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Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology
Welcome to the first step in learning medical terminology! I think medical terminology is like a foreign language because you need to memorize, practice, and drill just like you do with a foreign language. The more you seeit, read it, and hear it, the easier it is to master.
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| necro | death |
| rrhagia | burst forth |
| malacia | abnormal softening |
| litho | stone |
| myco | fungus |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| ligation | tying vessels |
| eal | pertaining to |
| rrhea | flow/discharge |
| osis | abnormal condition or disease |
| um | tissue or structure |
| cyano | blue |
| graphy | process of making a picture |
| pyo | pus |
| otomy | surgical cutting |
| steno | narrowing |
| megaly | large or enlargement |
| dynia | pain |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| laceration | torn, ragged wound |
| viral | pertaining to a virus |
| erythro | red |
| cardio | heart |
| nato | birth or born |
| palpation | examination technique using hands |
| ology | study of |
| neuro | nerve |
| laryngo | larynx or voice box |
| algia | pain or suffering |
| pathy | disease |
| entero | small intestine |
| post | after, around |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| athero | plaque, fatty substance |
| mucous | membranes that secrete mucus |
| inflammation | localized response to injury or tissue destruction |
| melano | dark or black |
| prostrate | overcome with exhaustion |
| tonsillo | tonsil |
| suppuration | discharge of pus |
| polio | gray |
| arthro | joint |
| ous | pertaining to |
| sclero | hardening |
| trauma | wound or injury |
| peri | around |
| suturing | to close a wound by stitching |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| rrhaphy | to suture or stitch |
| itis | inflammation |
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