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Medical Terminology
Chapter 2; Building a Medical Vocabulary Leonard, 6th edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -er, -ist | one who |
| -iatrician | practioner |
| -logist | one who studies; specialist |
| -ac, -al, -ic, -logic, -logical | pertaining to |
| -iatrics, -iatry | medical profession or treatment |
| -logy | study or science of |
| cardi(o) | heart |
| crin(o) | to secrete |
| dermat(o) | skin |
| esthesio(o) | feeling or sensation |
| gastr(o), enter(o) | stomach, intestines |
| ger(a), ger(o), geront(o) | elderly |
| gynec(o) | female |
| immun(o) | immune |
| ne(o), nat(o) | new, birth |
| neur(o) | nerve |
| obstetr(o) | midwife |
| onc(o) | tumor |
| opthalm(o) | eye |
| orth(o), ped(o) | orth(o) means straight; ped(o) means child (sometimes foot) |
| ot(o), laryng(o) | ear, larynx |
| path(o) | disease |
| ped(o) | disease |
| psych(o) | mind |
| rheumat(o) | rheumatism |
| radi(o) | radiant energy (sometimes radius) |
| rhin(o) | nose |
| ur(o) | urinary tract (sometimes urine) |
| bit(o) | life or living |
| dent(i), dent(o), odont(o) | tooth |
| opt(o), optic(o) | vision |
| or(o) | mouth |
| pharmac(o) | durgs or medicine |
| therapeut(o) | treatment |
| an- | no, not or without |
| endo- | inside |
| -crine | secrete |
| anesthetic | pertaining to or producing anesthesia; and agent that produces anesthesia an-uhs-thet-ik |
| orthopedist | an orthopedic surgeon awr-thuh-pee-diks |
| endocrinology | the science that studies the endocrine glands and the hormones they produce en-doh-kruh-nol-uh-jee |
| pharmacology | the study of drugs and their origin, properties, and effects on living systems fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee |
| gastroenterology | the study of the stomach and intestines and associated diseases gas-troh-en-tuh-rol-uh-jee |
| immunology | the branch of medical science concerned with the response of the organism to antigenic challenge, recognition of self fron nonself, and all apsects of immune phenomena im-yuh-nol-uh-jee |
| geriatrician | a specialist in geriatrics jěr'ē-ə-trĭsh'ən |
| larynx | the organ of voice; the air passage between the lower pharynx and the trachea lar-ingks |
| neurologist | a specialist in the treatment of nervous diseases noo-rol-uh-jist |
| obstetrician | a physician who specializes in obstetrics ob-sti-trish-uhn |
| ophthalmic | pertaining to the eye of-thal-mik |
| ophthalmology | the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye of-thuhl-mol-uh-jee |
| otolaryngologist | a physician who specializes in otolaryngology oh-toh-lar-ing-gol-uh-jist |
| oncology | the study of tumors ong-kol-uh-jee |
| optician | a specialist in the translation, filling, and adapting of ophthalmic prescriptions, products and accessories op-tish-uhn |
| pathology | the study of the changes caused by disease in the structure or functions of the body puh-thol-uh-jee |
| rhinologist | One skilled in rhinology rahy-nol-uh-jist |
| roentgenology | the branch of medicine dealing with x-rays. rent-guh-nol-uh-jee |
| triage | the determination of priorities for action in an emergency tree-ahzh |
| acute | having severe symptoms and lasting for a short time |
| anesthesiology | branch of medicine that studies anesthesia and anesthetics |
| biohazard | a potentially dangerous infectious agent such as may be found in a clinical microbiology laboratory or used in experimental students on genetic recombination |
| cardiac arrest | ceasing of heart activity |
| cardiologist | a physician who is specially trained in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease |
| cellular pathology | the group of pathology specialties that look at changes in cells and tissues using a microscope to make a diagnosis. |
| chronic | showing little changes or slow progression over a long period |
| clinical pathologist | medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine |
| dermal | of or pertaining to the skin. |
| dermatology | the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases. |
| epidemiology | the study of the relationship of factors determining the frequency and dist. of diseases in the human community; the field of medicine dealing with the determination of causes of localized outbreaks of infection or other disease of recognized cause |
| gynecology | the branch of medicine that treats diseases of the female sex |
| holistic | considering a person as a functioning whole |
| internal medicine | the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, esp. of internal organ systems |
| neonatologist | specialist in the branch of pediatrics that deals with the diseases and care of newborn infants |
| obstetrics | a specialist in the treatment of pregnancy, labor and delivery |
| ophthalmologist | a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of eye disease |
| optical | pertaining to vision |
| optometrist | a specialist in optometry |
| oral | pertaining to the oral cavity or mouth |
| oral surgeon | a physician specialized in oral surgery |
| orthopedics | the branch of surgery specially concerned with the preservation and restoration of the function of the skeletal system, its articulations, and associated structures |
| pediatrics | the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children |
| pharmacy | the science of preparing, compounding, and dispensed medicines; a place where drugs and medicinal supplies are prepared, compounded, and dispensed |
| plastic surgery | the branch of surgery that deals with the repair or reconstruction of tissue or organs |
| preventive medicine | the branch of medical science that deals with prevention of disease |
| psychiatrist | a physician who practices psychiatry. |
| psychiatry | the branch of medicine that deals with the recognition and treatment of mental disorders |
| psychologist | one who specializes in the science that deals with the mind and mental processes |
| psychology | the branch of science that deals with the mind and mental operations, especially as they are shown in behavior |
| radiolucent | permitting the passage of x-rays or other forms of radiant energy |
| radiopaque | impervious to x-ray or other forms of radiation |
| remission | a diminution or abatement of the symptoms of a disease; also the period during which such dimunution occurs |
| surgical pathology | A field in anatomical pathology concerned with examination of surgical specimens of tissues removed from living patients for the purpose of diagnosis of disease and guidance in the care of patients |
| urology | the branch of medicine that deals with the urinary tract |
| otologist | physician trained in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and disorders of the ear |
| otology | the study of the ear |
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