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Chapter 3
Medical Terminology
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| Contraindication | Massage should be avoided |
| Indication | Massage would be beneficial |
| Anatomy | Study of the structure of the body |
| Physiology | Study of the fuction of the body |
| Pharmacology | science of medications |
| Pathology | study of disease process |
| Hepato | refers to liver |
| cardio | refers to heart |
| brachii | refers to arm |
| costo | refers to ribs |
| myo | refers to muscle |
| abdomino | refers to abdomen |
| thoraco | refers to chest or thorax |
| carcino | refers to cancer |
| toxico or toxo | refers to poison |
| myelo | refers to spinal cord or bone marrow |
| sclero | refers to hardening or whites of the eye |
| cysti or cysto | refers to filled sac or bladder |
| angio | vessel |
| arterio | artery |
| arthro | joint |
| bronchi(o) | bronchus of lung |
| cepahlo | head |
| cerebro | cerebrum of brain |
| cervico | neck |
| chondro | cartilage |
| cranio | skull |
| cyto | cell |
| denti | teeth |
| dermato | skin |
| dermo | skin |
| fibro | fiber |
| gastro | stomach |
| gyn | woman |
| hem or hemato | blood |
| histo | tissue |
| hydro | water |
| ilio | ilium |
| laryngo | larynx |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| oculo | eye |
| oto | ear |
| pedi or pedo | child |
| pneumato | breathing and respiration |
| podo | foot |
| psycho | mind |
| pulmo | lung |
| rhino | nose |
| sterno | chest |
| thermo | heat |
| thyro | thyroid |
| tracheo | trachea |
| troph | growth |
| uro | urinary |
| veno | vein |
| vertebro | spine |
| hyper | excessive |
| hypo | under or not enough |
| poly | many or much |
| semi | partial |
| bi | two |
| tri | three |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| ante | before |
| endo | inside |
| post | behind or after |
| pre | before or in front of |
| syn | together |
| trans | through or across |
| a | without or absence of |
| anti | against |
| contra | against |
| dis | separation or absence |
| infra | below |
| iso | same or equal to |
| micro | small |
| ortho | straight or correct |
| pseudo | false |
| re | again or back |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| circum | around |
| homeo | same |
| epi | over, upon |
| mal | abnormal |
| quad | four |
| medi | middle |
| sub | under, below |
| uni | one |
| super | above, in addition |
| supra | above, over |
| -algia | characterized by pain |
| -esthesia | sensation of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ist | specialist of |
| -ism | condition of |
| ventral | anterior |
| dorsal | posterior |
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