Quizlet Med Vocab- Ch. 1 & 2

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  1. -ac: pertaining to 1
  2. -al: pertaining to 2
  3. -algia: pain
  4. -ectomy: surgical removal/excision
  5. -gram/graphy: record, picture/process of recording
  6. -ic: pertaining to 3
  7. -ism: state of
  8. -itis: inflammation
  9. -logist: one who studies
  10. -logy: study of
  11. -megaly: enlargement/large
  12. -oma: tumor/mass
  13. -osis: abnormal condition
  14. -pathy: -disease
  15. -rrhage: excessive/abnormal flow
  16. -rrhea: discharge/flow
  17. -scope/scopy: instrument for viewing/process of visually examining
  18. -stenosis: narrowing
  19. abdomin/o: abdomen
  20. AP: anteroposterior
  21. brady-: slow
  22. carcin/o: cancer
  23. cardi/o: heart
  24. chondr/o: cartilage
  25. col/o: colon
  26. crani/o: skull
  27. cyst/o: bladder
  28. dermat/o: skin
  29. dys-: painful/difficult
  30. enter/o: intestines
  31. epitheli/o: epithelium
  32. gastr/o: stomach
  33. GI: gastrointestinal
  34. GU: genitourinary
  35. hem/o: blood
  36. hepat/o: liver
  37. hyper-: above/over
  38. hypo-: below/under 1
  39. hyster/o: uterus
  40. inter-: among/between
  41. intra-: within/inside
  42. Lat: lateral
  43. LLQ: left lower quadrant
  44. LUQ: left upper quadrant
  45. muscul/o: muscle 1
  46. my/o: muscle 2
  47. neur/o: nerve
  48. oste/o: bone
  49. PA: posteroanterior
  50. path/o: disease
  51. peri-: around/about
  52. post-: behind/after
  53. pre-: before/in front of
  54. RLQ: right lower quadrant
  55. RUQ: right upper quadrant
  56. sub-: below/under 2
  57. supra-: above
  58. tachy-: rapid/fast
  59. thorac/o: chest
  60. tonsill/o: tonsils