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MedTermFromWordParts
Medical terms built from word parts - Basic Medical Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenodynia | pain in a gland |
| adenomegaly | enlargement of a gland |
| adenosis | abnormal condition of a gland |
| adrenalectomy | excision of the adrenal gland |
| adrenalitis | inflammation of the adrenal gland |
| anteriad | toward the front |
| anterior | pertaining to the front |
| anterolateral | pertaining to the front and ONE side |
| anteromedial | pertaining to the front and the middle |
| anteroposterior | pertaining to the front and the back |
| anterosuperior | pertaining to the front and above |
| aphasia | condition without speaking or loss of the ability to speak |
| arthralgia | pain in the joint |
| arthritis | inflammation in a joint |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid |
| arthrochondritis | inflammation of teh cartilage and joint |
| arthrodesis | surgical fusion of a joint |
| arthrogram | x-ray image of a joint |
| arthroplasty | surgical repair of a joint |
| arthroscope | instrument used for visual examination of a joint |
| arthroscopic, arthroscopy | visual examination of a joint |
| atrophy | without development |
| audiologist | a specialist who studies and treats impaired hearing |
| audiology | study of hearing |
| audiometer | instrument used to measure hearing |
| blephritis | inflammation of the eyelid |
| blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelid |
| blepharoptosis | drooping of the eyelid |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| bursectomy | excision of a bursa |
| bursitis | inflammation of a bursa |
| bursotomy | incision into a bursa |
| carpal | pertaining to the wrist |
| carpectomy | excision of a wrist bone |
| carpotosis | drooping wrist |
| caudad | toward the tail |
| caudal | pertaining to the tail |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| cephalalgia | pain in the head, headache |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cephalocaudal | pertaining to the head and to the tail |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| cerebral angiography | process of x-ray imaging of the blood vessels of the cerebrum |
| cerebral thrombosis | abnormal condition of a clot in the cerebrum |
| chondrectomy | excision of cartilage |
| chondritis | inflammation of cartilage |
| chondrocostal | pertaining to cartilage and rib |
| chondromalacia | softening of cartilage |
| costectomy | excision of a rib |
| cranial | pertaining to the cranium |
| craniomalacia | softening of the cranium |
| cranioschisis | fissure of the cranium |
| craniotomy | incision into the cranium |
| distal | pertaining to the back |
| dorsocephalad | toward the back of the head |
| dyskinesia | painful movement |
| dysphasia | condition of difficulty in speaking |
| dystrophy | abnormal development |
| electroencephalogram | record of electrical impulses of the brain |
| electroencephalograph | instrument used for the recording electrical impulses of the brain |
| electroencephalography | process of recording electrical impulses of the brain |
| electromyogram | record of electrical activity of the muscles |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephalomyelopathy | disease of the brain and spinal cord |
| endocrine | to secrete within |
| endocrinologist | specialists who studies and treats diseases of the endocrine system |
| endocrinology | study of teh endocrine system |
| femoral | pertaining to the femur |
| glycemia | glucose in the blood |
| hemiplegia | condition of paralysis of half of the body |
| hyperglycemia | excessive glucose in the blood |
| hyperthyroidism | state of excessive thyroid activity |
| hypertrophic | pertaining to excessive development |
| hypertrophy | excessive development |
| hypoglycemia | deficient glucose in the blood |
| hypothyroidism | state of deficient thyroid activity |
| iliac | pertaining to the ilium |
| iliofemoral | pertaining to the ilium and the femur |
| inferior | pertaining to below |
| inferolateral | pertaining to below and one side |
| intercostal | pertaining to between the ribs |
| intervertebral | pertaining to between the vertebrae |
| iridectomy | excision of the iris |
| iridoplegia | paralysis of the iris |
| ischiocele | herniation of the ischium |
| ischiopubic | pertaining to the ischium and pubis |
| keratometer | instrument used to measure the cornea |
| keratoplasty | surgical repair of the cornea |
| kinesiology | study of movement |
| lateral | pertaining to the side |
| mediad | toward the middle |
