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Medical Terms
Section A Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Craniotomy | surgical opening into the skull. |
| Crani | cranium (skull) |
| Otomy | to make an incision or cut into |
| Dysuria | pain or discomfort when urinating |
| Dys | painful |
| Uria | presence of a substance in the urine |
| Hemotoxic | blood poisoning |
| Hemo | blood |
| Toxic | poison |
| Hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| Ectomy | The surgical removal of something |
| Pericarditis | Inflammation of the lining around the heart |
| Peri | around or about |
| Card | Heart |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Leukocyte | White Blood Cells that help the body fight infections and other diseases |
| Leuko | White blood cells |
| Cyte | denoting a cell |
| Cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
| Chole | bile |
| Cyst | closed capsule |
| Tachycardia | abnormally fast resting heart rate |
| Tachy | Rapid |
| Neuralgia | an intense burning or stabbing pain caused by irritation of or damage to a nerve |
| Neur | Pertaining to a nerve |
| Algia | pain |
| Polycythemia | a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells |
| Poly | much or many |
| Cyt | cell or cytoplasm |
| Emia | presence of a substance in the blood |
| Bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| Brady | slow heartbeat rate |
| Gastrectomy | surgical removal of all or part of the stomach |
| Gastr | Relating to the stomach |
| Meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| Mening | three membranes that envelope the brain and spinal cord |
| Neopathy | New disease |
| Neo | New |
| Pathy | suffering or disease |
| Dermatologist | a doctor who specializes in the treatment of diseases of the skin. |
| Dermat | skin |
| ology | the study of |
| Proctoscope | examine the anal cavity, rectum, or sigmoid colon |
| Procto | meaning of anal or rectum |
| Scope | medical search navigation |
| Carcinoma | cancer that begins in the skin |
| Carcin | cancerous |
| Oma | tumor |
| Electroencephalograph | test that can help diagnose epilepsy |
| Electro | electric |
| Encephalo | brain |
| Graph | instrument used to record |
| Osteomalacia | softening of your bones |
| Osteo | bone |
| Malacia | softening of the tissues |
| Paraplegia | impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities |
| Para | alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from, and abnormal |
| Plegia | paralysis or a stroke |
| Pyuria | condition of urine containing white blood cells or pus |
| Py | pus |
| Acromegaly | a chronic disease characterized by enlargement of the head, hands and feet, causing gigantism |
| Acro | extremities of the body |
| Megaly | enlargement |
| Gerontology | the scientific study of the clinical, sociologic, biologic and psychological phenomena related to aging |
| Geront | old age |
| Dysphagia | symptom of difficulty in swallowing |
| Dys | painful |
| Phagia | specified substance or eating in a specified manner |
| Hydrocele | fluid-filled sac surrounding a testicle that causes swelling in the scrotum |
| Hydro | watery fluid or of hydrogen |
| Cele | relating to a hernia or swelling |
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