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What does the prefix '-crine' refer to in medical terminology?
What does the prefix '-crine' refer to in medical terminology?
- disease
- pain
- to secrete (correct)
- to kill
Which prefix means 'abnormal growth' in medical terminology?
Which prefix means 'abnormal growth' in medical terminology?
- -plégie
- -mégalie (correct)
- -gène
- -logie
The prefix '-ectomie' is associated with which of the following meanings?
The prefix '-ectomie' is associated with which of the following meanings?
- ablation (correct)
- puncture, to prick
- dilation
- narrowing
Which of the following prefixes indicates a condition of inflammation?
Which of the following prefixes indicates a condition of inflammation?
What does the prefix '-phobe' signify in medical terms?
What does the prefix '-phobe' signify in medical terms?
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What does the prefix -algie mean?
What does the prefix -algie mean?
Pain
What does the prefix -megaly mean?
What does the prefix -megaly mean?
Abnormal growth
What does the prefix -itis mean?
What does the prefix -itis mean?
Inflammation
What does the prefix -plasty mean?
What does the prefix -plasty mean?
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What does the prefix -logy mean?
What does the prefix -logy mean?
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Study Notes
Medical Suffixes
- -algie: pain
- -centèse: to puncture, to tap
- -cide: to kill
- -crine: to secrete
- -cyte: cell
- -ectasie: dilation
- -ectomie: excision
- -émie: blood concentration
- -émèse: vomiting
- -gène: originating from
- -genèse: origin, genesis
- -gramme: written record
- -graphie: writing, drawing, recording; medical imaging (radiography)
- -ite: inflammation
- -logie: study of
- -lyse: destruction
- -mégalie: abnormal enlargement
- -ome: tumor
- -ose: condition
- -pathie: disease/condition
- -phagie: to eat/consume
- -phile: loving, attracted to
- -phobe: dislike or fear
- -plastie: surgical repair
- -plégie: paralysis
- -pénie: deficiency
- -pepsie: digestion
- -pexie: fixation
- -ptose: droop, fall
- -rragie: bursting forth of (blood/fluid)
- -rrhée: flow
- -scopie: visual examination
- -sténose: narrowing
- -stomie: surgical opening
- -thérapie: treatment
- -tomie: incision
- -trophie: nutrition, growth
- -urie: urine
- -dégénérescence: degeneration
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