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Medical Terminology
| root word | medical term |
|---|---|
| adeno | adenoma - gland tumor |
| calculi | calculosis - stones |
| cele | hydrocele - water cyst, tumor |
| cyto | cytology - study of cells |
| glyco | gycosuria - sugar in the urine |
| homeo, homo | homeostasis - same environment |
| lingua | linguiform - tongue shaped |
| lip | lipoma - fat tumor |
| lith | lithotripsy - stone dissolve |
| madaro | madanosis - loss of eyelids or eyebrows |
| psych | psycho - mind, study of psychology, mental proocesses |
| pyo | pyogenic - pus producing |
| radi | radiology - study of rays |
| thermic | thermobiosis - exists at high temperature |
| arthro | arthritis - joint inflammation |
| carpo | carpoptosis - wrist dropping |
| chondro | chondromalacia - soft cartilage |
| costa | intercostal - between ribs |
| cranio | craniotomy - skull incision |
| dactyl | dactylitis - finger inflammation |
| ili | iliosacral - ilium and sacrum |
| manus | manicure - hand care |
| myel | myeloma - marrow tumor |
| myo | myoedema - muscle swelling |
| ortho | orthopedic - concerning deformities |
| osteo | osteoplast - bone surgery |
| pedi | pedicure - foot care |
| spondyl | spondylitis - vertabrae inflammation |
| cutis | cutitis - skin inflammation |
| dent | dentiform - toothlike |
| derma | dermatology - study of skin |
| hapsia | parapsia - touch disorder |
| odont | odontoprisis - teeth grinding |
| onco | oncology - study of tumor |
| onychia | onychitis - nail bed inflammation |
| pedicular | pediculosis - condition of lice |
| prurigo | pruritis -itching inflammation |
| psora | psoriasis - condition of itch |
| sarco | sarcolysis - flesh decomposing |
| sclero | sclerogenous - hardening tissue |
| squama | squamous - scale like |
| tricho | trichoid - hair like |
| chole | cholecystectomy - gallbladder excision |
| colon | colitis - large intestine inflammation |
| emesis | emetic - produces vomit |
| entero | enteritis - intestinal inflammation |
| gastro | gastritis - stomach inflammation |
| glosso | glossopathy - tongue disease |
| hepat | hepatitis - liver inflammation |
| ile | ileitis - ileum inflamation |
| laparo | laparotomy - abdomen incision |
| myxo | myxoma - mucus tumor |
| procto | proctology - study of disease of the colon, rectum, anus |
| pylora | pylorostenosis - pyloric narrowing |
| stoma | stomatitis - mouth inflammation |
| viscero | visceromegaly - enlarged abdominal organs |
| angio | angiogram - vessel study |
| aortal | aortalgia - aorta pain |
| arterio | arteriosclerosis - condition of hard arteries |
| cardio | cardiology - study of the heart |
| emboli | embolectomy - removal of embolus |
| emia | anemia - without blood |
| hema, hemo | hematoma - blood tumor |
| phleb | phlebotomy - vein incision |
| thrombo | thrombophlebitis -clotted vein |
| varico | varicocele - twisted veins, tumor |
| vaso | vasoconstriction - tightened vessel |
| vena | vena cava - large vein |
| ventricu | ventriculitis - ventricle inflammation |
| broncho | bronchitis - bronchial inflammation |
| cili | ciliogenesis - cili forming |
| ectasis | atelectasis - abnormal expansion |
| laryngo | laryngitis - larynx inflammation |
| naso | nasology - study of the nose |
| oro | orofacial - mouth and face |
| oxy | oxyosmia - keen sense of smell |
| pector | pectoralgia - chest nerve pain |
| pleura | pleurisy - inflammation of exterior lung |
| pneumo | pneumonectomy - lung incision |
| ptysis | hemoptysis - bloody sputum |
| pulmo | pulmonolgy - study of the lungs |
| rhin | rhinitis - nose inflammation |
| tracheo | tracheostomy - trachea opening |
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