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0469-GL: Appen. A(2)

Common medical terms and definitions by body system

TermTerm StructureDefinition
cerebrovascular cerebr/o = cerebrum vascul/o = vessel ar = pertaining to Pertaining to the brain and blood vessels that supply it
epidural epi = above, upon dur/a = dura mater al = pertaining to Pertaining to above the dura mater
epilepsy epi = above, upon lepsy = seizure A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures
meningitis mening/o = meninges itis = inflammation Inflammation of the meninges of the brain
neuralgia neur/o = nerve algia = pain Nerve pain
neurologist neur/o = nerve logist = specialist in the study or treatment of A physician who specializes in diseases of the neurological system
schizophrenia schiz/o = split phren/o = mind or diaphragm ia = condition of A type of psychosis in which the mind is said to be split from reality
bradycardia brady = slow cardi/o = heart ia = pertaining to Pertaining to a slow heart rate
cardiologist cardi/o = heart logist = specialist in the study of A physician who specializes in diseases of the heart
cardiomyopathy cardi/o = heart my/o = muscle pathy = disease Disease of the heart muscle
endocardium endo = within cardi/o = heart ium = structure, tissue Membrane lining the cavities of the heart
hypertension hyper = above or excessive High blood pressure
hypoxemia hypo = below or deficient ox/e = oxygen emia = blood Too little oxygen in the blood
myocarditis my/o = muscle cardi/o = heart itis = inflammation Inflammation of the heart muscle
myocardium my/o = muscle cardi/o = heart ium = structure, tissue Heart muscle tissue
pericardium peri = around, surrounding cardi/o = heart ium = structure, tissue Lining around the outside of the heart
tachycardia tachy = fast cardi/o = heart ia = pertaining to Pertaining to a fast heart rate
bronchitis bronch/o = bronchus itis = inflammation Inflammation of the bronchi
dyspnea dys = difficult, painful pnea = breathing Difficult, painful, or faulty breathing
hypoxia hypo = below or deficient oxi = oxygen ia = condition of A condition of deficient oxygen levels
pharyngitis pharyng/o = pharynx itis = inflammation Inflammation of the pharynx
pulmonologist pulmon/o = lungs logist = specialist in the study or treatment of Specialist in diseases of the lungs
rhinoplasty rhin/o = nose plasty = surgical repair Surgical repair of the nose
rhinorrhea rhin/o = nose rrhea = flow, discharge Discharge from the nose
spirometry spir/o = breathe; breath metry = process of measuring Measurement of breathing
stethoscope steth/o = chest scope = instrument for viewing Instrument used to listen to lung and heart sounds through the chest wall
arthritis arthr/o = joints itis = inflammation Inflammation of the joints
bursitis burs/o = joint itis = inflammation Inflammation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac around joints
intramuscular intra = within muscul/o = muscle ar =pertaining to Pertaining to within the muscle
myalgia my/o = muscle algia = pain Muscle pain
orthopedic orth/o = straight podi = feet ic = pertaining to Literally means pertaining to straight foot---pertaining to the study of diseases of the skeletal and muscular system
tendinitis tendin/o = tendon itis = inflammation Inflammation of the tendon
endocrinology end/o = within, in crine = to secrete logy = study of Study of the secreting glands that comprise the endocrine system
hyperglycemia hyper = above, excessive glyc/o = glucose, sugar emia = blood Too much sugar in the blood
hyperthyroidism hyper = above, excessive thyr/o = thyroid gland ism = condition Condition of too much thyroid hormone
hypokalemia hypo = below or deficient kal/i = potassium emia = blood Low blood potassium
pancreatitis pancreat/o = pancreas itis = inflammation Inflammation of the pancreas
autoimmune auto = self immune/o = protection The disorder characterized by abnormal function of the immune system that causes the body to produce antibodies against itself
immunocompromised immune/o = protection A condition in which the immune system has been compromised by disease or immunosuppressive agents
leukemia leuk/o = white emia = blood A malignant blood disease marked by abnormal white blood cells (leukocytes)
metastasis meta = beyond, after or change stasis = stop or control The spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph
anemia an = not, without emia = blood A blood condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red blood cells
hematology hemat/o = blood logy = study of Medical study of the blood
myeloma myel/o = bone marrow or spinal cord oma = tumor Tumor of bone marrow
cholecystectomy cholecyst/o = gall bladder ectomy = surgical removal, excision Surgical removal of the gall bladder
cirrhosis cirrh/o = yellow osis = abnormal condition Chronic liver condition that causes yellowing of tissues
colonoscopy col/o = colon scopy = process of viewing Process of viewing the colon
dyspepsia dys = difficult, painful pepsia = digestion The condition of indigestion, or of painful digestion
dysphagia dys = difficult, painful phag/o = eat or swallow ia = pertaining to Pertaining to difficulty in eating or swallowing
esophagitis esophag/o = esophagus itis = inflammation Inflammation of the esophagus
gastroenterologist gastr/o = stomach enter/o = intestines ologist = specialist in the study or treatment of Specialist in the study or treatment of the stomach and intestines
nasogastric nas/o = nose gastr/o = stomach ic = pertaining to Pertaining to the nose and the stomach
sublingual sub = below, under lingua = tongue al = pertaining to Pertaining to under the tongue
nephrectomy nephr/o = kidney ectomy = surgical removal, excision Surgical removal of a kidney
polyuria poly = many or excessive ur/o = urinary tract ia = condition of Condition in which one urinates excessively
pyelonephritis pyel/o = renal pelvis nephr/o = kidney itis = inflammation Inflammation of the renal pelvis area of the kidney
urologist ur/o = urinary tract logist = a specialist in the study or treatment of Physician who specializes in conditions of the urinary system
conjunctivitis conjunctiv/o = conjunctiva itis = inflammation Inflammation if the conjunctiva
intraocular intra = within ocul/o = eye ar = pertaining to Pertaining to the inside of the eye
ophthalmologist ophthalm/o = eye ologist = specialist in the study or treatment of Specialist in diseases of the eye
optometry opt/o = eye metry = process of measuring Process of measuring the eye
photophobia phot/o = light phobia = abnormal fear Extreme sensitivity and discomfort from light
myringitis myring/o = eardrum itis = inflammation Inflammation of the tympanic membrane
otitis ot/o = ear itis = inflammation Inflammation of the ear
gynecologist gynec/o = woman logist = a specialist in the study or treatment of A physician who specializes in the reproductive system of women
hysterectomy hyster/o = uterus ectomy = surgical removal, excision The surgical removal of the uterus
mammogram mamm/o = breast gram = record An x-ray of the breast
obstetrics obstetr/o = midwife ic = pertaining to The specialty pertaining to the care and treatment of mother and fetus throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the immediate postpartum period
vasectomy vas/o = vessel ectomy = surgical removal of, excision Excision of part of the vas deferens to produce male sterility
dermatitis dermat/o = skin itis = inflammation Inflammation of the skin
dermatologist dermat/o = skin ologist = specialist in the study or treatment of Specialist in the study of diseases of the skin
epidermal epi = on, upon derm/o = skin al = pertaining to Pertaining to on the skin
histology hist/o = tissue ology = study of The study of tissues
percutaneous per = through cutane/o = skin ous = pertaining to Through the skin
subcutaneous sub = below, under cutane/o = skin ous = pertaining to Pertaining to below the skin
cerebrospinal cerebr/o = cerebrum spin/o = spine al = pertaining to Pertaining to the brain and spinal cord
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