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Med Term Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| arthr/o | joint |
| encephal/o | brain |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| cyt/o | cell |
| enter/o | small intestines |
| hepat/o | liver |
| trache/o | windpipe |
| inguin/o | groin |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| xer/o | dry |
| hist/o | tissue |
| -gram | record |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -logy | process of study |
| hyper- | excessive, abvove, more than normal |
| inter- | between |
| ana- | up |
| epi- | above |
| intra- | within |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| uni- | one |
| nulli- | not, not, none |
| gastrectomy | gastric resection |
| osteitis | inflammation of bone |
| glomerular | pertaining to the small balls of capularies in the kidneys |
| ovum | female gamete |
| gestation | pregnancy |
| gynecomastia | abnormal condition of large brest in the male |
| testis | male gonad |
| testoterone | produced by the interstitial cells of the testes |
| scortum | sac that contains the male gonads |
| scoiosis | lateral curvature of the spine |
| humeral | pertaining to the upper arm bone |
| arthroplasty | surgical repair of a joint |
| dermis | middle layer of skin |
| keratin | hard protien in the epidermis |
| pleural | space between the lungs |
| craniotomy | incision of the skull |
| viscera | internal organs |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| supine | lying on the back (face up) |
| neurectomy | resection of a bone |
| hematoma | collection of blood |
| pericardium | membrane surrounding the heart |
| edema | swelling or fluid in the tissue |
| nephrosclerosis | hardening of vessel in the kidney |
| calulus | stone |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| calyx | collecting area in the kidney |
| electrolyte | chemical that carries an electrical charge |
| anorchism | absant of testicle |
| bulbourethral | glans that secrete semen |
| oligospermia | scanty sperm |
| purulent | pus filled |
| erythropoietin | secreted by the kidneys to increase red blood cells |
| vagina | muscular tube leading from the uterus |
| colposcope | instrument to visually examine the tube leading from the uterus |
| clavicle | collar bone |
| humerus | upper arm bone |
| femur | thigh bone |
| kyphosis | hunchback |
| tibia | larger one of the lower leg bone |
| melanoma | malignant tumor of pigmented skin cells |
| nevus | a mole |
| psoriasis | chronic returning dermatosis with itchy scaly patches |
| diaphoresis | profuss sweating |
| eczema | inflammatory disease |
| BPH | begin prostatic hyperplasia |
| GU | genitourinary |
| TVH/BSO | total vaginal hysterectomy / bilateral salpingo - oophorectomy |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| ESRD | end stage renal disease |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| Fx | fracture |
| UTI | urinary tract infecton |
| GYN | gynecology |
| EGM | electromyography |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| IM | intramuscular |
| G | gravida |
| D&C | dilation and curettage |
| OB | obstetrics |
| UA | urinalysis |
| HPV | human papilloma-virus |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| DRE | digital rectal examination |
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