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Ch 3 & 4
Chapter three and four, Building a Medical Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid |
| -ectomy | excision (surgical removal or cutting out) |
| -lysis | process of loosening, freeing, or destroying |
| -pexy | surgical fixation (fastening in a fixed position) |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture (uniting a wound by stitches) |
| -scope | instrument used for viewing (also used in diagnostic procedures) |
| -stomy | formation of an opening |
| -tome | an instrument used for cutting |
| -tomy | incision (cutting into tissue) |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| aden(o) | gland |
| blephar(o) | eyelid |
| angi(o) | vessel |
| append(o), appendic(o) | appendix |
| oste(o) | bone |
| cutane(o), derm(a), dermat(o) | skin |
| cerebr(o), encephal(o) | brain |
| colon(o), col(o) | colon / large intestine |
| tonsill(o) | tonsil |
| mamm(o), mast(o) | breast |
| nephr(o), ren(o) | kidney |
| vas(o) | vessel, ductus deferens (also called vas deferens, excretory duct of testicle) |
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -edema | swelling |
| -ectasia, -ectasis | dilation or stretching of structure or part |
| -emesis | to vomit, vomiting |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -malacia | soft, softening |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -spasm | twitching, cramp |
| -oid (forms adj and n) | resembling |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive bleeding or hemorrhage |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | an instrument used to record |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| ech(o), son(o) | sound |
| tom(o) | to cut |
| ultra- | excessive |
| electr(o) | electricity |
| flour(o) | emitting or reflecting light |
| CT, CAT | Computed Tomography, Computed Axial Tomography |
| CXR | Chest X-Ray |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| ECG, EKG | ElectroCardioGram |
| GI | GastroIntestinal |
| WNL | Within Normal Limits |
| Cancer(o), carcin(o) | cancer |
| path(o) | disease |
| -cele | hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall that contains it) |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -ia, -iasis | condition |
| -lith | stone or calculus |
| -mania | excessive preoccupation |
| -maniac | a person who shows excessive preoccupation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -ptosis | prolapse (sagging) |
| -osis | condition (often abnormal condition, sometimes an increase) |
| -al, -ary, -eal, -ive, -tic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to or characterized by |
| -able, -ible | capable of, able to |
| -iac | one who suffers |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -opia | vision |
| -eum, -ium | membrane |
| -ose | sugar |
| -ia, -ism | condition or theory |
| -y | state or condition |
| alb(o), albin(o), leuk(o) / leuc(o) (sometimes) | white |
| chlor(o) | green |
| erythr(o) | red |
| xanth(o) | yellow |
| cyan(o) | blue |
| melan(o) | black |
| hist(o) | tissue |
| pyr(o) | fire |
| muscul(o), my(o) | muscle |
| therm(o) | heat |
| mas(o), rhin(o) | nose |
| pod(o) | foot |
| algesi(o) | sensitivity to pain |
| narc(o) | stupor |
| -therapy | treatment |
| tox(o), toxic(o) | poison |
| Bx | biopsy |
| OD | Over Dose |
| OTC | over the counter |
| Tx | Treatment |
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