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Medical Terminology Part 2
This deck covers key medical terminology, focusing on prefixes, suffixes, and root words commonly used in the medical field. It is designed to help students learn and remember important terms and their meanings.
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rib
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
cost-
rib
-gram
record
acro-
extremities
rhexis
break, burst
carcin-
cancer
-penia
decrease
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
cost- | rib |
-gram | record |
acro- | extremities |
rhexis | break, burst |
carcin- | cancer |
-penia | decrease |
gen- | original, production |
burso- | sac |
retr(o)- | backwards |
trip- | rub, friction |
strept- | twist |
-desis | binding |
mani- | madness |
glosso- | tongue |
-trophy | development |
supra- | above |
-ptosis | falling |
-dyn- | pain |
mast- | breast |
-rrhaphy | suture |
dent- | teeth |
cephal- | head |
auto- | self |
epi- | upon |
hydro- | water |
lobo- | section |
-emesis | vomiting |
contra- | against, counter |
-iasis | condition |
trans- | through, across |
brady- | slow |
-ectasis | expansion |
cyt- | cell |
odont- | tooth |
leuk- | white |
-ethesia | sensation |
cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
steno- | narrow |
cheil- | lip |
-cecle | hernia |
benign | mild, not cancerous |
semen | seed |
celio- | abdomen |
erythro- | red |
vaso- | vessel |
melan- | black |
cauda- | tail |
lingua- | tongue |
myring- | eardrum |
spondyl- | spinal column |