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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cardi/o | heart |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| gylc/o | sugar |
| hyperglycemia | elevated blood sugar |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| pyelolithotomy | incision into the renal pelvis to remove a calculus (stone) |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arthrodesis | surgical binding of two bones |
| encephal/o | brain |
| encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
| cyt/o | cell |
| ctyoplasia | formation, development, or growth of a cell |
| inter/o | small intestine |
| gastrointeritis | inflammation of the stomach & small intestine |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| trache/o | windpipe |
| tracheotomy | incision of the windpipe |
| iguin/o | groin |
| inguinal | pertaining to the groin |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chondromalacia | softening of cartilage |
| xer/o | dry |
| xerosis | abnormal condition of dry skin |
| hist/o | tissue |
| histoloy | the study of tissue |
| -gram | record |
| sonogram | record of sound recording |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| biopsy | process of viewing life |
| -oma | tumor, mass or swelling |
| myoma | muscle tumor |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| cystoscopy | process of visually examining the bladder |
| -logy | study of |
| biology | study of life |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
| hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood |
| inter- | between |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| ana- | up |
| anaplasia | increase growth, development, or formation |
| epi- | above |
| epidermal | above the skin or outermost layer of the skin |
| intra- | within |
| intraperotenial | within the peritoneal |
| retro- | backward or behind |
| retroversion | act of turning backward |
| uni- | one |
| unilateral | pertaining to one side |
| nulli- | no, not. none |
| nullipara | no births or never having born a child |
| gastrectomy | gastric resection |
| oteitits | inflammation of the bone |
| glomerular | small ball of capillaries in the kidney |
| gamete | female ovum or sex cell |
| gestation | pregnancy |
| gynecomastia | abnormal breast development in males |
| testis | male gonads |
| testosterone | produced by the interstitial cells of the testes |
| scrotum | sac that contains the male gonads |
| scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spinal column |
| humeral | pertaining to the upper arm bone |
| arthroplasty | surgical repair of a joint |
| dermis | middle layer of skin |
| keratin | hard protein material found in the epidermis |
| pleural cavity | space between the lungs |
| craniotomy | incision of the skull |
| viscera | internal organs |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| supine | positioned onto back or laying on back |
| neurectomy | removal of a nerve |
| hematoma | collection of blood |
| pericardium | membrane surrounding the heart |
| edema | swelling or fluid in the tissue |
| nephrosclerosis | hardening of vessels in the kidney |
| calculus | stone |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| calyx | collecting area in the kidney |
| electrolyte | chemical that carries an electrical charge |
| anorichism | undescended testicles |
| bulbourethral | glands that secrete semen |
| oligospermia | scanty sperm production |
| purulent | pus filled |
| erythropoietin | hormone secreted by the kidney to increase red blood cells |
| muscular tube leading from the uterus | vagina |
| colposcope | instrument used to visually examine the tube leading from the uterus |
| clavicle | collar bone |
| humerus | upper arm bone |
| femur | thigh bone |
| kyphosis | humpback or hunchback |
| tibia | larger lower leg bone |
| melanoma | malignant tumor of pigmented skin cells |
| nevus | mole |
| psoriasis | chronic recurring dermatosis of itchy scaly skin |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| eczema | inflammatory skin disease |
| BPH | benign 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 infection |
| GYN | gynecology |
| EMG | electromyography |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| IM | intramuscular |
| G | gravida |
| D&C | dilation & curettage |
| OB | obstetrics |
| ortho | orthopedics |
| UA | urinalysis |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| DRE | digital rectal examination |
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