Med Term Final

-itis

inflammation

-osis

any condition

-malacia

soft

-megal

enlargment

-algia

pain

-oma

tumor

-plast

surgical repair

-path

disease

-ologist

specialist

-ology

study of

-penia

deficiency

-spasm

involuntary contraction

-oid

resemble

-scop

observe

-gram

record

-otomy

cut into

-ostomy

create an opening

-ectomy

surgical removal

-lysis

destruction/loosen

-rrhexis

rupture

-desis

binding

-trophy

development

-ptosis

falling

-dyn

pain

-rrhaphy

suture/stitches

-emesis

vomiting

-ectasis

expansion

-esthesia

feeling

-pexy

suspension

-cele

hernia

-asthenia

weakness

-tope

place

-crine

secrete

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhag

burst; burst forth; blood flow

-rrhe

flow

-acusis

hearing

-phil

attraction for

-ptysis

spitting

-stasis

stop/standing

A-

without; not

An-

without; not

Auto-

self

Bi-

two

Brady-

slow

Dys-

bad

Hemi-

half

Hyper-

high

Hypo-

low

Inter-

between

Intra-

within

Multi-

many

Peri-

around; about

Poly-

many

Post-

after

Pre-

before

Quad-

four

Retro-

backward

Semi-

half

Sub-

under

Steno-

narrow/constricted

Cheil-

lips

Benign-

mild

Mela-

black

Onco-

tumor

Viscero-

organ

Sphenic-

wedge

Anti-

against

Myco-

fungus

Plasia-

development

Rug-

crease, fold, wrinkle

Iso-

equal

Malign-

bad

Adnexa-

ties, connection

Lapar-

abdominal wall

Ment-

mental

Somato-

body

Trachel-

neck

Hypno-

sleep

Scler-

hard

Sept-

wall

Scirr-

hard

Antr-

cavity

Plak-

plate

Alveol-

cavity

Sedat-

quiet; calm

Furca-

forked-shaped

Radic-

root

Radi-

ray

Metabol-

change

Pariet-

wall

Gemin-

twin

Grad-

walk; take steps

Calc-

heel; stone

Labi-

lip

Micr-

small

Phob-

fear

En-

in

Pro-

before

Mechano-

machine