Med Terminology

-ectomy
- removal
- append/ectomy (appendix)
-centesis
- puncture
- arthr/o/centisi
-stomy
- forming an opening
- col/o/stomy
-tome
- instrument to cut
- phleb/o/tomy
-tomy

incision, cut into
-desis

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
-pexy

suspension, fixation (of an organ)
-rrhaphy

suture
-plasty

surgical repair
-clasis

break, fracture
-lysis

separation, destruction, loosening
-tripsy

crushing
-algia

pain
-dynia

pain
-cele

hernia, swelling
-ectasis

dilation, expansion
-emesis

vomiting
-emia

blood condition
-gen

forming, producing, origin
-genesis

forming, producing, origin
-gram

record, a writing
-graph

instrument for recording
-graphy

process of recording
-iasis

abnormal condition
-itis

inflammation
-lith

stone, calculus
-logist

specialist in the study of
-logy

study
-malacia

softening
-megaly

enlargement
-meter

instrument for measuring
-oid

resembling
-oma

tumor
-osis

abnormal condition, increase

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2011-09-15T00:00:36Z

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