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Terminology
Chapters 1-5
| Word part | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gastr- | stomach |
| cardi- | heart |
| megal- | enlarged |
| -itis | inflammation |
| dermat- | skin |
| plast- | surgical repair |
| cerebr- | brain |
| path- | disease |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| enter- | intestines (usually small) |
| -osis | any condition |
| -otomy | cut into |
| aden- | gland |
| angi- | vessel |
| -oma | tumor |
| nephr- | kidney |
| hepat- | liver |
| arthr- | joint |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| -ologist | specialist |
| rhin- | nose |
| gingiv- | gum |
| -malacia | soft |
| -ology | the study of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| ic, -al, -ac | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -y | the act of or result of an action; a condition or quality |
| -ia | a disease; an unhealthy state or condition |
| -um | noun ending; used to form the name of a thing from the root |
| -is | noun ending; used to form the name of a thing from the root |
| adenic | pertaining to a gland or the glands |
| adenoma | tumor with a glandlike structure |
| -plasty | surgical repair of |
| gastr/o/enter/ic | a pertains to the stomach and intestine |
| gingiv/itis | an inflammation of the gums |
| hepat/o/ology | the study of the liver |
| gastr/o/enter/itis | inflammation of the stomach and the intestine |
| nephr/o/malacia | a softening of the kidney |
| hepat/o/megal/y | an enlargement of the liver |
| nephr/osis | condition of the kidney |
| path/ologist | specialist in the study of disease |
| dermat/ology | study of the skin |
| gastr/osis | condition of the stomach |
| nephr/otomy | surgical creation of an opening into the kidney |
| cerebr/o/pathy | disease of the brain |
| gingiv/o/plasty | plastic or surgical removal of the brain |
| rhin/al | pertaining to the nose |
| entr/o/spasm | involuntary contraction of the intestine |
| -algia | pain |
| crani- | skull |
| end- | inside, within |
| hemi- | half |
| oid- | like |
| hyper- | above, more than normal |
| cyst- | sac containing fluid |
| chole- | bile |
| hypo- | under |
| -scop- | observe |
| hyster- | unterus, womb |
| -ostomy | create an opening |
| para- | beside, beyond |
| -lysis | loosening, destruction |
| cervic- | neck |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| cyan- | blue |
| hem, hemat, em | blood |
| ost- | bone |
| psycho- | mind |
| lip- | fat |
| my- | muscle |
| lith- | stone |
| ophthalm- , opt- | eye |
| proct- | anus |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -cle | small; little |
| -e | means of; instructment for |
| -an, -ian | of or belonging to |
| -ide | a terminal used in the naming of chemical compounds |
| -ist | one who partices |
| -ium | noun ending |
| -ule | small, little |
| -ular | pertaining to |
| my/algia | pain in a muscle |
| cervic/itis | inflammation of the neck of the uterus |
| chole/cyst/ectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
| chondr/al | pertaining to or of the cartilage |
| crani/o/puncture | surgical puncture of the skull |
| cyan/o/derma | bluish discoloration of the skin |
| cystalgia | pain in the urinary bladder |
| end/o/cardi/al | pertaining to within the heart |
| hem/ic | pertaining to blood |
| hemi/hepat/ectomy | surgical removal of the part of the liver |
| hyper/algia | excessive pain |
| hypo/hepat/ia | deficient function of the liver |
| hyster/ectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| my/o/lip/oma | tumor made up of fat and muscular element |
| hepat/o/megal/y | enlargdment of the liver |
| lithic | pertaining to a stone |
| angi/o/my/oma | tumor comprised of blood vessel and muscular element |
| cystoid | like a cyst |
| ophthalm/ologist | specialist in the study of the eye |
| oste/o/arthr/o/pathy | disease of the joint and bone |
| gastr/o/enter/ostomy | surgical creation of a passage between the stomach and intestine |
| para/cyst/itis | inflammation of the tissues around the urinary bladder |
| procto/plast/y | surgical repair of the anus |
| psych/ic | pertaining to the mind |
| scope | an instrument for observation |
| cost- | rib |
| -gram | record |
| acro- | extermities |
| rhexis | break, burst |
| carcin- | cancer |
| -penia | decrease |
| gen- | original, production |
| burso- | sac |
| retr(o) | backwards |
| trip- | rub, friction |
| strept- | twist |
| -desis | binding |
| mani- | madness |
| glosso- | tongue |
| -trophy | development |
| supra- | above |
| -ptosis | falling |
| -dyn | pain |
| mast- | breast |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| dent- | teeth |
| cephal- | head |
| auto- | self |
| epi- | upon |
| hydro- | water |
| -ate | to perform |
| -ac | affected by, having |
| -ad | toward, in the direction of |
| -form | having the same form |
| -ion | action- |
| -ior | roughly meaning "more toward" |
| -or | action; result |
| -ous | full of |
| -ure | result of an action |
| acro/cyan/osis | blue coloring of the extermities |
| auto/lysis | disintegration of tissue due to cases within patient's own body |
| burs/itis | inflammation of the bursa that are closed sac containing fluid that lay between surfaces that slide over one another |
| aden/o/carcin/oma | cancerous tumor composed of grandular like cells |
| chondr/o/cost/al | pertaining to rib and rib cartilege |
| dent/al | pertaining to teeth |
| arthr/o/desis | fussion of a joint |
| epi/derm/is | pertaining to outter skin |
| path/o/gen | producing of disease |
| gloss/o/scop/y | observing of the tongue |
