Med SLP Terms
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-itis
inflammation
tonsillitis, appendicitis
-osis
abnormal condition
cyanosis (of blueness, due to cold or low oxygen)
-ectomy
to cut out (remove)
appendectomy, tonsillectomy
-otomy
to cut into
tracheotomy (to cut into the windpipe)
-ostomy
to make a “mouth”
colostomy (to make a permanent opening in colon)
a/an
without, none
anemia (literally no blood but means few red cells)
micro
Small
microstomia (abnormally small mouth, see “stomy” in colostomy above?)
macro
large | macrostomia (abnormally large mouth) |
mega/ -megaly
enlarged | megacolon (abnormally large colon = large intestine) |
-scopy/ -scopic
to look, observe | colonoscopy (look into colon) |
-graphy/ graph
recording | mammography (imaging the breasts) |
-gram
the image (X-ray) | mammogram |
-ology/ -ologist
study, specialize in | cardiologist, nephrologist (study |