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| Terminology |
Description |
Notes |
| micro- |
small |
microscope, instrument used to see small objects |
| mal- |
bad |
malnutrition, bad nutrition |
| hypo- |
low, deficient, less than |
hypothermia, low body temperature |
| hyper- |
above, excessive, more than |
hypertension, high blood pressure |
| hydra- |
water |
hydrocephalus, water on the brain |
| hemi- |
half |
hemisphere, half of a sphere or globe |
| hem- |
blood |
hematology, study of the blood |
| gyne- |
woman |
gynecology, study of women |
| extra- |
beyond, outside |
extraorbital, outside the orbit of the eye |
| fore- |
in front of, before |
forehead, in front of the head |
| edem- |
swelling |
edematous, pertaining to swelling |
| dys- |
pain, difficulty |
dysuria, painful urination |
| dipl/o- |
double |
diplopia, double vision |
| derma- |
skin |
dermatitis, inflammation of the skin |
| primi- |
first |
primigravida, pregnant for first time |
| -emia |
blood condition |
leukemia |
| -emesis |
vomiting |
hematemesis |
| -ectomy |
surgical removal of |
appendectomy |
| -ectasis |
dilation |
bronchiectasis |
| -dynia |
pain |
orthodynia, tooth pain |
| -dema |
swelling |
papillodema
lymphodema |
| -cyte |
cell |
lymphocyte |
| -crine |
secrete |
endocrine, exocrine |
| -coccus |
round, spherical bacteria |
pneumococcus |
| -cise |
cut |
incise, excise |
| -cide |
kill |
homocide, fungicide |
| -centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
amniocentesis, thoracentesis |
| -ase |
enzyme |
lipase, alkaline phosphatase |
| -algesia |
suffering, pain |
analgesia, absence of pain |
| uni- |
one |
unilateral, one side |
| tri- |
three |
triplets |
| tachy- |
fast, rapid |
tachypnea, fast breathing |
| retro- |
after, behind, back of |
retrofit, add to afterwards |
| pseudo- |
false |
pseudopregnancy, false pregnancy |
| -parous |
giving birth, bearing |
multiparous, giving birth multiple times |
| -otomy |
cutting into |
laparotomy, cutting into the abdomen |
| -ostomy |
create a surgical opening |
colostomy, surgical opening in the colon |
| -orrhaphy |
suture |
herniorrhaphy, repair of a hernia |
| -oid |
resembling |
spheroid |
| -megaly |
large, enlargement |
cardiomegaly, an enlarged heart |
| -graphy |
recording a picture or record |
arteriography |
| -graph |
picture, record |
photograph, angiograph |
| -gram |
picture, record |
cardiogram |
| -cele |
swelling, hernia |
cystocele |
| -fuge |
driving away, pushing |
centrifuge |
| -form |
shape, resembling |
spongiform |
| -esthesia |
sensation |
anesthesia, paresthesia |
| -phobia |
fear |
arachnophobia, fear of spiders |
| -penia |
few |
osteopenia, low number of bone cells |
| genit/o |
birth, reproductive organs |
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