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Medical Terminology | School Study Aid

-algia

Pain

26 secs

-atresia

Closure, or Occlusion

30 secs

-boulia or -bulia

Will

24 secs

-ectasia, or -ectasis

Stretching, Dilation, or Enlargement

27 secs

-genesis

Production or Formation

20 secs

-lysis

Breakdown, Separation, or Destruction

31 secs

-mimetic

Mimic

21 secs

-rrhea

Flow or Discharge

34 secs

-rrhexis

Rupture

33 secs

-stasis

Standing Still or Standing

22 secs

-trophy Or Troph/o

Growth or Nourishment

36 secs

-type

Classification or Picture

24 secs

Abrupt/o

Broken Away From

35 secs

Acr/o

Extremities (Hands and Feet)

1 min

Ambly/o

Dim or Dull

22 secs

Aque/o

Water

21 secs

Atreto-

Closed or Lacking An Opening

44 secs

Catabol/o

A Breaking Down

25 secs

Cera-

Wax

37 secs

Cerumin/o

Earwax

29 secs

Chron/o

Time or Timing

26 secs

Cine- or Kine-

Relationship to Movement

30 secs

Coarct/o or Coarctat/o

Narrow or Press Together

35 secs

Copi/o

Plentiful

32 secs

Crypt/o

Hidden

15 secs

Debrid/e

Open a Wound

55 secs

Demi-, Hemi-, And Semi-

Half

50 secs

Domin/o

Controlling or Ruling

30 secs

Duct/o

To Lead

32 secs

Dynam/o

Power or Strength

45 secs

Ec-

Outside

40 secs

Equin/o

Pertaining to a Horse

41 secs

Febr/i

Fever

38 secs

Fil/i

Thread

28 secs

Fluor/o

Glowing or Luminous

36 secs

Geront/o Or -ger/o

Aged or Old Age

38 secs

Hered/o or Heredit/o

Inherited

25 secs

Hom/o

Same or Alike

30 secs

Hygr/o

Moisture

31 secs

Hypsi-

High

34 secs

Keton/o

Ketones

29 secs

Lipid/o or Lip/o

Fat or Lipids

47 secs

Lumin/o

Light

26 secs

Lux/o

To Slide

29 secs

Macro-

Large, Abnormal Size or Length

32 secs

Mega-, Megal/o, Or -megaly

Large

41 secs

Mellit/o

Honey or Honeyed

48 secs

Noct/i

Night

57 secs

Non-

32 secs

Orth/o

Straight, Normal, or Correct

32 secs

Pale/o

Old

26 secs

Palin- Or Pali-

Repitition or Recurrence

44 secs

Palpat/o

Touch, Stroke, or Feel

42 secs

Pernici/o

Harmful or Destructive

43 secs

Phot/o

Light

32 secs

Platy-

Broad or Flat

19 secs

Poly-

Many or Much

29 secs

Punct/o

Puncture

38 secs

Sacchar/o or Sucr/o

Sugar

39 secs

Scirrh/o

Hard

34 secs

Stroma

Supporting Tissue of an Organ, Gland or Other Structure

27 secs

Techn/o

Art or Skill

39 secs

Trans-

Across or Through

36 secs

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