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Hsc 113-01
chapter 1-3AmyAdair
Term | Definition |
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Word root | is the foundation of a medical term and contains primary meaning |
Combining Form | Its created when a word root is combined with a vowel |
Combining Vowel | usually a o but sometimes its a I, combining vowel has no meaning |
Suffix | is a word element placed at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word |
Prefix | Is a word elements attached at the beginning or the word or a word root |
Itis | Inflammation (Gastritis-inflammation of the Stomach) |
megaly | Enlargement(Gastromegaly-enlargement of the stomach) |
Oma | Tumor (Gastroma- tumor of the stomach) |
Centesis | Surgical procedure(arthrocentesis-puncture of a joint space with a needle with drawl of fluid_ |
Desis | Binding fixation of bone or join(arthrodesis- binding together of the joint) |
Ectomy | Excision removal(Appendectomy-excision of the appendix) |
Lysis | separation destruction loosening(thrombolysis-struction of a blood clot) |
Plasty | Surgical Repair ( Rhinoplasty- Surgical repair of the nose) |
Stony | Forming a opening in the mouth (Tracheostony- forming a opening in the trachea) |
tomy | Incision (Tracheotomy- Incision through the neck) |
Tripsy | Crushing (lithotripsy- Crushing the stone) |
Gram | recording (electrocardio gram record of the electrical activity of the heart) EKG |
Graph | Instrument of recording (cardiograph Instrument of recording electrical activity of the heart) |
Graphy | Process of a recording( angiography- process of recording of the blood vessels) |
meter | Instrument of measuring (pelvimeter- Measurement of the pelvic) |
Metry | An act of measuring (pelvimetry-act or process of measuring the dimensions of the pelvis |
Scope | Instrument of examining (endoscope- Instrument of examining within |
Scopy | Visual examination (endoscopy- visual examination within) |
algia | pain (neuralgia- Pain of the nerve) |
Cele | hernia, swelling (hepatocele- hernia of the liver) |
Adema | Swelling (lymphadema_ Swelling and accumulation of tissue fluid) |
emesis | Vomiting (Hyperemesis-excessive vomiting) |
emia | blood condition (anemia- Blood condition caused by a disease in the red blood cell |
gen | Forming, producing ,orgin (carcinogen forming, producing or orgin of cancer) |
Genesis | (Carcinogenis) |
iasis | Abnormal condition (produced by something specified) (cholelithiasis- abnormal condition of gull stones)Chloe=bile or gull Lith-=stone or calculus |
lith | stone and calculus (cholelith-gull stone) |
malacia | softening (chondromalacia- softening of the articular cartilage usually involving patella |
osis | abnormal condition, increase (use primary with blood cells) (cyanosis- Dark blue or discoloration of the skin) |
pathy | Disease (miopathy- disease of the muscles) |
Penia | Decrease deficiency (erythroplenia-disease in the red blood cells) |
phagia | eating and swolling (disphagia- difficulties of swolling) |
phasia | Speech (aphasia- absence or impairment of speech |
phobia | Fear (hemophobia- phobia of blood) |
plasia | Formation, growth (dysplasia- abnormal formation or growth of cell, tissues or organs) |
Plasm | new formation(neoplasm- new formation or growth of tissues) |
plegia | Paralysis (hemiplegia-paralysis of one side) |
ptosis | Prolapse, downward displacement (blepharoptosis- dropping of the upper eyelid) |
rrhage | busting forth of (hemorrhage- busting forth of the blood) |
rrhagia | profuse discharge of blood during minorrhagia |
rrhea | discharge,flow (diarrhea-Abnormal discharge of flow or fluid fecal matter from the bowel) |
rrhexis | Rupture (arteriorrhexis- Rupture of a artery) |
sclerosis | Abnormal condition of hardening (arteriosclerosis- Abnormal Condition or hardening of a artery) |
Spasm | Involuntary contraction,Twitching (blepharospasm-Twitching of the eyelid) |
Stenosis | Narrowing, Structure (Atrostenosis- Abnormal narrowing of the arteries) |
Toxic | Poison (hepatotoxic- Pertaining to a agent,'poison' that damages the liver) |
Trophy | Nourishment, development (distrophy- bad nourishment) |
Epi | above, upon |
Hypo | Decrease, low |
Infra | under,below |
Sub | under |
Inter | between |
Post | After, behind |
pre | Before |
Pro | in front of |
Retro | Backward, behind |
Bi | two |
Dipl | double |
hemi | one half |
Hyper | excessive, above normal |
Macro | large |
Micro | Small |
Mono | one |
uni | one |
Multi | many |
nulli | None |
Primi | First |
Quadri | Four |
Tri | Three |
Ab | Away from |
Ad | Toward |
Circum | around |
Peri | around |
Dia | through, across |
Endo | in, within |
Para | Near, besides |
Super | upper, above |
Supra | above, excessive |
ultra | excess, beyond |
A | Without, not |
Anti | Against |
Brady | Slow |
Dys | bad, painful |
Eu | good,normal |
Hetro | Different |
Homo | Same |
Mal | bad |
Tachy | Rapid |