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PatriciaAPPENDIX A/2
Common Medical Terms & Definitions by Body System
| Cerbrospinal cerebr/o = cerebrum, spin/o=Spine al= pertaining to | Pertaining to the brain and spinal cord |
| Cerebrovascular cerebr/o=cerebrum,vascul/o=vessel ar=pertaining to | pertaining to the brain and blood vessels that supply it |
| epidural epi=above,upon; dur/a= dura mater al= pertaining to | pertaining to above the dura mater |
| Epilepsy epi=upon lepsy = seizure | A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures |
| Meningitis mening/o = meninges itis=inflammation | inflammation of the meninges of the brain |
| Neurologist neur/o=nerve, ologist=specialist in the study or treatment of | A physician who specializes in diseases of the neurological system |
| Schizophrenia schiz/o=split phren/o=mind or diaphragm ia=condition of | A type of psychosis in which the mind is said to be split from reality |
| Bradycardia brady=slow, cardi/o=heart, ia=pertaining to | Thickening, loss of elasticity, and hardening of arterial walls |
| cardiologist cardio= heart, logist= specialist in the study or treatment of | A physcian who specializes in diseases of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy cardio=heart, myo=muscle pathy=disease | Disease of the heart muscle |
| Endocardium endo=within cardi=heart ium=structure, tissue | membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
| Hypertension hyper=above or excessive tension | High blood pressure |
| Hypoxemia hypo=below or deficient ox=oxygen emia=blood | Too little oxygen in the blood |
| Myocarditis myo=muscle cardi=heart itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the heart muscle |
| Myocardium myo=muscle cardi=heart ium=structure or tissue | Heart muscle tissue |
| Pericardium peri=around or surrounding cardi=heart ium=structure or tissue | Lining around the outside of the heart |
| Tachycardia tachy=fast card/o=heart ia=pertaining to | Pertaining to a fast heart rate |
| Bronchitis bronch=bronchus itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the bronchi |
| Dyspnea dys=difficult,painful pnea=breathing | Difficult, painful or faulty breathing |
| Hypoxia hypo=deficient or below, oxi=oxygen, ia=condition | A condition of deficient oxygen levels |
| Pharyngitis pharyng=pharynx itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the pharynx |
| Pulmonologist pulmon/o=lungs, logist=specialist in the study or treatment of | Specialist in dieseses of the lungs |
| Rhinoplasty rhino=nose plasty=surgical repair | Surgical repair of the nose |
| Rhinorrhea Rhino=nose rrhea=flow,discharge | Discharge from the nose |
| Spirometry spir/o=breathe;breath metry=process of measuring | Measurement of breathing |
| Stethoscope steth/o=chest scope=instrument for viewing | Instrument used to listen to lung and heart sounds through the chest wall |
| Arthritis arthr/o=joint itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the joints |
| Bursitis burs/o=joint itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac around joints |
| Intramuscular intra=within, muscul/o=muscle ar=pertaining to | Pertaining to within the muscle |
| Myalgia my/o=muscle algia=pain | Muscle pain |
| Orthopedic Orth/o=straight podi=foot ic=pertaining to | Literally, means pertaining to straight foot-pertaining to the study of diseases of the skeletal and muscular system |
| Tendinitis tendin=tendon itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the tendon |
| Endocrinology end/o=within,in crine=secrete logy=study | Study of the secreting glands that comprise the endocrine system |
| Hyperglycemia hyper=above or excessive, glyc/o=glucose,sugar emia=blood | Too much sugar in the blood |
| Hyperthyroidism hyper=above or excessive, thyr/o=thyroid gland ism=condition | Condition of too much thyroid hormone |
| Hypokalemia hypo=below or dificient, kal/i=potassium emia=blood | Low blood potassium |
| Pancreatitis pancreat/o=pancreas itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the pancreas |
| Autoimmune auto=self immune/o=protection | The disorder characterized by abnormal function of the immune system that causes the body to produce antibodies against itself |
