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Surgical/Disease
Chapters 3&4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removing |
| -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 |
| -scopy | visual examination with a lighted instrument (not always a surgical procedure) |
| -stomy | formation of an opening |
| -tome | an instrument used for cutting |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| aden(o) | gland |
| angi(o) | vessel |
| append(o), appendic(o) | appendix |
| blephar(o) | eyelid |
| cerebr(o), encephal(o) | brain; cerebr(o) sometimes means cerebrum, the main portion of the brain |
| chir(o) | hand |
| col(o), colon(o) | colon or large intestine |
| cutane(o), derm(a), dermat(o) | skin |
| mamm(o), mast(o) | breast |
| nephr(o), ren(o) | kidney |
| oste(o) | bone |
| tonsill(o) | tonsil |
| vas(o) | vessel, ductus deferens (also called vas , excretory duct of the testicle) |
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -ecstasia, -ectasis | dilation (enlargement) or stretching of a structure or part |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | to vomit, vomiting |
| -malacia | soft, softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid (forms adjectives and nouns) | resembling |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive bleeding or hemorrhage |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | twitching, cramp |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -gram | a record |
| -graph | an instrument used to record |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -scope | instrument used for viewing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| ech(o), son(o) | sound |
| electr(o) | electricity |
| fluor(o) | emitting or reflecting light |
| radi(o) | radiant energy |
| tom(o) | to cut |
| ultra- | excessive |
| CT, CAT | computed tomography, computed axial tomography |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| lab | laboratory |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| Sx | symptoms |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| cancer(o), carcin(o) | cancer |
| onc(o) | tumor |
| path(o) | disease |
| -cele | hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -ia, -iasis | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone or calculus |
| -mania | excessive preoccupation |
| -maniac | a person who shows excessive preoccupation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase) |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -ptosis | prolapse (sagging) |
| -able, -ible | capable of, able to |
| -al, -ary, -eal, -ive, -tic | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -eum, -ium | membrane |
| -ia, -ism | condition or theory |
| -iac | one who suffers |
| -opia | vision |
| -ose | sugar |
| -ous | pertaining to or characterized by |
| -y | state or condition |
| alb(o), albin(o), leuk(o), leuc(o) | white |
| chlor(o) | green |
| cyan(o) | blue |
| erythr(o) | red |
| melan(o) | black |
| xantho(o) | yellow |
| bi(o) | life or living |
| cephal(o) | head |
| electr(o) | electricity |
| hist(o) | tissue |
| muscul(o), my(o) | muscle |
| nas(o), rhin(o) | nose |
| ne(o) | new |
| pod(o) | foot |
| pyr(o) | fire |
| therm(o) | heat |
| algesi(o) | sensitivity to pain |
| chem(o) | chemical |
| estheri(o) | feeling or sensation |
| narc(o) | stupor |
| pharmac(o), pharmaceut(i) | drugs or medicine |
| therapeut(o) | treatment |
| tox(o), toxic(o) | poison |
| -therapy | treatment |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C | Celsius, centigrade |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| OD | overdose, right eye |
| OTC | over the counter |
| Rx | prescription |
| Tx | treatment |
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