Medical Terminology Lesson #4

Front 1

Aut-

aut-ism

Back 1

Combining form

self

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Crin-

endo-crin-ology

Back 2

Combining form

(separate) secrete, secretion

Front 3

Esthe(s)-

esthe-tics

Back 3

Combining form

sensation, sensitivity, sense

Front 4

Gen(e)-, -gen

gene-tics

Back 4

Combining form

come into being; produce

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Gram-

cardio-gram

Back 5

Combining form

(something written) a record

Front 6

Graph-

graph-ology

Back 6

Combining form

write, record

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Iatr-

iatr-ogenic

Back 7

Combining form

healer, physician; treatment

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Idi-

idi-opathic

Back 8

Combining form

of one's self

Front 9

Kine-

kine-tics

Back 9

Combining form

move

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Kines(i)-

Kinesi-ology

Back 10

Combining form

movement, motion

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Ly(s)-

hemo-lys-is

Back 11

Combining form

destroy, breakdown

Front 12

Myx-

myx-ocyte

Back 12

Combining form

mucus

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Orth-

orth-odontia

Back 13

Combining form

straight, erect; normal

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Ot-

ot-algia

Back 14

Combining form

ear

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Path-

path-ogen

Back 15

Combining form

(suffering) disease

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Phil-

hemo-phil-iac

Back 16

Combining form

love; have an affinity for

Front 17

Pt-

hystero-pt-osis

Back 17

Combining form

fall, sag, drop, prolapse

Front 18

Pyr-

pyr-omania

Back 18

Combining form

(fire) fever, burning

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Pyret-

anti-pyret-ic

Back 19

Combining form

fever

Front 20

Pyrex-

pyrex-in

Back 20

Combining form

be feverish

Front 21

Rhe-

diar-rhe-a

Back 21

Combining form

(run) flow, secrete

Front 22

Rhag-

menor-rhag-ia

Back 22

Combining form

(burst forth) flow profusely, hemorrhage

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Rhex-

rhex-is

Back 23

Combining form

rupture

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Rhin-

rhin-oplasty

Back 24

Combining form

nose

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Scop-

oto-scop-y

Back 25

Combining form

look at, examine

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Sep-

sep-sis

Back 26

Combining form

(be putrid) be infected

Front 27

Ta-

myo-ta-tic

Back 27

Combining form

stretching

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Tel-

tel-angion

Back 28

Combining form

end, completion

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Ten-, Tenon(t)-

ten-odesis

Back 29

Combining form

tendon

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Therap(eu)-

therapeu-tics

Back 30

Combining form

treat medically, heal

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Tom-

tom-ography

Back 31

Combining form

a cutting, slice, incision

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Ton-

ton-icity

Back 32

Combining form

(a stretching) (muscular) tone, tension

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-ectasia, -ectasis, -ectomy

cardi-ectasia, nephr-ectasis

Back 33

Compound suffix form

dilation, enlargement, surgical excision; removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an organ

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-gen

anttoxino-gen, carcino-gen

Back 34

Combining form

substance that produces (something)

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-genesis

lipo-genesis, patho-genesis

Back 35

Compound suffix form

formation, origin

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-genic

carcino-genic

Back 36

Compound suffix form

causing, producing, caused

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-genous

hepato-genous

Back 37

Compound suffix form

by, produced by or in

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-gram

cardio-gram

Back 38

Combining form

a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray)

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-graph

poly-graph

Back 39

Combining form

an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

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-graphy

spleno-graphy, osteo-graphy

Back 40

Compound suffix form

(1)the recording of the activity of an organ (usually by x-ray examination) (2) a descriptive treatise (on a subject)

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-lysis

hemo-lysis

Back 41

Compound suffix form

dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

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-lytic

hemo-lytic

Back 42

Compound suffix form

pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration (forms adjectives from words ending in -lysis)

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-pathy

neuro-pathy

Back 43

Compound suffix form

disease

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-ptosis

gastro-ptosis

Back 44

Compound suffix form

dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)

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-rrhagia

leuko-rrhagia

Back 45

Compound suffix form

profuse, discharge, hemorrhage

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-rrhea

rhino-rrhea

Back 46

Compound suffix form

profuse discharge, excessive secretion

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-rrhexis

angio-rrhexis

Back 47

Compound suffix form

bursting (of tissues), rupture

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-scope

rhino-scope

Back 48

Compound suffix form

an instrument for examining

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-scopy

endo-scopy

Back 49

Compound suffix form

examination

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-tome

adenoma-tome

Back 50

Compound suffix form

a surgical instrument for cutting

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-tomy

cholecysto-tomy

Back 51

Compound suffix form

surgical incision