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Ch. 1: Intro. to Medical Lang

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phag/o pronounciaton
(FAY-goh)
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phag/o example?
aphagia
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phag/o meaning?
eat
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plas/o pronounciation
PLAS-oh
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plas/o meaning
formation
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plas/o example
hyperplasia
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morph/o pronunciation
MOR-foh
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morph/o mean
change
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morph/o example
morphology
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myc/o pronunciation
MAI-koh
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myc/o meaning
fungus
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myc/o example
dermatomycosis
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necr/o pronunciation
NEK-roh
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necr/o meaning
death
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necr/o example
necrosis
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orth/o pronunciation
OR-thoh
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orth/o meaning
straight
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orth/o example
orthodontist
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path/o pronunciation
PAH-thoh
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path/o meaning
suffering, disease
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path/o example
pathology
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py/o pronunciation
PAI-oh
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py/o meaning
pus
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py/o examples
pyorrhea, pyemia
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scler/o pronunciation
SKLEH-roh
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scler/o meaning
hard
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scler/o example
scleroderma
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sten/o pronunciation
STIH-noh
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sten/o meaning
narrowing
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sten/o example
stenosis
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troph/o pronunciation
TROH-foh
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troph/o meaning
nourishment, development
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troph/o examples
trophology, hypertrophy
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xen/o pronunciation
ZEE-noh
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xen/o meaning
foreign
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xen/o example
xenograft
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Pertaining to suffixes:
* -ac
* -al
* -ar
* -eal
* -ic
* -tic
* -ous
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\-ia and -ism meaning
condition
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\-ium meaning
tissue, structure
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\-ium example
pericardium
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\-y meaning
condition, procedure
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\-y example
hypertrophy
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Diminutive for small:
* -icle
* -ole
* -ule
* -ula
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\-iatrics and -iatry meaning
medical science
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\-iatrist meaning
specialist in medicine of
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\-ist meaning
specialist
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\-logist meaning
specialist in the study of
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\-logy meaning
study of
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\-algia pronunciation
AL-jah
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\-algia and -dynia meaning
pain
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\-algia example
myalgia
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\-dynia pronunciation
DAI-nee-ah
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\-dynia example
gastrodynia
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\-cele pronunciation
SEEL
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\-cele definition
hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong)
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\-emia pronunciation
EE-mee-ah
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\-emia meaning
blood condition
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\-iasis pronunciation
AI-ah-sis
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\-iasis meaning
presence of
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\-itis pronunciation
inflammation
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\-lysis meaning
loosen, break down
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\-malacia pronunciation
mah-LAY-shah
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\-malacia definition
abnormal softening
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\-megaly pronunciation
MEH-gah-lee
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\-megaly meaning
enlargement
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\-oid meaning
resembling
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\-oma meaning
tumor
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\-osis meaning (that describe symptoms, diseases, and conditions)
condition
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\-pathy meaning
disease
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\-penia meaning
deficiency
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\-ptosis pronunciation
puh-TOH-sis
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\-ptosis meaning
drooping
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\-rrhage pronunciation
RIJ
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\-rrhage and -rrhagia meaning
excessive flow
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\-rrhagia pronunciation
RAY-jee-ah
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\-rrhea pronunciation
REE-ah
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\-rrhea meaning
flow
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\-rrhexis pronunciation
REK-sis
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\-rrhexis meaning
rupture
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\-spasm pronunciation
SPAZ-um
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\-spasm meaning
involuntary contraction
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\-centesis meaning
puncture
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\-gram meaning
written record
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\-graph meaning
instrument used to produce a record
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\-graphy meaning
process of recording
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\-meter meaning
instrument used to measure
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\-metry meaning
process of measuring
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\-scope meaning
instrument used to look
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\-scopy meaning
process of looking
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\-desis meaning
binding, fixation
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\-ectomy meaning
removal
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\-pexy meaning
surgical fixation
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\-plasty meaning
reconstruction
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\-rrhaphy meaning
suture
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\-rrhaphy pronunciation
rah-fee
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\-stomy meaning
creation of an opening
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\-tomy meaning
incision
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Singular → Plural suffix:

\-a →
\-ae
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a- pronunciation
ay
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a- and an- meaning
not

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