Terminology CH. 1

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  1. -graphy
    process of recording
  2. mamm/ o
    breast
  3. spir/ o
    breathing
  4. -metry
    process of measurement
  5. bi/ o
    living, life
  6. -opsy
    precess of viewing
  7. esophag/ o
    esophagus
  8. gastro/ o
    stomach
  9. duoden/ o
    duodenum
  10. -scopy
    precess of viewing
  11. tonsill/ o
    tonsil
  12. -ectomy
    removal
  13. rhin/ o
    nose
  14. -plasty
    surgical removal
  15. splen/ o
    spleen
  16. -rrhaphy
    suture
  17. col/ o
    colon, large intestine
  18. -stomy
    new opening
  19. oste/ o
    bone
  20. -tomy
    incision
  21. lith/ o
    stone
  22. -tripsy
    crushing
  23. electr/ o
    electricity
  24. cardi/ o
    heart
  25. -graph
    instrument to record
  26. tehrm/ o
    temperature, heat
  27. -meter
    instrument to measure
  28. ophthalm/ o
    eye
  29. -tome
    instrument to cut
  30. -tripter
    machine to crush
  31. -trite
    instrument to crush
  32. -scope
    instrument to view
  33. -er
    one who
  34. poly-
    many
  35. somn/ o
    sleep
  36. graph/ o
    record
  37. ped/ o
    children
  38. -iatrician
    treatment
  39. -iatrics
    one who specializes in treatment
  40. psych/ o
    mind
  41. -iatry
    precess of treatment
  42. dent/ o
    teeth
  43. -ist
    one who specializes
  44. -logist
    one who specializes in the study of
  45. neo-
    new
  46. nat/ o
    born, birth
  47. -logy
    study of
  48. hypo-
    below, deficient
  49. a-
    without, no, not
  50. pne/ o
    breathing
  51. -ic
    pertaining to
  52. an-
    no not without
  53. -ia
    condition
  54. ante-
    forward, in front of, before
  55. vers/ o
    turning
  56. -ion
    process of
  57. bacteri/ o
    bacteria
  58. -al
    pertaining to
  59. dys-
    abnormal
  60. -trophy
    precess of nourishment
  61. endo-
    within
  62. epi-
    above
  63. gastr/ o
    stomach
  64. hyper-
    above
  65. glyc/ o
    sugar
  66. -emia
    blood condition
  67. gloss/o
    tongue
  68. inter-
    between
  69. vertebr/o
    vertebra, backbone
  70. muscul/ o
    skin
  71. par-
    near
  72. ot/o
    ear
  73. -id
    pertaining to
  74. para-
    abnormal
  75. phil/ o
    attraction
  76. per-
    through
  77. cutane/ o
    skin
  78. -ous
    pertaining to
  79. peri-
    surrounding
  80. cardi/o
    heart
  81. -um
    structure
  82. neur/ o
    nerve
  83. -itis
    inflammation
  84. post-
    after
  85. pre-
    before
  86. hepat/ o
    liver
  87. trans-
    through
  88. urethr/o
    urethra
  89. -ary
    pertaining
  90. bi-
    two
  91. lingu/o
    tongue
  92. sub-
    under
  93. dia-
    through, complete
  94. -gnosis
    state of knowledge
  95. pro-
    before, in front of
  96. acu-
    sharp
  97. chron/ o
    time
  98. IM
    intermuscular
  99. C2
    • second vertebrae
    • second bone in the neck
  100. CABG
    • coronary artery bypass graft
    • a detour around a blockage in an artery of the heart
  101. TURP
    • transurethral resection of the prostate
    • a surgical procedure that removes the prostate through the urethra
  102. rhin/o
    nose
  103. -algia
    pain
  104. -tomy
    incision
  105. -plasty
    surgical procedure
  106. -icle
    small
  107. cut/o
    skin
  108. derm/o
    skin
  109. -is
    sturcture
  110. arteri/o
    artery
  111. -ole
    small
  112. ven/o
    vein
  113. -ule
    small
  114. cervic/o
    neck
  115. valvul/o
    valve
  116. coron/o
    heart
  117. -eal
    pertaining to
  118. cephal/o
    head
  119. cyst/o
    bladder, sac
  120. -cele
    herniation, protrusion
  121. hyper-
    excess
  122. lipd/o
    fat
  123. -enter/o
    small intestine
  124. chrondr/o
    cartilage
  125. -malacia
    softening
  126. splen/o
    sleen
  127. -megaly
    inlargement
  128. oste/o
    bone
  129. -oma
    tumor, mass
  130. necr/o
    dead, death
  131. -osis
    abnormal condition
  132. -pathy
    disease process
  133. hyster/o
    uterus
  134. -ptosis
    prolapse
  135. hem/o
    blood
  136. -rrhage
    -rrhagia
    bursting forth
  137. -rrhea
    discharge, flow
  138. cyst/o
    bladder, sac
  139. -rrhexis
    rupture
  140. -sclerosis
    abnormal condition of hardening
  141. trache/o
    trachea, windpipe
  142. -stenosis
    abnormal condition of narrowing

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 Terminology CH. 1
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2010-10-13 02:19:59
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