Language of Medicine Review Chap 5,6,7,8
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49 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pathy | disease condition |
| tresia | opening |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| stenosis | tightening, stricture, narrowing |
| stasis | stopping, controlling |
| spasm | involuntary contraction of muscles |
| rrhea | flow, *discharge |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| rrhage or rrhagia | bursting forth of blood |
| ptysis | spitting |
| ptosis | droop, sag, fall, prolapse |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| phagia | eating, swallowing |
| pepsia | digestion |
| lysis | destruction, breakdown, separation |
| emesis | vomiting |
| ectasis or ectasia | stretching, dilation, widening |
| ase | enzyme |
| chezia | defecation, elimination of waste |
| prandial | meal |
| orexia | appetite |
| ectomy | Incision, removal, resection |
| emia | blood condition |
| sis | state of, condition |
| gram | record |
| lithiasis | abnormal condition of stones |
| lithotomy | incision for the removal of a stone |
| lysis | destruction, breakdown, separation |
| megaly | enlargement |
| ole | small, little |
| poietin | substance that forms |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| stomy | new opening |
| tomy | process of cutting into |
| tripsy | crushing |
| uria | urination, urine condition |
| edema | over growth of tissue |
| cele | hernia, protrusion |
| trophy | nourishment, development |
| gen | substance that produces |
| ion | process |
| genesis | condition of producing |
| arche | opening |
| cyesis | pregnancy |
| gravida | pregnant |
| parous | bearing, bringing forth |
| salpinx | fallopian- uterine- tube |
| tocia | labor, birth |
| version | act of turning |
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