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interpreting medical
Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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crani | pretaining to the skull |
dys | difficult, painful, bad |
otomy | cutting into |
uria | urine |
hyster | uterous |
ectomy | surgical removal |
hemo | blood |
toxic | poison |
peri | around |
card, cardi | heart |
itis | inflammation |
leuko | white |
cyte | cell |
chole | gallbladder |
cyst | bladder, bag, sac |
tachy | rapid, fast |
neur | nerve, nervous system |
algia | pain |
poly | many, much |
cyt | cell |
emia | blood |
gastro | stomach |
bardy | slow |
mening | membranes of the brain and spinal chord |
ologist | therapist |
dermat | skin |
pathy | disease |
neo | new |
py | pus |
hydro | water |
cele | swelling |
gernot | elderly |
ology | study |
plegia | lower half of the body |
para | paralysis |
osteo | bone |
malacia | tissue softening |
electro | electrical |
encephalo | brain |
graph | recording |
caracin | cancer |
oma | tumor |
procto | rectum |
scope | tool to examine |
craniotomy | cutting into skull |
dysuria | painful urination |
hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterous |
hemotoxic | blood poisoning |
pericarditis | inflammation around the heart |
leukocyte | white cell |
cholecystitis | inflammation around the gallbladder |
tachycardia | fast or rapid heart |
neuralgia | nerve pain |
polycytemia | many blood cells |
bradycardia | slow heart |
gastrectomy | surgical removal of the stomach |
meningitis | inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal chord |
neopathy | new disease |
dermatologist | skin therapist |
proctoscope | tool of examining the rectum |
caricinoma | cancerous tumor |
electroencephalograph | electrical brain recording |
osteomalacia | bone softening tissue |
paraplegia | paralysis of the lower body |
pyuria | pus urine |
acromegaly | large extremities |
gerontology | study of the elderly |
dysphasia | painful or difficult swallowing |
hydrocele | water swelling |