | near |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| coron/o | crown, heart |
| anter/o | front |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| poster/o | back, behind |
| path/o | disease |
| intra- | within, inside |
| A- | without |
| hist/o | tissue |
| thorac/o | thorax, chest |
| `abdomin/o | abdomen |
| ne/o | new, strange |
| Pelv/o | pelvis, pelvic bone |
| later/o | side |
| dist/o | far, away |
| Caud/o | tail |
| infer/o | below |
| trans- | across |
| medi/oi | middle |
| super/o | above |
| dors/o | back |
| chephal/o | head |
| umbilic/o | navel |
| inguin/o | groin |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| retr/o | behind |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| pariet/o | a wall |
| -ology | study of |
| ana- | without |
| end/o | inside |
| adip/o | fat |
| prot/o | first |
| -plasia | formation, growth and development |
| hypo- | decrease or deficient |
| hyper- | increase or excessive |
| epi- | upon |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| cyt/o | cell |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| -gen | producing |
| extra | outside of |
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