| medial | pertaining to the middle |
| mediolateral | pertaining to the middle and one side |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| meningocele | herniation of the meninges |
| miningomyelitis | inflammation of the meninges and spinal cord |
| meningomyelcele | hernia of the meninges and spinal cord |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| adenodynia | pain in a gland |
| adenomegaly | enlargement of a gland |
| adenosis | abnormal condition of a gland |
| adrenalectomy | excision of the adrenal gland |
| adrenalitis | inflammation of the adrenal gland |
| anteriad | toward the front |
| anterior | pertaining to the front |
| anterolateral | pertaining to the front and ONE side |
| anteromedial | pertaining to the front and the middle |
| anteroposterior | pertaining to the front and the back |
| anterosuperior | pertaining to the front and above |
| aphasia | condition without speaking or loss of the ability to speak |
| arthralgia | pain in the joint |
| arthritis | inflammation in a joint |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid |
| arthrochondritis | inflammation of teh cartilage and joint |
| arthrodesis | surgical fusion of a joint |
| arthrogram | x-ray image of a joint |
| arthroplasty | surgical repair of a joint |
| arthroscope | instrument used for visual examination of a joint |
| arthroscopic, arthroscopy | visual examination of a joint |
| atrophy | without development |
| audiologist | a specialist who studies and treats impaired hearing |
| audiology | study of hearing |
| audiometer | instrument used to measure hearing |
| blephritis | inflammation of the eyelid |
| blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelid |
| blepharoptosis | drooping of the eyelid |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| bursectomy | excision of a bursa |
| bursitis | inflammation of a bursa |
| bursotomy | incision into a bursa |
| carpal | pertaining to the wrist |
| carpectomy | excision of a wrist bone |
| carpotosis | drooping wrist |
| caudad | toward the tail |
| caudal | pertaining to the tail |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| cephalalgia | pain in the head, headache |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cephalocaudal | pertaining to the head and to the tail |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| cerebral angiography | process of x-ray imaging of the blood vessels of the cerebrum |
| cerebral thrombosis | abnormal condition of a clot in the cerebrum |
| chondrectomy | excision of cartilage |
| chondritis | inflammation of cartilage |
| chondrocostal | pertaining to cartilage and rib |
| chondromalacia | softening of cartilage |
| costectomy | excision of a rib |
| cranial | pertaining to the cranium |
| craniomalacia | softening of the cranium |
| cranioschisis | fissure of the cranium |
| craniotomy | incision into the cranium |
| distal | pertaining to the back |
| dorsocephalad | toward the back of the head |
| dyskinesia | painful movement |
| dysphasia | condition of difficulty in speaking |
| dystrophy | abnormal development |
| electroencephalogram | record of electrical impulses of the brain |
| electroencephalograph | instrument used for the recording electrical impulses of the brain |
| electroencephalography | process of recording electrical impulses of the brain |
| electromyogram | record of electrical activity of the muscles |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephalomyelopathy | disease of the brain and spinal cord |
| endocrine | to secrete within |
| endocrinologist | specialists who studies and treats diseases of the endocrine system |
| endocrinology | study of teh endocrine system |
| femoral | pertaining to the femur |
| glycemia | glucose in the blood |
| hemiplegia | condition of paralysis of half of the body |
| hyperglycemia | excessive glucose in the blood |
| hyperthyroidism | state of excessive thyroid activity |
| hypertrophic | pertaining to excessive development |
| hypertrophy | excessive development |
| hypoglycemia | deficient glucose in the blood |
| hypothyroidism | state of deficient thyroid activity |
| iliac | pertaining to the ilium |
| iliofemoral | pertaining to the ilium and the femur |
| inferior | pertaining to below |
| inferolateral | pertaining to below and one side |
| intercostal | pertaining to between the ribs |
| intervertebral | pertaining to between the vertebrae |
| iridectomy | excision of the iris |
| iridoplegia | paralysis of the iris |
| ischiocele | herniation of the ischium |
| ischiopubic | pertaining to the ischium and pubis |
