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Medical Terminology

  1. ex-
    out
  2. cis
    to cut
  3. ion
    process
  4. mal
    bad
  5. format
    a shaping
  6. ion
    process
  7. chemo
    chemical
  8. therapy
    treatment
  9. gastr
    stomach
  10. oma
    tumor
  11. itis
    inflammation
  12. ante
    before, forward
  13. anti
    against
  14. ecto
    out, outside, outer
  15. endo
    within, inner
  16. hyper
    above, beyond, excessive
  17. hypo
    below, under, deficient
  18. inter
    between
  19. intra
    within
  20. para
    beside, alongside, abnormal
  21. peri
    around
  22. per
    through
  23. pre
    before, in fron of
  24. pro
    before
  25. super
    supra
    above, beyond
  26. poiesis
    formation
  27. ptosis
    prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down
  28. ptysis
    spittingq
  29. rrhagia

    rrhage
    to burst forth, bursting forth
  30. rrhaphy
    suture
  31. rrhea
    flow, discharge
  32. rrhexia
    rupture
  33. scope
    insturment for examining
  34. scopy
    visual examination, to view, examine
  35. tome
    instrument to cut
  36. tomy
    incision
  37. tripsy
    crushingq
  38. trophy
    nourishment, developmentq
  39. abate
    to lessen, decrease or cease
  40. abnormal (AB)
    pertaining to away from the normal or rule
  41. abscess
    localized collection of pus, which may occur in any part of the body
  42. acute (ac)
    sudden, sharp, severe; a disease that has a sudden onset, severe symptoms, and a short course
  43. adhesion
    process of being stuck together
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Medical Terminology
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