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Medical Terms CH 1
Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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abdomen | lapar/o |
abnormal condition | -osis |
abnormal condition of clot formation | thrombosis |
abnormal condition of the kidneys | nephrosis |
abnormal condition of the mind | psychosis |
abnormal condition of the skin | dermatosis |
across | trans- |
back | re- |
bad, painful, difficult | dys- |
before | pro- |
behind | retro- |
blood | hem/o |
blood | hemat/o |
blood condition | -emia |
blood condition of decreased sugar | hypoglycemia |
bone | oste/o |
brain | encephalo/ |
cancer, cancerous | carcin/o |
cancerous tumor | carcinoma |
cancerous tumor of the liver | hepatoma |
cancerous tumors of fleshy tissues (muscle, fat, bone) | sarcoma |
cell | -cyte or cyt/o |
cerebrovascular accident (stroke) | CVA |
cerebrum, largest part of the brain | cerebr/o |
clot | thrombus |
clotting | thromb/o |
clotting cell (platelet) | thrombocyte |
complete knowledge of a patient | diagnosis |
complete, through | dia- |
condition | -sis or -ia |
condition of painful intestines | dysentery |
condition, process | -ism |
deficiency of hemoglobin &/or numbers of red blood cells ('lacking in blood') | anemia |
disease | path/o |
electricity | electr/o |
examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death | autopsy |
excessive activity of the thyroid gland | hyperthyroidism |
excision (to cut out) of kidney | nephrectomy |
eye | ophthalm/o |
fleshy | sarc/o |
gland | aden/o |
glands that produce (secrete) chemicals that leave the body through ducts | exocrine gland |
head | cephal/o |
higher than normal levels of sugar in the blood | hyperglycemia |
incision into abdominal wall to inspect abdominal organs | laparotomy |
incision of a nerve | neurotomy |
incision of the nose | rhinotomy |
incision of the stomach | gastrotomy |
increase in malignant white blood cells in blood and bone marrow | leukemia |
inflammation | -itis |
inflammation of a bone | osteitis |
inflammation of a gland | adenitis |
inflammation of a joint | arthritis |
inflammation of a nerve | neuritis |
inflammation of bones and joints | osteoarthritis |
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart | endocarditis |
inflammation of the liver | hepatitis |
inflammation of the nose | rhinitis |
inflammation of the skin | dermatitis |
inflammation of the small intestine | enteritis |
inflammation of the stomach | gastritis |
inflammation of the stomach & small intestine | gastroenteritis |
inner lining of the heart | endocardium |
instrument (endoscope) used to view the inside of a joint | arthroscope |
instrument to visually examine | -scope |
instrument used to examine the eye | ophthalmoscope |
instrument used to view the stomach | gastroscope |
instrument used to visually examine the urinary bladder | cystoscope |
joint | arthr/o |
joint pain | arthralgia |
kidney (problem) | nephr/o |
kidney (healthy) | ren/o |
knowledge | gnos/o |
life | bi/o |
liver | hepat/o |
lower than normal activity of the thyroid gland | hypothyroidism |
mind | psych/o |
nerve | neur/o |
nerve pain | neuralgia |
no, not | a-, an- |
nose | rhin/o |
organs that produce (secrete) hormones | endocrine glands |
outside, out | exo- |
pain | -algia |
pain in the head (headache) | cephalgia |
pathologist | specialist in study of disease using microscopic examination of tissues and cells and autopsy examination |
pertaining to | -al, -and -ic |
pertaining to a nerve | neural |
pertaining to across (through) the stomach | transgastric |
pertaining to across (through) the urethra | transurethral |
pertaining to behind the stomach | retrogastric |
pertaining to the cerebrum | cerebral |
pertaining to the head | cephalic |
pertaining to the heart | cardiac |
pertaining to the kidneys | renal |
pertaining to the skin | dermal |
pertaining to the stomach | gastric |
pertaining to through the skin | transdermal |
pertaining to under or below the liver | subhepatic |
pertaining to under or below the skin | hypodermic |
pertaining to under or below the stomach | subgastric |
physician specializing in the study & treatment of tumors | oncologist |
prediction as to the outcome of an illness (before - knowledge) | prognosis |
process of examining the urinary bladder | cystoscopy |
process of viewing the inside of a joint | arthroscopy |
process of visual examination using an instrument (scope) | -scopy |
protein | -globin |
protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen | hemoglobin |
record | -gram |
recording of electricity of the brain | electroencephalogram |
recording of electricity of the heart | electrocardiogram |
red | erythr/o |
red blood cell | erythrocyte |
removal (excision) of an organ or a structure | resection |
secrete | crin/o |
self | aut/o |
skin | derm/o, dermat/o |
small intestine | enter/o |
specialist | -logist |
specialist in the medical and surgical treatment of female disorders | gynecologist |
stomach | gastr/o |
study of | -logy |
study of cells | cytology |
study of endocrine glands | endocrinology |
study of female disorders | gynecology |
study of life | biology |
study of the heart | cardiology |
study of the kidney and its diseases | nephrology |
study of the nervous system and nervous disorders | neurology |
study of the stomach and intestines | gastroenterology |
sugar (glucose) | glyc/o |
surgical excision or resection (to cut out) | -ectomy |
surgical removal of the stomach | gastrectomy |
swelling (mass) under the skin containing blood, commonly called a bruise | hematoma |
to cut into (incision) | -tomy |
to view | -opsy |
too little, deficient, below normal | hypo- |
too much, above normal | hyper- |
tumor | onc/o |
tumor of a gland | adenoma |
tumor or mass | -oma |
under, below | sub- |
urinary bladder | cyst/o |
white | leuk/o |
within | endo- |
x-ray record of a joint | arthrogram |
white blood cell | leukocyte |