Medical Terminology Chpt1

-ac

pertaining to

-ad

toward

-algia

pain

-amnois

amnion, amniotic fluid

-apheresis

removal

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-asthenia

weakness

-carcinoma

cancerous tumor

-cele

hernia, tumor, swelling

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-crine

to secrete

-cyesis

pregnancy

-cyte

cell

-desis

surgical fixation, fusion

-drome

run, running

-eal

pertaining to

-ectasis

stretching out, dilation, expansion

-ectomy

excision, removal, cut out

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

in the blood

-esis

condition

-gen

substance that produces or causes

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-gram

to record

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition of disease state, abnormal state or condition

-iasis

condition

-iastrist

specialist, physician

-iatry

treatment, specialty

-ic

pertaining to

-ictal

seizure, attack

-ior

pertaining to

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist who studies and treats

-logy

study of

-lysis

separation; destruction; loosening

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlarged, enlargement

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-opia

vision

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor, swelling

-pathy

disease

-paresis

slight paralysis

-ous

pertaining to

-penia

decrease, deficiency

-pepsia

digestion

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-phagia

eating, swallowing

-phobia

aversion, abnormal fear

-physis

growth

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasm

growth, substance, formation

-plasty

surgical repair

-poiesis

formation

-pnea

breathing

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

prolapse, drooping

-rrhage

excessive bleeding

-rrhagia

excessive bleeding

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-salpinx

fallopian tube (uterine tube)

-sarcoma

malignant tumor

-schisis

split, fissure

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopic

pertaining to visual examination

-scopy

process of visually examining

-spasm

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

-stasis

stop, control, standing

-stenosis

constriction, narrowing

-stomy

surgical opening

-thorax

chest, pleural cavity

-tocia

labor, birth

-tome

instrument to cut

-tomy

incision, cut into

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-trophy

nourishment, development

-uria

urination, urine