(maybe don't use) Med Terms CH 1-2

-algia

pain condition

-cele

protrusion

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

-cyesis

pregnancy

-cyte

cell

-dipsia

thirst condition

-ectomy

surgical removal

-itis

inflammation

-genic

pertaining to producing

-gram

a record

-iatrist

physician

-kinesia

movement condition

-lith

stone

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-oma

mass, tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-pepsia

digestion condition

-phasia

speech condition

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis condition

-pnea

breathing

-porosis

porous

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for viewing

-stomy

surgically create an opening

-tomy

cutting into

-tripsy

surgical crushing

arthr-

joint

carcin-

cancer

cardi-

heart

cephal-

head

electr-

electricity

gastr-

stomach

hepat-

liver

my-

muscle

oste-

bone

rhin-

nose

-logy

study of

-megaly

enlarged

a-

without

bi-

two

dys-

abnormal, difficult, painful

inter-

between

post-

after

sub-

under