Med Term Chapter 2

cele

hernia; swelling

scopy

visual examination

desis

binding; fixation of bone or joint

scope

instrument for examination

penia

decease; deficiency

scler

hardening; sclera white of eye

tomy

incision

stomy

mouth like opening

osis

abnormal condition; increase

genesis or gen

forming, producing, origin

rrhexis

rupture

centesis

surgical puncture

ectomy

excision; removal

pexy

fixation of an organ

graphy

process of recording

gram

record or writing

algia or dynia

pain

clasis

to break; surgical fracture

sten

narrowing

lysis

separating, destruction, loosening

spasm

involuntary contraction; twitching

ism

condition

logy

study of

iasis

condition of

plegia

paralysis

trispdy

crushing

ptosis

prolapse; downward displacement

encephal

brain

mening

meninges

icle, ole, ule

small; minute

rrhea

discharge; flow

ist

specialist

iatry

physician; treatment

hemat

blood

emesis

vomiting

plasty

surgical repair

emia

blood condition

phobia

fear

tome

instrument to cut

ectasis

dilation; expansion

malacia

softening

pathy

disease

toxic

poison

rrhapy

suture