| Immunocompromised immune/o=protection compromise=compromise | A condition in which the immune system has been compromised by disease or immunosuppressive agents. |
| Leukemia leuk/o=white emia=blood | A malignant blood disease marked by abnormal white blood cells, or leukocytes. |
| Metastasis meta=beyond,after or change. stasis=stop or control | The spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph |
| Anemia an=not,without emia=blood | A blood condition in which there is a reduction the number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red blood cells. |
| Hematology hem/o=blood logy=study of | Medical study of the blood |
| Myeloma myel/o=bone marrow or spinal cord. oma=tumor | Tumor of the bone marrow |
| Cholecystectomy cholecyst/o=gall bladder; ectomy=surgical removal,excision | Surgical removal of the gall bladder |
| Cirrhosis cirr=yellow, osis=abnormal condition | Chronic liver condition that causes yellowing of tissues. |
| Colonoscopy col/o=colon scopy=process of viewing | Process of viewing the colon |
| Dyspepsia dys=difficult,painful. pepsia=digestion | The condition of indigestion, or painful digestion |
| Dysphagia dys=difficult,painful. phag/o=eat or swallow. ia=pertaining to | Pertaining to difficulty in eating or swallowing |
| Esophagitis esophag/o=esophagus itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the esophagus |
| Gastroenterologist gastro=stomach enter/o=intestines ologist-specialist in the study or treatment of | Specialist in the study or treatment of the stomach and intestines. |
| Nasogastric nas/o=nose gastr/o=stomach ic=pertaining to | Pertaining to the nose and the stomach (e.g., a tube that travels from the nose to the stomach) |
| Pancreatitis pancreat/o=pancreas itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the pancreas |
| Sublingual sub=below,under. lingua=tongue al=pertaining to | Pertaining to under the tongue |
| Nephrectomy nephr/o=kidney ectomy=removal or incision | Surgical removal of a kidney |
| Polyuria poly=many or excessive; ur/o=urinary tract ia=condition of | Condition in which one urinates excessively |
| Pyelonephritis pyel/o=renal pelvis; nephr/o=kidney itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the renal pelvis area of the kidney |
| Urologist ur/o=urinary tract; ologist=a specialist in the study or treatment of | Physician who specializes in conditions of the urinary system |
| Conjunctivitis conjunctiv/o=conjunctiva; itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| Intraocular intra=within; ocul/o=eye ia=pertaining to | Pertaining to the inside of the eye |
| Ophthalmologist ophthalm/o=eye; ia=pertaining to | Specialist in diseases of the eye |
| optometry opt/o=eye metry=process of measuring | Process of measuring the eye |
| Photophobia phot/o=light; phobia=abnormal fear | Extreme sensitivity and discomfort from light |
| Myringitis myring/o=eardrum; itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the tympanic membrane |
| Otitis ot/o=ear; itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the ear |
| Dermatitis dermat/o=skin itis=inflammation | Inflammation of the skin |
| Dermatologist dermat/o=skin ologist=specialist in the study or treatment of | Specialist in the study of diseases of the skin |
| Epidermal epi=on, upon; derm/o=skin; al=pertaining to | Pertaining to on the skin |
| Percutaneous Per=through; cutane/o=skin; ous=pertaining to | Through the skin |
| Subsutaneous sub=below,under; cutane/o=skin ous=pertaining to | Pertaining to below the skin |
| Gynecologist gyne/o=woman logist= a specialist in the study or treatment of | A physician who specializes in the reproductive system of women |
| Hysterectomy hyster/o=uterus; ectomy=surgical removal,excision | The surgical removal of the uterus |
| Mammogram mamm/o=breast gram=record | An x-ray of the breast |
| Obstetrics obstetr/o-midwife, ic=pertaining to | The specialty pertaining to the care and treatment of mother and fetus throughout pregnancy,childbirth, and the immediate postpartum period. |
| Vasectomy vas/o=vessel; ectomy=surgical removal,excision | Excision of part of the vas deferens to produce male sterility |
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