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What does the term 'anxi/o' mean?
What is the definition of 'aut/o'?
The term 'cycl/o' refers to what?
What does 'hallucin/o' mean?
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What does 'iatr/o' refer to?
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What is the definition of 'ment/o'?
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What does 'neur/o' mean?
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What does 'phil/o' refer to?
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What does 'somat/o' refer to?
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What is the meaning of 'ton/o'?
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What does 'xen/o' mean?
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The suffix '-form' indicates what?
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What does '-genic' indicate?
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What does '-kinesia' mean?
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What does '-leptic' indicate?
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The suffix '-mania' refers to what?
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What does '-oid' signify?
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What is the meaning of '-phobia'?
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What does '-phoria' indicate?
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What does '-somnia' mean?
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What does '-thymia' refer to?
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What is the meaning of '-tropic'?
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What does 'a-, an-' mean?
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What does 'agora-' signify?
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What does 'dys-' pertain to?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Key Terms
- anxi/o: Relates to feelings of unease or anxiety.
- aut/o: Refers to the self; indicates self-directed actions or conditions.
- cycl/o: Pertains to cycles, often used in contexts involving periodicity or circular patterns.
- hallucin/o: Associated with wandering thoughts or perceptions, often related to hallucinations.
- hypn/o: Refers to sleep; commonly used in discussions of sleep disorders.
- iatr/o: Indicates treatment or healing, typically in a medical context.
- klept/o: Means to steal; often found in terms related to theft or impulse control disorders.
- ment/o: Pertains to the mind and mental processes.
- neur/o: Relates to nerves; utilized in neurology and discussions of the nervous system.
- phil/o: Indicates attraction or love towards something; commonly used in various psychological contexts.
- phren/o: Another term for mind; often used in references to mental functions or conditions.
- psych/o: Refers to the mind, particularly in psychological and psychiatric contexts.
- pyr/o: Associated with fever; useful in discussions of inflammation or infections.
- schiz/o: Means split; often refers to splitting of mental functions as seen in schizophrenia.
- somat/o: Pertains to the body; often used in terms dealing with somatic symptoms.
- ton/o: Refers to tension; used in discussions of muscle tone and psychological stress.
- xen/o: Means stranger or foreigner; often used in medical, psychological, and cultural contexts.
Suffixes and Prefixes
- -form: Indicates resemblance; used in terms that describe shapes or forms similar to something.
- -genic: Means producing or generated by; often used in genetics and pathology.
- -kinesia: Relates to movement, often used in the context of motor functions or disorders.
- -leptic: Means to seize or hold; used in terms that describe specific forms of behavior or response.
- -mania: Indicates obsessive behavior or production; often found in mental health contexts.
- -oid: Refers to resemblance or derivation; used in various medical and biological terms.
- -pathy: Relates to emotions or feelings; important in psychology and pathology.
- -phobia: Indicates irrational or disabling fear; commonly seen in various anxiety disorders.
- -phoria: Refers to a feeling or bearing; often used in psychological terms.
- -somnia: Pertains to sleep; crucial in discussing sleep disorders.
- -thymia: Relates to mood or the mind; often seen in psychological terminology.
- -tropic: Indicates a stimulation or affinity towards something.
Prefixes Indicating Conditions
- a-, an-: Denotes absence or negation; significant in various medical terms indicating lack of a condition.
- agora-: Refers to a marketplace; significant in discussions of agoraphobia.
- cata-: Means down; used in terms describing degeneration or downward processes.
- dys-: Indicates abnormal or difficult conditions; commonly found in pathology.
- eu-: Refers to good or normal; essential in distinguishing normal physiological processes.
- hypo-: Means deficient or less than normal; critical in descriptions of conditions such as hypothyroidism.
- para-: Indicates abnormal, often referring to conditions that are alongside or abnormal in nature.
Mental Health Related Terms
- schizophrenia: Chronic psychotic disorder characterized by distortions of thought and perception.
- somatoform: Describes conditions where psychological distress manifests as physical symptoms.
- pyromania: Specific impulse control disorder characterized by an obsession with setting fires.
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