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MED TERM 1 REVIEW1
Medical Term Review Mrs. Todd
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| splen/o | Spleen |
| hyster/o | Uterus |
| enter/o | Intestines |
| neur/o | Nerve |
| ot/o | Ear |
| dermat/o | Skin |
| hydr/o | Water |
| -plasty | Surgical Repair |
| -otomy | Incision |
| -ectomy | Excision, removal |
| a- | Without, not |
| hyper- | Excessive, above normal |
| cardi/o | Heart |
| brady- | Slow |
| homo- | Same, like |
| gastr/o | Stomach |
| -logy | Study of |
| crani/o | Cranium |
| fasci/o | Band, fascia |
| -genesis | Forming, producing, origin |
| infra- | Under, below |
| morph/o | Form, Shape, Structure |
| peri- | Around |
| erythr/o | Red |
| melan/o | Black |
| poli/o | Gray; gray matter |
| trans- | Through, across |
| ankyl/o | Stiffness, bent, crooked |
| chondr/o | Cartilage |
| -asthenia | Weakness, debility |
| brachi/o | Arm |
| leiomy/o | Smooth Muscle |
| -blast | Embryonic cell |
| arthr/o | Joint |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| supra- | Above, excessive, superior |
| syn- | Union, together, joined |
| -desis | Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) |
| -malacia | Softening |
| oste/o | Bone |
| myel/o | Bone Marrow, spinal cord |
| -scopy | Visual examination |
| cost/o | Ribs |
| pod/o | Foot |
| ichthy/o | Dry, scaly |
| squam/o | Scale |
| xen/o | Foreign, strange |
| dia- | Through, across |
| cutane/o | Skin |
| steat/o | Fat |
| -cyte | Cell |
| adip/o | Fat |
| sub- | Under, below |
| onych/o | Nail |
| -algesia or -algia | Pain |
| gli/o | Glue, neurological tissue |
| -kinesia | Movement |
| narc/o | Stupor, numbness, sleep |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -taxia | Order, coordination |
| para- | Near, beside, beyond |
| thec/o | Sheath |
| -crine | Secrete |
| exo- | Outside, outward |
| -uria | Urine |
| hypo- | Under, below, deficient |
| poly- | Many, much |
| calc/o | Calcium |
| -dipsia | Thirst |
| kal/i | Potassium |
| Excision of breast | Mastectomy |
| Inflammation of a joint | Arthritis |
| Different sexes | Heterosexual |
| Paralysis of all four limbs | Quadriplegia |
| Incision to remove a stone or calculus | Lithotomy |
| Excision of a core sample of tissue for examination | Punch biopsy |
| Incision made to allow the free flow of fluids from a wound or cavity | Incision and drainage |
| Visual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument | Endoscopy |
| Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound | debridement |
| Using of subfreezing temperature to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue cells, such as tumors, warts and unwanted, cancerous or infected tissue | cryosurgery |
| Visual examination of a joint | arthroscopy |
| Punture of a joint space to remove accumulated fluid | arthrocentesis |
| Recording of electrical activity of the brain | electroencephalography |
| Radiography of the blood vessels after induction of a contrast medium | angiography |
| Needle punture of the spinal cavity to extract spinal fluid for diagnostic purposes | Lumbar puncture |
| The bursting open of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal wound | dehiscence |
| Feverish or pertaining to a fever | febrile |
| A partial or incomplete dislocation | subluxation |
| Increase in severity of a disease | exacerbation |
| Minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin | petechia |
| Deep-seated pyogenic infection of the skin, usually involving subcutaneous tissue | carbuncle |
| Epidermal growth caused by a virus, such as plantar warts | verruca |
| Mental disorder that causes unusual shift in mood, emotion, energy, and ability to function | bipolar disorder |
| Mood disorder characterized by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganized behavior, and hyperelevated mood | mania |
| Mood disorder associated with sadness, despair, discouragement, and commonly, feelings of low self esteem, quiet and withdrawal | depression |
| Temporary loss of consciousness due to the sudden decline of blood flow to the brain | syncope |
| Defect in which the neural tube (tissue that forms the brain and spinal cord in the fetus) fails to close during embryogenesis | spina bifida |
| Abnormal increase in the proportion of fat cells, mainly in the viscera and subcutaneous tissues of the body | obesity |
| Abnormal secretions of large amounts of urine | diuresis |
| Excessive amounts of potassium in the blood | hyperkalemia |
| DX | Diagnosis |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| RUQ | Right Upper Quadrant |
| SPECT | Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography |
| US | Ultrasound |
| BCC | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
| IMP | Impression |
| ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
| CTS | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| DJD | Degenerative Joint Disease |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis, musculoskeletal, mental status, mitral stenosis |
| TKA | Total Knee Arthroplasty |
| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| CSF | Cerebral Spinal Fluid |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident |
| LOC | Loss of consciousness |
| LP | Lumbar Puncture |
| -logist | Specialist in the study of |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| hepat/o | liver |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -itis | inflammation |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and intestines |
| Four elements used to form words | root, combining form, suffix and prefix |
| gastria | condition of the stomach |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| gastrodynia | pain in the stomach |
| -clasis | surgical fracture, to break |
| -lysis | separation, destruction; loosening |
| -pexy | fixation (of an organ) |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -stomy | forming an opening |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition (produced by something specific) |
| -phasia | speech |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -y | condition; process |
| -ule | small, minute |
| diplo | double |
| ab- | from, away from |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| mal- | bad |
| pseudo- | false |
| tachy- | rapid |
| hist/o | tissue |
| caud/o | tail |
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