Medical Terminology .4

Greek Verbs

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Aut-

• self

• nose

• tendon

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Crin-

• self

• nose

• (separate) secrete, secretion

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Esthe(s)-

• sensation, sensitivity, sense

• nose

• (separate) secrete, secretion

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Gen(e)-, -gen

• sensation, sensitivity, sense

• come into being, produce

• (separate) secrete, secretion

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Gram-

• (something written) a record

• come into being, produce

• (separate) secrete, secretion

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Graph-

• (something written) a record

• come into being, produce

• write, record

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Iater-

• healer, physician, treatment

• come into being, produce

• write, record

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Idi-

• healer, physician, treatment

• of one's self

• write, record

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Kine-

• healer, physician, treatment

• of one's self

• move

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Kines(i)-

• healer, physician, treatment

• movement, motion

• move

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Ly(s)-

• destroy, break down

• movement, motion

• move

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Myx-

• destroy, break down

• movement, motion

• mucus

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Orth-

• destroy, break down

• straight, erect, normal

• mucus

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Ot-

• ear

• straight, erect, normal

• mucus

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Path-

• ear

• (suffering) disease

• mucus

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Phil-

• ear

• (suffering) disease

• love, have an affinity for

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Pt-

• fall, sag, drop, prolaspe

• (suffering) disease

• love, have an affinity for

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Pyr-

• fall, sag, drop, prolaspe

• (fire) fever, burning

• stretching

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Pyret-

• fall, sag, drop, prolaspe

• fever

• stretching

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Pyrex-

• fall, sag, drop, prolaspe

• be feverish

• stretching

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Rhe-

• (run) flow, secrete

• tendon

• fever

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Rhag-

• (run) flow, secrete

• (burst forth) blow profusely, hemorrhage

• fever

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Rhex-

• rupture

• (burst forth) blow profusely, hemorrhage

• fever

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Rhin-

• rupture

• (burst forth) blow profusely, hemorrhage

• nose

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Scop-

• rupture

• look at, examine

• nose

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Sep-

• (be putrid) be infected

• nose

• tendon

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Ta-

• (be putrid) be infected

• stretching

• tendon

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Tel-

• (be putrid) be infected

• stretching

• end, completion

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Ten-, Tendon(t)-

• tendon

• stretching

• end, completion

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Therap(eu)-

• tendon

• treat medically, heal

• end, completion

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Tom-

• tendon

• treat medically, heal

• a cutting, slice, incision

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Ton-

• tendon

• tone, tension

• a cutting, slice, incision

Some combining forms of verbs, usually with the addition of a suffix and/or prefix, have become so commonly used in a certain form and meaning as to remain fixed as compound suffix forms.

Compound Suffix Forms

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-ectasia, -ectasis

• dilation, enlargement

• self

• study of, science

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-ectomy

• dilation, enlargement

• surgical excision, removal of all or part of organ

• study of, science

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-gen

• substance that produces something

• surgical excision, removal of all or part of organ

• study of, science

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-genesis

• substance that produces something

• surgical excision, removal of all or part of organ

• formation, origin

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-genic

• substance that produces something

• causing, producing, caused

• formation, origin

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-genous

• substance that produces something

• by, produced by, or in

• formation, origin

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-graph

• substance that produces something

• a record of activity of an organ

• an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

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-gram

• substance that produces something

• a record of activity of an organ

• an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

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-graphy

• the recording activity of an organ

  a descriptive treatise

• a record of activity of an organ

• an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

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-lysis

• the recording activity of an organ

  a descriptive treatise

• dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

• tendon

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-lytic

• pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration

• dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

• tendon

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-pathy

• pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration

• dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

• disease

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-ptosis

• pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration

• dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)

• disease

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-rrhagia

• profuse discharge, hemorrhage

• dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)

• disease

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-rrhea

• profuse discharge, hemorrhage

• profuse discharge, excessive secretion

• disease

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-rrhexis

• profuse discharge, hemorrhage

• profuse discharge, excessive secretion

• bursting (of tissues), rupture

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-scope

• an instrument for examining

• profuse discharge, excessive secretion

• bursting (of tissues), rupture

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-scopy

• an instrument for examining

• examination

• bursting (of tissues), rupture

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-tome

• an instrument for examining

• examination

• a surgical instrument for cutting

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-tomy

• surgical incision

• examination

• a surgical instrument for cutting