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-algia - pain ex: gastralgia (stomach pain) -asthenia (his thin knee) - weakness ex: (myasthenia, muscle weakness) -cele - protrusion ex: cystocele (protrusion of urinary bladder) -centesis - surgical puncture to remove fluid ex: arthrocentesis (puncture to withdraw fluid from joint) -clasia - surgical breaking ex: osteoclasia (surgical breaking of bone) -cytosis - abnormal cell condition (too many) ex: erythrocytosis (too many red cells) -desis - surgical fixation ex: arthrodesis (surgical fusing of joint) -dipsia - feeling sensation ex: anesthesia (without sensation) -dynia - pain ex: cardiodynia (heart pain) -ectasis - dilated ex:(bronchiectasis dilated bronchi ) -ectomy - surgical removal ex: gastrectomy (surgical removal of stomach) -emesis - Vomiting ex: hematemesis (vomiting blood)-emia - blood condition (ex. anemia) -gen - that which produce ex: mutagen (that which produces mutations) -genesis - produces, generates ex: osteogenesis (produces bone) -globin - protein ex: hemoglobin (blood protein) -globulin - protein ex: immunoglobulin (protective protein) -gram - record or picture ex: electrocardiogram (record of hearts electrical activity) -graphy - process of recording -gravida - pregnancy ex: multigravida (many pregnancies) -ia - state of, condition ex: pnemonia (lung condition) -iartist - physician -iasis - abnormal condition ex:Lithiasis (abnormal condition of stones) -ism - state of, ex: hypothyroidism (state of inefficient thyroid hormones) -kinesia - movement ex: bradykinesia ex: (slow movement) -logist - one who studies-lysis - to destroy, ex:osteolysis (destroy bone) -lytic - destruction ex:thrombolytic (clot destruction) -malacia - abnormal softening ex: chondromalagia ex: (abnormal cartilage softening ) -megaly - enlarged ex: cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) -oma - Tumor or mass ex: carcinoma (cancerous tumor) -opsy - view of ex: biopsy (view of life) -osis - abnormal condition ex: cyanosis (abnormal condition of blue skin) -osmia - sense of smell ex: anosmia (no sense of smell) -ostomy - surgically create an opening ex: colostomy (surgically create opening for colon {through abdominal wall} -otomy - cutting into ex: thoracotomy (cutting into chest) -para - to bear (offspring) -partum - childbirth ex. postpartum (after childbirth) -pathy - disease, ex: myopathy (muscle disease)-penia - too few , cytopenia (too few cells) -pepsia - digestion ex: bradypepsia (slow digestion) -pexy - surgical fixation ex: nephropexy (surgical fixation of kidney) -phagia - eating, swallowing ex: dysphagia (diffuculty swallowing) -phil - attracted to ex:eosinophil (attracred to rosy [dye]) -phonia - voice ex: aphonia (without voice) -plasia - formation of cells -plegia - paralysis, ex: paraplegia (paralysis of both lower extremities) -ptosis - drooping, ex: proctopsis (drooping rectum) -rrhage - excessive, abnormal flow ex: hemmorrhage (excessive bleeding) -rrhagia - abnormal flow condition ex: menorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow condition) -rrhexis - rupture ex: hysterorrhexis (rupture of uterus) -sclerosis - hardening (ex. arteriosclerosis- hardening of the arteries)-scope - instrument for viewing ex: gastroscope instrument to view stomach -spasm - involuntary muscle contraction ex: bronchospasm involuntary contraction of bronchi muscles -stenosis - narrowing ex: angiostenosis (narrowing of a vessel) -therapy - treatment -toxic - posion ex: cytotoxic (poisonous to cells) -uria - urine condition ex: hematuria (blood in urine condition) 3 types of medical terms - built from latin or greek part words, eponyms (based on a person's name), modern english words a- - without abdomin/o - adbomen suffix:al abdominopelvic cavity - inferior of 2 ventral cavities; large cavity that is generally divided into abdominal (houses stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, & portions of colon & intestine) & pelvic cavities (contains urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, & portions of the colon & intestine; in females, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, & vagina; in males, prostate gland, seminal vesicles, bulbourethral gland, & portion of vas deferens ALL medical terms must have - a suffix an- - withoutanatomical divisions of the abdominopelvic cavity - right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical region, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac. anatomical position - Standing erect with palms and feet facing forward ante - before ante- - before, in front of anti- - against auto - self auxillary - armpit between root words use a _______ even if the second root begins with a vowel. ex: gastro-enter-o-logy - combining vowel bi - two brady- - slow branchi/o - arm suffix:al cervic/o - neck suffix:al cle - small ex: vesicle (small sac [blister])