Explain the Following Medical Terminologies Flashcards

Root words with prefixes and suffixes and definitions

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NEPHROPEXY nephr/o-pexy
Kidney Transplant = nephr/o: kidney -pexy: fixation (of an organ)
RHINOPLASTY rhino-plasty
Nose Job = rhino: nose -plasty: to repair
PARAPLEGIA para-plegia
Paralysis of both lower limbs = para:near, beside; beyond -plegia: paralysis
MYOPATHY myo-pathy
Muscle Weakness = myo: muscle -pathy: disease
ERYTHROPENIA erythr/o-penia
Decrease in the number of red blood cells = erythr/o: red blood cells -penia: decrease