Med Term Module 1

Peri

Surrounding

Pre

Before, in front

Hyper

Excessive, increased

Post

After, behind

Hypo

Deficient, decreased

Megaly

Enlargement

Malacia

Abnormal softening

Rrhage

Bleeding, abnormal excess fluid discharge

Dynia

Pain

Necrosis

Tissue death

Osis

Abnormal condition or disease

Plasty

Surgical repair

Itis

Inflammation

Rrhaphy

Surgical suturing

Algia

Pain

Myel/o

Spinal chord or bone marrow

Neur/o

In relation to the nerves

My/o

Muscles

Oste/o

Bone

Arthr/o

Joint

Perinatal

Pertaining to the time and events surrounding birth

Hepatomegaly

Abnormal enlargement of the liver TI,

Prenatal

Time and events before birth

Nat

Birth

Al

Pertaining to birth

Leuk/o

White

Cyte

Cell

Cyan

Blue

Cyanosis

Blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

Gastro

Stomach

Enter

Small intestines

Gastroenteritis

Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

Hemo

Blood

Angi/o

Blood vessel

Graphy

Recording

Neur/o

Nerve

Ab

Away from

Dia

Through

Rrhea

Flow/discharge

Ectomy

Removal

Arteri/o

Artery

Myel/o

Bone marrow or spinal chord

Myc/o

Fungus

Ather/o

Fatty plaque

Arthr/o

Joint

Pyel/o

Renal pelvis

-pathy

Disease or disorder

Pyr/o

Fever or fire

Py/o

Pus

My/o

Muscle

-ology

The study of something

-otomy

Cutting or a surgical insicion

-ostomy

Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-ologist

Specialist

End/o

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