| keratometer | instrument used to measure the cornea |
| keratoplasty | surgical repair of the cornea |
| kinesiology | study of movement |
| lateral | pertaining to the side |
| mediad | toward the middle |
| medial | pertaining to the middle |
| mediolateral | pertaining to the middle and one side |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| meningocele | herniation of the meninges |
| miningomyelitis | inflammation of the meninges and spinal cord |
| meningomyelcele | hernia of the meninges and spinal cord |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| adenodynia | pain in a gland |
| adenomegaly | enlargement of a gland |
| adenosis | abnormal condition of a gland |
| adrenalectomy | excision of the adrenal gland |
| adrenalitis | inflammation of the adrenal gland |
| anteriad | toward the front |
| anterior | pertaining to the front |
| anterolateral | pertaining to the front and ONE side |
| anteromedial | pertaining to the front and the middle |
| anteroposterior | pertaining to the front and the back |
| anterosuperior | pertaining to the front and above |
| aphasia | condition without speaking or loss of the ability to speak |
| arthralgia | pain in the joint |
| arthritis | inflammation in a joint |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid |
| arthrochondritis | inflammation of teh cartilage and joint |
| arthrodesis | surgical fusion of a joint |
| arthrogram | x-ray image of a joint |
| arthroplasty | surgical repair of a joint |
| arthroscope | instrument used for visual examination of a joint |
| arthroscopic, arthroscopy | visual examination of a joint |
| atrophy | without development |
| audiologist | a specialist who studies and treats impaired hearing |
| audiology | study of hearing |
| audiometer | instrument used to measure hearing |
| blephritis | inflammation of the eyelid |
| blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelid |
| blepharoptosis | drooping of the eyelid |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| bursectomy | excision of a bursa |
| bursitis | inflammation of a bursa |
| bursotomy | incision into a bursa |
| carpal | pertaining to the wrist |
| carpectomy | excision of a wrist bone |
| carpotosis | drooping wrist |
| caudad | toward the tail |
| caudal | pertaining to the tail |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| cephalalgia | pain in the head, headache |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cephalocaudal | pertaining to the head and to the tail |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| cerebral angiography | process of x-ray imaging of the blood vessels of the cerebrum |
| cerebral thrombosis | abnormal condition of a clot in the cerebrum |
| chondrectomy | excision of cartilage |
| chondritis | inflammation of cartilage |
| chondrocostal | pertaining to cartilage and rib |
| chondromalacia | softening of cartilage |
| costectomy | excision of a rib |
| cranial | pertaining to the cranium |
| craniomalacia | softening of the cranium |
| cranioschisis | fissure of the cranium |
| craniotomy | incision into the cranium |
| distal | pertaining to the back |
| dorsocephalad | toward the back of the head |
| dyskinesia | painful movement |
| dysphasia | condition of difficulty in speaking |
| dystrophy | abnormal development |
| electroencephalogram | record of electrical impulses of the brain |
| electroencephalograph | instrument used for the recording electrical impulses of the brain |
| electroencephalography | process of recording electrical impulses of the brain |
| electromyogram | record of electrical activity of the muscles |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephalomyelopathy | disease of the brain and spinal cord |
| endocrine | to secrete within |
| endocrinologist | specialists who studies and treats diseases of the endocrine system |
| endocrinology | study of teh endocrine system |
| femoral | pertaining to the femur |
| glycemia | glucose in the blood |
| hemiplegia | condition of paralysis of half of the body |
| hyperglycemia | excessive glucose in the blood |
| hyperthyroidism | state of excessive thyroid activity |
| hypertrophic | pertaining to excessive development |
| hypertrophy | excessive development |
| hypoglycemia | deficient glucose in the blood |
| hypothyroidism | state of deficient thyroid activity |
| iliac | pertaining to the ilium |
| iliofemoral | pertaining to the ilium and the femur |
| inferior | pertaining to below |
| inferolateral | pertaining to below and one side |
| intercostal | pertaining to between the ribs |
| intervertebral | pertaining to between the vertebrae |
