Terminology #2 Flashcards
-megaly
enlargement
-ole
little, small
-oma
tumor or mass
-opsy
to view
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
-pathy
disease, condition
-penia
deficiency
-phobia
fear
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptosis
falling, drooping, prolapse
-sclerosis
hardening
-scope
an instrument to visually examine
-scopy
process of visual examination
-sis
state of
-stasis
stopping, controlling
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
-therapy
treatment
-tomy
cutting into
-trophy
development, nourishment
-y
condition or process
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-cele
hernia
-centesis
surgical procedure to remove fluid
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
cutting out, removal of
-emia
blood condition
-genie
produced by or produced in
-globin
protein
-gram
record
-graphy
process of recording
-ia
condition
-ic
pertaining to
-ion
process
-ism
condition, process
-ist
specialist
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study of
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
