Medical Terminology

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37 Terms

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word root

main part of word/ part of body involved or color

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dem

people

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gastr

stomach

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derm-

skin

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cyan=

blue

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enceph

brain

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liver

hepato

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dent

teeth

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enter

intestines

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polio

gray

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erythro

red

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cyan

blue

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combining form

word root +vowel

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suffix

meaning, procedure, or disorder

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cide

kill/death

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phil

like

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-ase

enzymne

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-rrhea

discharge

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-algia

pain

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plasia

formation

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hyper

execessive

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pre-

before

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post-

after

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homo-

same

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cata-

breaking down exomplex substances

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ab-

away from

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ad-

toward

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prefix

indicates time, location, number, or status

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-ostomy

artifical opening made from surgery to body surface

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-ectomy

surgical removal

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-rraphy

surgical suturing

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-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

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-stenosis

narrowing

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-rrhexis

rupture

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-gram

a picture or record

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angio-

blood vessels

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-graphy

  • process of producing a picture or record