| iridectomy | excision of the iris |
| iridoplegia | paralysis of the iris |
| ischiocele | herniation of the ischium |
| ischiopubic | pertaining to the ischium and pubis |
| keratometer | instrument used to measure the cornea |
| keratoplasty | surgical repair of the cornea |
| kinesiology | study of movement |
| lateral | pertaining to the side |
| mediad | toward the middle |
| medial | pertaining to the middle |
| mediolateral | pertaining to the middle and one side |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| meningocele | herniation of the meninges |
| miningomyelitis | inflammation of the meninges and spinal cord |
| meningomyelcele | hernia of the meninges and spinal cord |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| myelogram | x-ray image of the spinal cord |
| myelography | process of x-ray imaging the spinal cord |
| myringectomy | excision of the eardrum |
| myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum |
| myringoplasty | surgical repair of the ear drum |
| myringotomy | incision into the eardrum |
| necrosis | abnormal condition of death |
| neural | pertaining to a nerve |
| neuralgia | pain in the nerve |
| neurasthenia | nerve weakness |
| neurologist | a specialist who studies and treats diseases of the nervous system |
| neurology | study of the nerves |
| neurorrhaphy | suture of a nerve |
| opthalamic | pertaining to the eye |
| opthalmologist | specialists who studies and treats diseases of the eye |
| opthalmology | study of the eye |
| opthalamoscope | instrument used to visually examine the eye |
| optic | pertaining to vision |
| optometer | instrument used to measure vision |
| optomyometer | instrument used to measure the muscle (power) of vision |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of the bone and joint |
| osteocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of the bone |
| osteomalacia | softening of the bone |
| osteonecrosis | abnormal condition of death of the bone tissue |
| osteopathy | disease of the bone |
| otitis | inflammation of the ear |
| otoplasty | surgical repair of the ear |
| otorhinolaryngologist | specialist who studies and treats the ear, nose and larynx (throat) |
| otorrhea | excessive discharge from the ear |
| otoscope | instrument for visual examination of the ear |
| phalangectomy | excission of a bone of a finger or toe |
| phalangitis | inflammation of a bone of a finger or toe |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
| polyarthritis | inflammation of many joints |
| polymyalgia | pain in many muscles |
| polyneuritis | pain of many nerves |
| posterior | pertaining to the back |
| posteroanterior | pertaining to the back and front |
| posterolateral | pertaining to the back and one side |
| proximal | pertaining to near |
| psychogenic | originating in the mind |
| psychologist | specialist who studies and treats diseases of the mind |
| psychology | study of the mind |
| psychopathy | disease of the mind |
| pubofemoral | pertaining to the pubis and femur |
| quadriplegia | condition of paralysis of four (limbs) |
| rachiodynia | pain in the vertebral column |
| rachiotomy | incision into the vertebral column |
| rachischisis | fissure of the vertebral column |
| retinal | pertaining to the retina |
| retinitis | inflammation of the retina |
| scleral | pertaining to the sclera |
| sclerectomy | excision of the sclera |
| spondyloarthritis | inflammation of the vertebral joints |
| sternal | pertaining to the sternum |
| sternalgia | pain in sternum |
| sternocostal | pertaining to the sternum and rib |
| sternodynia | pain in the sternum |
| subcostal | pertaining to below the ribs |
| superior | pertaining to above |
| superolateral | pertaining to above and one side |
| tenalgia | pain in the tendon |
| tendinitis | inflammation in the tendon |
| tenodesis | surgical fusion of a tendon |
| tenodynia | pain in a tendon |
| tenoplasty | surgical repair of a tendon |
| tenorrhaphy | suture of a tendon |
| thymectomy | excision of the thymus gland |
| thymic | pertaining to the thymus gland |
| thymoma | tumor of the thymus gland |
| thyroidectomy | excision of the thyroid gland |
| tympanic | pertaining to the middle ear |
| tympanitis | inflammation of the middle ear |
| tympanoplasty | surgical repair of the middle ear |
| ventrad | toward the belly |
| ventral | pertaining to the belly |
| ventrodorsal | pertaining to the belly and the back |
| vertebral | pertaining to the vertebra |
| vertebrectomy | excision of a vertebra |
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