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medterm
Medterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Ather/o | Fatty plaque |
| Atri/o | Atrium |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Electr/o | Electric |
| Phleb/o, Ven/o | Vein or vessel |
| Thromb/o | Blood clot |
| ventricul/o | Ventricle |
| Embolus | Stopper |
| Sphymo | Pulse |
| Systo | Contraction |
| Diast | Relaxation |
| Arhymia | Stop heart beat |
| Arteriosclerosis | Thick, hard, loss of elasticity |
| Ischemia | To hold back |
| Murmur | Defected chamber |
| Myocardial infraction | Heart attack |
| Anden/o | Gland |
| Lymph/o | Lymph |
| Lymphaden/o | Lymph node |
| Lymphphangi/o | Lymph vessel |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Presby/o | Old |
| -Lysis | Separation |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -cusis | Hearing |
| Anti- | Gainst |
| Brady- | Low |
| Tachy- | Apid |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resurrection |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| ECG/EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| Cardi/o, coron/o | Heart |
| Ech/o | sound |
| Isch/o | Deficiency, blockage |
| Steth/o | Chest |
| -Oma | Tumor |
| Sept- | Wall |
| Morph/o | Form |
| Plas/o, poiesis | Formation |
| Thym/o | Thymus |
| Reticulo | Net |
| Mono, uni | One, single |
| Di, dipl/o, bi(n) | Two, double |
| Tri, tripl/o | Three, triple |
| Tetr/a, quadr/i, quart/i | Four, forth |
| Pent/a, quint/i, quintqu/e | Five, fifth |
| Hex/a, sex, sext/i | Six, sixth |
| Hept/a, sept/i | Seven, seventh |
| Oct/i | Eight, eighth |
| Enn/e, non/i | Nine, ninth |
| Dec/i | Ten, tenth |
| Hect/o, hecat/o, cent/i | 100, 100th |
| Kil/o, mill/i | 1000, 1000th |
| Poly, mult/i | Many |
| Null/i | None |
| Hem/i, sem/i | Half |
| Adduction | Movement towards the middle |
| Abduction | Movement away from the middle |
| Eversion | Turning outward |
| Inversion | Turning inward |
| Extension | Movement away from fetal position |
| Flexion | Movement towards fetal position |
| Pronation/prone | Lying face down |
| Supination/supine | Lying face up |
| Rotation | Turning on its own axis |
| Protraction | Moving a body part foward |
| Retraction | Moving a body part backward |
| Word root | Core of health term |
| Adip/o lip/o steat/o | Fat |
| Cutane/o dermat/o derm/o | Skin |
| Hidr/o | Sweat |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Kerat/o | Horny tissue |
| Myc/o | Fungus |
| Onych/o | Nail |
| Pil/o trich/o | Hair |
| Sclera/o | Hardening |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| Necr/o | Dead, death |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Xanth/o | Yellow |
| -derma | Skin |
| -emia | Blood |
| -logist | Specialist in study of ______ |
| -logy | Study of _____ |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -Oma | Tumor |
| -OSIS | Abnormal condition |
| -penia | Decrease |
| -phagia | Swallow, eat |
| Auto- | Self |
| Epi- | Above, upon |
| Sub- | Under, below |
| Caus/o | Burn |
| Corium | Middle layer of skin, dermis |
| Ichthy/o | Scaly |
| Infra- | Below, under |
| Nevus | Pigment legion of skin (mole) |
| Pruritis | Itching |
| Sebum, seb/o | Oily substance secreted |
| Ungu/o | Nail |
| Verruca | Wart |
| Striae/o | Streaks or lines on skin (stretch marks) |
| Cicatrix | Scar after wound heals |
| Bronch/o bronchi/o | Bronchus (airway) |
| Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
| Nas/o rhin/o | Nose |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx |
| Pleur/o | Pleura |
| Pneum/o pneumon/o | Air, lung |
| Pulmun/o | Lung |
| Sinus/o | Sinus cavity |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Tonsil/o | Tonsils |
| Trache/o | Trachea, windpipe |
| Aer/o | Air |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture |
| -rrhaphy | Suture |
| -phobia | Fear |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| Eu- | Good, normal |
| Macro- | Large |
| Micro- | Small |
| Peri- | Around |
| Neo- | New |
| Capnia | Carbon dioxide |
| Conio | Dust |
| Phonio/phono | Sound/voice |
| Phren | Mind |
| Septo | Septum |
| Sidero | Iron |
| Silico | Silica dust |
| Alamentry Canal | Canal from mouth to Anus |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| lingu/o gloss/o | tongue |
| sial/o | saliva |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cholecyst | gall bladder |
| chol/o | bile,gland |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| hepat/o | liver |
| bari | weight |
| -atri | treatment |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o appendict/o | appendix |
| -ia -osis | condition |
| -tome | instrament to cut |
| col/o colon/o | colon |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestine |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| erruptation | burping |
| proct | rectum, anus |
| rect/o | rescum |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| ab- | away |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| maxill/o | jaw |
| therm/o | heat |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| bulimia | binge then purge |
| anorexia | not eating |
| ascites | fluid in abdominal area |
| -emesis | vomit |
| striea | stretch marks |
| borborygmus | gurgling or rumbling sound, bubbling. |
| hernia | protrusion of an organ (medical intervention) |
| femoral hernia | found in females |
| ingunal hernia | found in males |
| hemorrhoids | swollen blood vessels |
| ulcer | open sore or lesion, sloughing (coming off) |
| Volvulus | twisting |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| BM | bowl movement |
| HAV | hepatitis A |
| HBV | hepatitsis B |
| CT scan | computerized tomography |
| vomiting blood | hematemesis |
| ptysis | spitting |
| ptosis | dropping, pulling down |
| bolus | food mixed with saliva |
| buccal | cheek |
| caries | decay (dental caries = tooth decay) |
| deglutition | process of swallowing |
| feces | solid waste |
