Medcerts-Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology

Medcerts-Human Anatomy, Physiology,
and Medical Terminology
-algia - ANSWER-Pain

-blast - ANSWER-embryonic, immature

-centesis - ANSWER-surgical puncture

-crine - ANSWER-to secrete

-ectomy - ANSWER-removal, resection, excision

-emia - ANSWER-blood condition

-gram - ANSWER-record, process of recording

-graphy - ANSWER-process of recording

-itis - ANSWER-inflammation

-lysis - ANSWER-breakdown, destruction, seperation

-megaly - ANSWER-enlargement

-meter - ANSWER-measure

-oma - ANSWER-tumor, mass

-osis - ANSWER-abnormal condition

-partum - ANSWER-birth, labor

-pathy - ANSWER-disease condition

-pexy - ANSWER-surgical fixation

-plasia - ANSWER-development, growth

-plasm - ANSWER-structure, formation

-plasty - ANSWER-surgical repair

-pnea - ANSWER-breathing

, -ptosis - ANSWER-falling, droping, prolapse

-rrhagia - ANSWER-bursting forth of blood

-rrhaphy - ANSWER-suture

-rrhea - ANSWER-discharge, flow

-sclerosis - ANSWER-hardening

-scopy - ANSWER-to view, visual examination

-stasis - ANSWER-stopping, controlling

-stomy - ANSWER-opening

-therapy - ANSWER-treatment

-tomy - ANSWER-incision, to cut into

-trophy - ANSWER-development, nourishment

a-, an - ANSWER-without

abduction - ANSWER-movement away from the midline

adduction - ANSWER-movement toward the midline

albino - ANSWER-deficient in pigment (melanin)

alopecia - ANSWER-absence of hair from areas where it normally grows

ante- - ANSWER-before

anti- - ANSWER-against

aorta - ANSWER-bodys main artery and is the largest blood vessel in the body. carries
oxygenated blood from the left ventricle in the heart, and branches out to the entire
body

arth - ANSWER-joint

atria (artrium) - ANSWER-two upper chambers of the heart. two largest veins in the
body that bring oxygen and poor blood into the heart through the right atrium. once