| cardi/o/gram | record of the heart |
| hydro/cyst | sac filled with water |
| megal/o/mani/a | largeness with or for obession |
| mast/ectomy | removal of all or part of the breast |
| acr/odyn/ia | pain in the extremities |
| hydro/penia | dificiency of water in the body |
| blephar/o/ptosis | drooping of an eyelid |
| tero/cardi/ac | behind the heart |
| myo/rrhaphy | sture of a muscle |
| hyster/o/rrhexis | rupture of the uterus |
| strept/o/coccus | infectious microorganism |
| supra/hepat/ic | pertaining to or of the location above the liver |
| lith/o/tripsy | crushing of a stone in the urinary bladder |
| hyper/trophy | excessive development |
| lobo- | section |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| contra- | against, counter |
| -iasis | condition |
| trans- | through, across |
| brady- | slow |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| cyt- | cell |
| odont- | tooth |
| leuk- | white |
| cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno- | narrow, contracted |
| cheil- | lip |
| -cele | hernia |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| semen | seed |
| celio- | abdomen |
| erthro- | red |
| vaso- | vessel |
| melan- | black |
| cauda- | tail |
| lingua- | tongue |
| myring- | eardrum |
| spondyl- | spinal column |
| -a | noun ending |
| -ae | plural ending for words ending in -a |
| -ant | pertaining to |
| -ation | a process, action, or condition |
| -esis | condtition or process |
| -ly | in a manner, in a way, toward |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| cystalgia | pain the urinary bladder |
| benign tumor | harmless tumor |
| brady/card/ia | abnormally slowness heartbeat |
| canth/al | corner of the eye |
| caud/al/ward | toward the back end |
| my/o/ele | muscle hernia |
| celi/otomy | opening into the abdomen |
| cheil/o/carcin/oma | cancerous tumor of the lip |
| contra/stimulant | against stimulation |
| hem/o/cyte | blood cell |
| angi/ectasis | beyond normal expansion of a blood vessel |
| chol/emesis | vomiting of bile |
| erythr/o/cyst/o/penia | dificiency of red blood cell |
| an/esthesi/ology | branch of medicine that specializes in the science of bringing about the loss of feeling |
| lith/iasis | condition characterized by the formation of stone |
| leuk/o/cyt/e | white blood cell |
| lingu/al | pertaining to or of the tongue |
| lob/ectomy | surgical incision of a lobe |
| melan/osis | condition of desposits of black pigment |
| myring/o/scop/y | observing of the eardrum using a myringoscope |
| odont/ic | pertains to or of the tooth |
| semenology | study of seed |
| spondy/lous | pertaining to or of a vertebra or the spinal column |
| steno/sis | narrow of passage usually of a duct or canal |
| trans/derm/ic | pertains to across the skin |
| vaso/dilator | dilation of a blood vessel |
| ovar- | egg |
| -centesis | puncture |
| oto- | ear |
| bili- | bile |
| squam- | scale |
| cec- | blind passage |
| macul- | spot |
| -pexy | suspension |
| onco- | tumor |
| or- | mouth |
| sub- | under |
| spiro- | coil |
| lacrim- | tear |
| viscero- | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail, claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle- | gate |
| vesic- | bladder |
| sphenic- | bladder |
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux- | great toe (big toe) |
| -es | plural ending similar to -s |
| -id | pertaining to; "being" |
| -ness | state; quality |
| -us | noun ending |
| antacid | substance that counteracts or neutralizes acidity |
| -esthetic | pertaining to feeling |
| -esthesia | a "feeling of" |
| anesthes- | lack of feeling |
| opt/esthesia | the ability to see |
| eme/tic | that which causes vomiting such as a drug |
| erythr/algia | a condition marked by pain and redness of the skin |
| erythrocytopenia | low number of red blood cell |
| erythrocythemia | high number of red blood cell |
| anti/gen | a substance when introduced into the body stimulates the production of an opposing stustance known as an antibody |
| bili/ary | pertaining to or of the bile |
| cec/um | large pouch, having only one opening, located at the begining of the large intestine |
| arthr/o/centesis | surgical puncture of a joint |
| lacrimal | glands secrete tear |
| lact/e/al | pertains to or of milk |
| macul./a | spot |
| mening/itis | inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
| myco/sis | condition of fungus |
| oste/o/myel/itis | inflammation of a bone and its bone marrow |
| mast/onc/us | a tumor of the breast or mammary gland |
| leuk/oncy/ia | whitish spots or discoloration of the nail |
| circum/or/al | area around the mouth |
| par/ot/id | situated near the ear |
| ovari/o/gen/ic | produced in the ovary |
| gastr/o/pylor/ectomy | surgical incision of the portion of the stomach containing the opening into the intestines |
| sphen/ic | pertained to being wedged shaped |
| spir/oid | resembling a coil |
| squam/ous | pertains to being scaly |
| sub/lingu/al | located beneath the tongue |
| thorac/ic/o/abdomin/al | pertaining to or of the abdomin and the chest |
| vesica | general term for a bladder |
| viscer/al | internal organ especially in the abdomen |
| anti/emet/ic | preventing or relieving nausea and vomitting |
| arthr/o/centesis | surgical puncture of a join |
| mening/itis | inflammation of the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord |
| blephar/onc/us | tumor of the eyelid |
| hyster/o/pexy | surgical fixation of the womb |
| cerebr/algia , cephal/algia | head ache |
| gastralgia | stomach ache |
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