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-oma

mass/tumor

-megaly

enlargment

-itis

infection of/inflammation of

-ism

disease from specific cause

-ia

condition/state/thing

-ion

action/condition

-ation

being/having

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

picture/record

-graphy

process of recording

-metry

process of measuring

-scope

instrument used to examine

-scopy

process of using an instrument to examine

-tomy

process of cutting/making incision

-iatry

medical treatment

-ics

knowledge/practice

-ist

person who specializes in

-logy

study of

epi-

above

inter-

between

intra-

within

peri-

around

post-

after/behind

pre-

before/in front of

sub-

below/under/less than

trans-

across

brady-

slow

hyper-

above/more than normal

hypo-

below/deficient

poly-

many

tachy-

fast

an-

not/without

anti-

against

re-

again and again

dys-

abnormal/difficult/painful

frontal plane

divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)

sagittal plane

divides body into left and right sides

transverse plane

divides body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower)

medial direction

moving toward midline of body

lateral direction

moving away from midline of the body

anterior direction

moving toward front of body

posterior direction

moving toward back of body

superior direction

moving toward the head

inferior direction

moving toward the tailbone

distal direction

moving away from trunk of a limb (towards fingers/toes)

proximal direction

moving toward trunk of a limb (moving away from fingers/toes)

superficial direction

outer part of body

deep direction

inside body/organ

dermatology

integumentary system

gastroenterology

gastrointestinal system

pulmonology

respiratory system

cardiology

cardiovascular system

hematology

study of blood

obstetrics

pregnancy and childbirth

ophthalmology

eyes/tear ducts

otolaryngology

ears, nose, throat

congenital disease

conditions present since birth

degenerative disease

progressive destruction disease - by cells/aging

environmental disease

disease from exposure to environment

genetic disease

mutation in genes/chromosomes

hereditary disease

inherited defective disease

nosocomial infection disease

exposure to disease-causing agent in hospital

iatrogenic disease

disease from meds/treatment recieved

idiopathic disease

disease with no identifiable cause

infectious disease

disease by pathogen

neoplastic disease

growth of mass

nutritional disease

disease from a lack of nutrients

acute

sudden in nature/sever in intensity

subacute

sudden in nature/mild intensity

chronic

conditions that last 3+ months

exacerbation

sudden worsening in symptoms/signs

remission

temporary recovery - not cured

relapse/recurrence

return of og disease

sequela

complication after cured

inspection

visual exam

palpation

using fingers to feel masses/organs to detect tenderness/pain

auscultation

using a stethoscope

percussion

tapping body cavities

-is (plural)

-ideas

-nx (plural)

-nges

-oma (plural)

-omata

-on (plural)

-a

-a (plural)

-aeus

-us (plural)

-i

-is (plural)

-es

-ex (plural)

-ices

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ine

pertaining to

-ive

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to