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medical terms(appendix A)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-;an-;ana- | no; not; without |
| ante- | before; forward |
| anti | against |
| bi | two; double; both |
| brady | slow |
| contra | against; opposite |
| dys | difficult; painful |
| endo | within |
| epi | above; upon |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | above; excessive |
| hypo | below; deficient |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| mal | bad; poor; abnormal |
| neo | new |
| non | not |
| para | near; beside |
| per | through |
| peri | around; surrouding |
| poly | many excessive |
| post | after |
| pre | before; infront |
| retro | behind; backward; upward |
| semi | half |
| sub | below; under |
| syn | together; with |
| tachy | fast |
| tri | three |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical; removal; excision |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflamation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -oid | resembling; like |
| -(o)logist | specialist ion thye study of treatment |
| -(o)logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -otomy | incision into |
| pathy | disease |
| phobia | abnormal fear |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| pnea | breathing |
| rrhea | flow; discharge |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| stasis | control; stop |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| arteri/o | arteriole |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather | fat; fatty plaque |
| audi/o | hear; sound |
| aur/o | ear |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| cyts/o | bladder; sac |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dermo/o; dermat/o | skin |
| electra/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| gatr/o | stomach |
| gyn/o; gyn/; gynec/o | woman |
| hemmat/o; hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water, fluid |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| immune/o | protection |
| lip/o | fat |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| narc/o | sleep |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o, ophthalm/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phot/o | light |
| pneum/o | lungs; air |
| proct/o | rectum |
| psych/o; psych/i | mind; soul |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| quad/i | four |
| rect | rectum |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| septi | bacteria |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| trache/o | trachea |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ven/o | vein |
| cerebrospinal | Pertaining to the brain and spinal cord |
| cerebrovascuar | Pertaining to the brain and blood vessels that supply it |
| epidural | Pertaining to above dura mater |
| epilepsy | A disorder of central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures |
| meningitis | Inflamation of the menning of the brain |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| neurologist | A physician who specializes in diseases of the neurological system |
| schizophrenia | A type of psychosis in which the mind is said to be split from reality |
| bradycardia | pertaining to a slowheart rate |
| cardiologist | A physician who spealize in disease of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | Disease of the heart muscle |
| endocardium | Membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hypoxemia | too little oxygen in the blood |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |
| pericardium | Lining around the outsideof the heart |
| tachycardia | Pertaining to a fast heart rate |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| dyspnea | Difficult; painful; or faulty breathing |
| hypoxia | A condition of deficient oxygen levels |
| pharngitis | inflammation of the pharynx |
| pulmonologist | specialistin diseases of the lungs |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| rhinoplasty | discharge from the nose |
| spirometry | measurement of breathing |
| stethoscope | Instrument used to listen to lung and heart sounds throught the chest wall |
| arthritis | joint pain |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac around joints |
| intramuscular | Pertaining to within the muscule |
| myalgia | Muscle pain |
| orthopedic | literally meansn pertaining to straight foot- pertaining to the study of dieases of the skeletal muscle |
| tendinitis | Inflammation of the tendon |
| endocrinology | Study of the secreting glands thatcomprise the endocrine system |
| hyperglycemia | too much sugar in the blood |
| hyperthyriodism | condition of too much thyriod hormomne |
| hypokalemia | low blood potassium |
| pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas |
| autoimmune | the disorder characterized by abnormal function of the immune system that cause the body to produce antibodies against itself |
| immunocompromised | a condition in which the immune system has been compromised by disease or immunosupperssive agents |
| leukemia | A malignant blood disease marked by abnormal white blood cells or leukocytes |
| metastasis | The spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph |
| anemia | A blood condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red blood cells, or the volume of packed red blood cels |
| hematology | Medical study of the blood |
| myeloma | tumor of the bone marrow |
| cholecystectomy | Surgical removal of the gall bladder |
| cirrhosis | chronic liver condition that causes yellowing of the tissues |
| colonoscopy | process of viewing the colon |
| dyspepsia | The condition of indigestion,or painful digestion |
| esophagitis | Inflammation of the esophagus gastro |
| gastroenterologist | Specialist in the study or treatment of the stomach and intestines |
| nasogastric | Pertaining to the nose and stomach (e.g., a tube that travels from the nose to the stomach |
| pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas |
| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue |
| nephrectomy | Surgical removal of a kidney |
| polyuria | Condition in which one urinates excessively |
| pyelonephritis | Inflammation of the renal pelvis area of the kidney |
| urologist | Physician who specialize in conditions of the urinary system |
| conjunctivitis | Inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| intraocular | Pertaining to the inside of the eye |
| ophthalmologist | Specialist in diseases of the eye |
| optometry | process of measuring the eye |
| photophobia | Extreme sensitivity and discomfortfrom light |
| myringitis | Inflammation of the tympanic membrane |
| otitis | Inflammation of the ear |
| dermatitis | Inflammation of the skin |
| Dermatologist | specialist in the study of diseases in the skin |
| epidermal | Pertaining to on the skin |
| histology | the study of tissues |
| precutaneous | Through the skin |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to below the skin |
| gynecologist | A Physician who specializesin reproduction system of woman |
| hysterectomy | the surgical removal of the uterus |
| mammogram | an x-ray of the breast |
| obstetrics | the speciality pertaining to the care and treatment of a mother and fetus throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and immediate postpartum period |
| vasectomy | Excision of part of the vas deferensbto produce male sterility |
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