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Apendix A
Andys Apendix 9415
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia | pain |
| cyte | cell |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| emesis | vomit |
| emia | blood |
| ism | condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| lepsy | seizure |
| oid | resembling |
| (o) logist | specialist in the study or treatment of |
| (o) logy | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | abdominal condition |
| ostomy | creation of an opening |
| otomy | incision |
| pathy | disease |
| phobia | fear |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| pnea | breathing |
| rrhea | flow |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| stasis | control |
| a/an/ana | no/not/without |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| bi | two |
| brady | slow |
| contra | against |
| dys | difficult |
| endo | within |
| epi | above |
| gynec | woman |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| mal | bad/poor/abnormal |
| neo | new |
| non | not |
| para | near |
| per | through |
| peri | surrounding |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| retro | backward |
| semi | half |
| sub | below |
| syn | together |
| tachy | fast |
| tri | three |
| abdomin | abdomin |
| arteri | artery |
| arthr | joint |
| ather | fat |
| aur | ear |
| bronch | bronchus |
| bucc | cheek |
| carcin | cancer |
| cardi | heart |
| cerebr | cerebrum |
| coagul | clotting |
| cyst | bladder |
| cyt | cell |
| derm/dermat | skin |
| electr | electricity |
| encephal | brain |
| erythr | red |
| gastr | stomach |
| gyn/gyn/gyne | woman |
| hemat,hem | blood |
| hepat | liver |
| hydr | water |
| hyster | uterus |
| immune | protection |
| lip | fat |
| lymph | lymph |
| muc | muscle |
| my | fungus |
| narc | sleep |
| nas | nose |
| hephr | kidney |
| heur | nerve |
| ocul/opthalm/opt | eye |
| or | mouth |
| oste | bone |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| phleb | vein |
| phot | light |
| pneum | lungs |
| proct | rectum |
| psych | mind |
| pulmon | lungs |
| quadr | four |
| rect | rectum |
| ren | kidney |
| rhin | nose |
| septi | bacteria |
| thorac | chest |
| thromb | clot |
| thrache | trachea |
| urethr | urethra |
| ven | vein |
| cerebrospinal | pertaining to the brain and spinal cord |
| cerebrovascular | pertaining to the brain and blood vessels that supply it |
| epidural | pertaining to above the dura mater |
| epilepsy | a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges of the brain |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| neurologist | specializes in diseases of the neurological system |
| schizophrenia | a type of psychosis in which the mind is said to split from reality |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| cardiologist | specializes in diseases of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | diseases of the heart muscle |
| endocardium | membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hypoxemia | to little oxygen in the blood |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |
| pericardium | lining around the outside of the heart |
| tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| dyspnea | difficult, painful breathing |
| hypoxia | deficient oxygen levels |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the pharynx |
| pulmonologist | specialist in diseases of the lungs |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose |
| spirometry | measurement of breathing |
| stethoscope | instrument used to listen to lung and heart sound through the chest wall |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
| bursitis | inflammation of bursa |
| intramuscular | within the muscle |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| orthopedic | straight foot |
| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendons |
| endocrinology | study of the secreting glands |
| hyperglycemia | to much sugar in the blood |
| hyperthyroidism | to much thyroid hormones |
| hypokalemia | low blood potassium |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| autoimmune | when the immune system causes the body to produce antibodies against itself |
| immunocompromised | immune compromised by disease |
| leukemia | a malignant blood disease marked by abnormal white blood cells |
| metastasis | the spread of cancer cells through the body |
| anemia | a blood condition in which there is a reduction of red blood cells, hemoglobin or the volume of packed red blood cells |
| hematology | study of the blood |
| myeloma | tumor of the bone marrow |
| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gall bladder |
| cirrhosis | chronic liver condition that causes tissue to turn yellow |
| colonoscopy | viewing of the colon |
| dyspepsia | indigestion |
| dysphagia | difficulty in eating or swallowing |
| esophagitis | inflammation of the esophagus |
| gastroenterologist | specialist in the study of stomach and intestines |
| nasogastric | pertaining to the nose and the stomach |
| pancretitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| nephrectomy | surgical removal of the kidney |
| polyuria | urinates excessively |
| pyelonephyritis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| urologist | specializing in the urinary system |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjuctiva |
| intraocular | inside of the eye |
| ophthalmologist | specialist in disease of the eye |
| optometry | measuring the eye |
| photophobia | extreme sensitivity to light |
| myringitis | inflammation of the tympanic membrane |
| otitis | inflammation of the ears |
| dematitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatologist | specialist who studies disease of the skin |
| epidermal | on the skin |
| histology | study of the tissue |
| percutaneous | through the skin |
| subcutaneous | under the skin |
| gynecologist | specializes in the reproductive system |
| hysterectomy | removal of the uterus |
| mamogram | x-ray of the breast |
| vasectomy | excision of part of the deferens to produce male sterility |
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