Medical Terminology Chapter #1
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Medical Terminology Chapter 1 Ms Gurcan
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 arthr | joint |
| gastr | stomach |
| nephr | kidney |
| neur | nerve |
| oste | bone |
| centesis | surgical puncture example arthrocentesis (joint puncture) |
| clasis | to break/ surgical fracture example osteoclasis |
| ectomy | excision;removal example; appendectomy( removal of appendix) |
| lysis | separation; destruction example; thrombolysis (blood clot) |
| plasty | surgical repair example; rhinoplasty (repair of the nose) |
| rrhaphy | suture example; myorrhaphy (surgical removal of the muscle) |
| ostomy | forming an opening example; tracheostomy (creating an opening in the trachea) |
| tomy | incision example; tracheotomy (incision in the trachea) |
| tripsy | crushing example; lithotripsy (breaking up stones) |
| gram | record,writing |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| graphy | process of recording |
| meter | instrument for measuring |
| metry | act of measuring |
| scope | instrument for examining |
| scopy | visual examination |
| algia | pain |
| cele | hernia, swelling |
| ecstasis | dilation, expansion |
| edema | swelling |
| emesis | vomiting |
| emia | blood condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| lith | stone |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| penia | decrease, deficiency |
| plegia | paralysis |
| rrhage | bursting of |
| rrhea | flow or discharge |
| stenosis | narrowing stricture |
| toxic | poison |
| trophy | nourishment,development |
| a | without |
| circum, peri | around |
| dia, trans | through, across |
| dipl, diplo | double |
| dys | difficult, bad, painful |
| endo, intra | in, within |
| homo, homeo | same |
| hypo | under, below |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| mono, uni | one |
| post | after, behind |
| pre, pro | before, in front of |
| primi | first |
| retro | backward, behind |
| super | upper, above |
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