DMS 229 Medical Terminology Lesson 2

dys-

problem; abnormal

-plasia

process of growth; growing

-itis

inflammation

pan-

all

-trophy

growth; typically involving cellular growth (in size)

-oma

tumor

-pathy

disease

-ism

state

-eal

pertaining to; related to some process

cyto-

cell

-osis

condition (abnormal)

-stasis

maintenance of “normal” conditions

-lysis

destruction

dynamic-

changing (continually)

-penia

decreased; below or lower than normal

-emia

relating to a blood condition

-ectomy

excision; removal

-otomy

incision; cutting

-scopy

to view

hypertrophy

increased size of cells

-graphy

process of recording

sono-/echo-

sound

-ostomy

to make a hole

electro-

pertaining to an electrical charge

-plasty

surgical repair

pancytopenia

decrease in all cells

-therapy

treatment

hyperplasia

increased number of cells

chemo-

chemical

splenomegaly

enlarged spleen