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medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-;an-;ann- | no;not;without |
| ante- | before;forward |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two;double;both |
| brady- | slow |
| carcin- | cancerous |
| 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;surrounding |
| poly- | many;excessive |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before;in front of |
| retro- | behind;backward;upward |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | below;under |
| sym- | with |
| 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 in the 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 |
| -rhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stasis | control;stop |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fat;fatty;plaque |
| audi/o | hearing;sound |
| aur/o | ear |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| coagul/o | clottiing |
| cyst/o | bladder,sac |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o,ddrmat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| eosin/o;erytr/o | epididymis |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gyn/o,gyn/e,gynec/o | woman |
| hemat/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,opt/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phot/o | light |
| phneum/o | lungs;air |
| proct/o | rectum |
| psych/o,psych/i | mind or soul |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| quadr/i | four |
| rect/o | 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 the spinal cord |
| cerebrovasclar | pertaining to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it |
| epidural | pertaining to above the dura mater |
| epilepsy | a disorderof the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures |
| meningitis | inflamation of the meninges of the brain |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| neurologist | a physician who specializes in the disease of the neurological system |
| schizophrenia | a type of psychosis in which the mind is said to be split from reality |
| bradycardia | pertaining to a slow heart rate |
| cardiologist | a physician who specializes in diseases of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| endocardium | membrane lining the cavies 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 outside of 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 |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the pharynx |
| pulmonologist | specialist in diseases of the lungs |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose |
| spirometry | measurement of breathing |
| stethoscope | instrument used to listen to lung and heart sounds through the chest wall |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
| bursitis | slow movement |
| intramuscular | pertaining to within the muscle |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| orthopedic | literally means pertsining to straight foot-pertaining to the study of diseases of the skeletal and musuclar system |
| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| endocrinology | study of the secreting glands that comprised the endocrine system |
| hyperglycemia | too much sugar in the blood |
| hyperthyroidism | condition of too much thyroid hormone |
| hypokalemia | low blood potassium |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| autoimmune | this disorder characterized by abnormal function of the immune system that causes the body to produce antibodies against itself |
| immunocompromised | a condition in which the immune system has been compromised by disease or immunosuppressive agents |
| leukemia | a malignat blood disease marked by abnormal white blood cells or leukocytes |
| metastasis | the spread of cancer cell beyond theoriginal 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 hemoglobin or the volume of packed red blood cells |
| hematology | medical study of the blood |
| myeloma | tumor of the blood bone marrow |
| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gall bladder |
| cirrhosis | chronic liver condition that causes yellowing of tissues |
| coloscopy | process of viewing the colon |
| dyspepsia | the condition of painful digestion |
| endoscopic | pertaining to the processof viewing within |
| esophagitis | inflammation of the esophagus |
| gastroenterologist | specialist in the study or treatment of the stomach and intestines |
| nasogastric | pertaining to the nose and the stomach (eg., a tube that travels from the nose to the stomach) |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| sublinggual | pertaining to under the tongue |
| nephrectomy | surgical removal of kidneys |
| polyuria | condition in which one urinates execessively |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the renal pelvis area of the kidney |
| urologist | physician who specializes in conditions of the unrinary 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 discomfort from light |
| myringitis | inflammation of the tympanic membrane |
| otitis | inflammation of the ear |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatologist | specialist in the study of disease of the skin |
| epidermal | pertaining to on the skin |
| histology | study of tisssue |
| percutaneous | through the skin |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to below the skin |
| gynecologist | a physician who specializes in the reproductive system of women |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| mammogram | an x-ray of the breast |
| obstetrics | the specialty pertaining to the care and treatment of mother and fetus throughout pregnacy ,childbirth and the immediate postpartum period |
| vasectomy | excision of part of the vas deferenso produce male sterility |
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