| flatus | gas expelled through anus |
| inguin/o | groin |
| lingual papillaei | taste buds |
| masticate | chew |
| peristalsis | involuntary wavelike contractions of tubes of alimentary tract |
| prandi/o cib/o | meal |
| pylor/o | sphincter between stomach and duodenum |
| vermiform | worm shaped |
| cyst/o vescic/o | bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| nephr/o ren/o | kidneys |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| urethr/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ur/o | urine |
| olig/o | scanty, little |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| azot/o | nitrogen |
| cortex | outer region |
| hilum, hilus | depression or pit in organ where nerves or vessels enter/exit. |
| meatus | a passage or canal |
| -poiesis | production |
| voiding, micturition | expelling urine |
| Azotuea | increase in nitrogen compounds |
| Diuresis | abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine |
| Dysuria | painful or difficult urination |
| Enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine after the age by which bladder control should have been established. |
| Hyopspadias | abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra upon under surface of the penis |
| Phimosis | stenosis or narrowness of foreskin |
| Uremia | elevated level of urea or other protein waste products |
| Wilms' tumor | radpid developing kidney tumor that usually occurs in children. |
| IVP | intravenous pyelorgram |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection. |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Colp/o, vagin/o | Vagina |
| Episi/o, vulv/o | Vulva |
| Gynec/o | Women female |
| Hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | Uterus |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Men/o | Menstration |
| Mamm/o, mast/o | Breast |
| Oophor/o, ovari/o | Ovary |
| Salping/o | Fallopian tube |
| Balan/o | Glans penis |
| Orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o | Testes |
| Prostat/o | Prostate |
| Spermat/o | Sperm |
| Vas/o | Vas deferens, vessel |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Ante- | Before |
| Cata | Downward |
| Crypt/o | Hidden |
| Cyes/o, cyes/i, gravid/o | Pregnancy |
| Men/o | Menses |
| Nat/o | Birth |
| Omphal/o | Umbilicus, navel |
| -one | Hormone |
| Toc/o, -tocia | Childbirth, labor |
| Candidiasis | Vaginal fungal infection |
| Endometriosis | Endometrial tissue found in abnormal sites in abdominal wall |
| Fibroids | Benign uterine rumors |
| Oligomenorrhea | Scanty or infrequent menstrual flow |
| Amenorrhea | Absence of menstrual flow |
| Anorchism | Congenital or absence of one or both testes |
| Balantitis | Inflammation of skin covering penis |
| Cryptorchidism | Failure of testicles to descend into scrotum |
| Phimosis | Foreskin can not be pulled back over penis. |
| CS or C-section | Caesarian section |
| D & C | Dilation and curettage |
| OBGYN | Obstetrics and gynecology |
| Pap- smear | Papanicolau's smear |
| BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia or hydrotrophy |
| GU | Genitourinary |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Spondyl/o, vertebr/o | Describe structure |
| Humer/o | Humorous |
| Carp/o | Carpus wrist bones |
| Metacarp/o | Metacarpus hand bones |
| Phalang/o | Phalanges fingers |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis |
| Femor/o | Femur |
| Patell/o | Patella knee |
| Tibi/o | Tibia |
| Fibul/o | Fibula |
| Calcane/o | Calcaneus heel bone |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Lumb/o | Lower back loins |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | Tendon |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Endocrine | Secretion within |
| Adrenal/o, adren/o | Adrenal glands |
| Calc/o | Calcium |
| Gluc/o | Sugar |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Thym/o | Thymus |
| Thyroid/o | Thyroid |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Gil/o | Glue like |
| Mening/o, meningi/o | Meninges |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Acromegaly | Large extremities after puberty |
| Addison's disease | Hypo secretion of adrenal cortex |
| Cushing's syndrome | Hyper secretion of adrenal cortex |
| Graves' disease | Hyperthyroidism |
| Myxedema | Hypothyroidism |
| CNS | Central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) |
| PNS | Peripheral nervous system (cranial and spinal nerves) |
| Efferent | Exits brain |
| Afferent | Enters brain |
| Dura mater | Outer layer of spinal cord |
| Arachnoid mater | Middle layer of spinal cord (squishy) |
| Alzheimer's | Decreased nourishment (atrophy) of frontal and occipital lobes of brain |
| Bell's palsy | Facial paralysis CN 7 facial |
| Cerebrovascular | CVA apoplexy, stroke |
| Transient ischemic attack | TIA temporary interference with brain blood supply. (Baby stroke) |
| Multiple sclerosis | Inflammation, hardening, and loss of myelation of spinal cord |
| Palsy | Paralysis |
| Parkinson's disease | Effects movement part of brain |
| Sciatica | Severe leg pain hip to foot |
| Shingles | Acute inflammatory herpetic vesicles on trunk along PN associated with said vertebrae |
| Spina bifida | Incomplete closure of spinal canal through spinal cord |
| Ankyl/o | Stiff, bent, crooked |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Cervical | Neck |
| Lamin/o | Lamina (vertebral arch) |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Os | Bone |
| -asthenia | Weakness |
| -clasis | Break |
| -desis | Binding, surgical fixation |
| -schisis | Split, fracture |
| Spin | Spine |
| Rachi/o | Spine, vertebral column |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Scoli/o | Crooked or curved |
| Petr/o | Stone |
| Sarc/o | Flesh, connective tissue |
| Lei/o | Smooth |
| Rhabd/o | Rod shaped |
| Dactyl/o | Finger or toe |
| Xiph/o | Sword shaped |
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