Ch. 06 Medical Terminology
De
Away from, down
Pre
Before, in front of
-logy
Study of
-ectomy
Surgical removal of a body part
Poly
Many, much
Macro
Large, great
Neo
New
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
-plasty
Surgical repair
Trans
Across, through
-oma
Tumor, mass
Tachy
Fast
-emia
Blood condition
-itis
Inflammation of
Hyper
Excessive, above normal
Bi
Double
Intra
Within, inside
Brady
Slow
-rrhea
Discharge, suffering
-blast
Immature cell
-algia
Pain
Endo
Within, inner
Anti
Against
-rrhage
-osis