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Ch 1-Word Structure
The Language of Medicine 11th Edition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prefix | Word Beginnings |
| Suffix | Word Endings |
| Root | The Foundation of a word |
| Combining Vowel | A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term |
| Combining Forms | The combination of a root and a combining vowel |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum (Largest part of the Brain) |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Cyst/o | Urinary Bladder |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Derm/o or Dermat/o | Skin |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -ac | Pertaining to |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logy | Process of Study |
| -scopy | Visually Examining |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -gram | Record |
| -opsy | Process of viewing |
| cerebr/al | Pertaining to the largest part of the brain |
| bi/opsy | Viewing living tissue |
| ader/itis | Inflammation of a gland |
| cephal/ic | Pertaining to the head (head first delivery) |
| carcin/oma | Cancerous tumor |
| cyst/o/scopy | Process of viewing the bladder |
| electr/o/cardi/o/gram | a record of electricity in the brain |
| derma/titis | inflammation of the skin |
| arthr/o/scopy | viewing of the joint |
| cyt/o/logy | the study of cells |
| erythr/o | red |
| enter/o | intestines |
| gastr/o | Stomach |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| hemat/o | Blood |
| cis/o | to cut |
| nephr/o | Kidney |
| leuk/o | white |
| iatr/o | treatment |
| hepat/o | Liver |
| neur/o | Nerve |
| genec/o | Woman/Female |
| Leukocyte | White Blood Cell |
| Gastritis | Inflammation of the Stomach |
| iatrogenic | Pertaining to being produced by treatment |
| Nephrology | Study of Kidneys |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| Hematoma | mass of blood |
| biopsy | process of viewing living tissue (using a microscope) |
| neuralgia | Pain of nerves |
| opthalmoscopy | process of visual examination of the eye |
| enteritis | inflammation of the small intestine |
| ren/o | Kidney |
| path/o | disease |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| sect/o | to cut |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| psych/o | mind |
| ur/o | Urinary Tract |
| oste/o | Bone |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| thromb/o | clotting |
| onc/o | tumor |
| Ophthalmoscopy | Process of visual examination of the eye |
| Ophthalmoscope | Instrument to visually examine the eye |
| Oncology | Study of tumors |
| Osteitis | Inflammation of Bone |
| Psychosis | Abnormal condition of the Mind |
| Thrombocyte | Clotting Cell (Platelet) |
| renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| nephrectomy | removal (excision or resection)of the Kidney |
| Osteotomy | Incision of (process of cutting into) a bone |
| resection | process of cutting back (in the sense of cutting out or removal) |
| Carcinogenic | Pertaining to producing cancer |
| Sarcoma | Tumor of the Flesh (cancerous tumor of the flesh tissue such as bone, fact, and muscle) |
| -algia | Pain |
| -ion | process |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -osis | Condition, usually abnormal |
| -ectomy | excision, removal (resection) |
| -genic | pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -tomy | process of cutting, incision |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -cyte | cell |
| -globin | protien |
| Carcinogenic | When Paul smoked cigarettes, he inhaled a _____ substance with each puff. |
| leukocytosis | Sally's doctor ordered a white blood cell count, the result showed a slight increase in normal cells, a condition called ____ |
| Hepatoma (Hepatocellular Carcinoma) | Mr. Smith's liver biopsy revealed a malignant tumor, or ______ |
| Arthralgia | Mrs. Rose had pain in her hip joints, knees, and shoulders. She was diagnosed with painful joints, or _____ |
| endocrine | Dr. Black was trained to treat disorders of the pancreas, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, and pituitary glands. He was an expert in ___ glands. |
| Cystitis | Ms. Walsh had pain when urinating, after the tests, the doctor's diagnosis was inflammation of the urinary bladder, or _____. |
| Hematoma | David was hit in the thigh, producing a large _____. His skin looked bruised and the affected area was tender. |
| leukemia | Mr. Bell's white blood cell count was high, and examination of his blood shows cancerous white blood cells, his diagnosis is _____. |
| iatrogenic | After being resuscitated in the ER, Mr. Kay suffered a broken rib as a result of chest compressions, this is an example of a/an ____ fracture. |
| encephalopathy | Professional Football players are at increased risk of concussions and head trauma- a condition called CTE, or Chronic Traumatic _______. |
| dia- | Complete, through |
| pro- | before |
| aut- auto- | self, own |
| a- an- | no, not, without |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
| hypo- | deficient, below, less than normal |
| epi- | above, upon |
| endo- | within |
| retro- | behind |
| trans- | across, through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| ex- exo- | out |
| sub- | below, under |
| re- | back |
| diagnosis | complete knowledge; a decision about the nature of the patient's condition after appropriate testing. |
| prognosis | before knowledge; a prediction about the outcome of treatment, given after diagnosis |
| subhepatic | pertaining to below the liver. A combining vowel is not needed between the prefix and the root. |
| pericardium | the membrane surrounding the heart |
| hyperglycemia | condition of excessive sugar in the blood |
| hypodermic | pertaining to under the skin |
| epigastric | pertaining to above the stomach |
| hypoglycemia | condition of deficient (low) sugar in the blood |
| anemia | condition of low number of erythrocytes (red blood cells) or deficient hemoglobin in these cells. |
| Urology | Study of the Urinary Tract |
| gynecology | Study of women and women's diseases |
| hematology | Study of blood |
| oncology | study of tumors |
| nephrology | study of kidneys |
| neurology | study of nerves |
| pediatrics | treatment of children |
| radiology | study of x-rays and diagnostic imaging |
| ophthalmology | study of the eyes |
| gastroenterology | study of the stomach and intestines |
| endocrinology | study of glands that secrete hormones |
| psychiatry | treatment of the mind |
| pathology | study of disease |
| cardiology | study of the heard |
| biopsy | The _____ sample was removed during surgery and sent to a pathologist to be examined under a microscope for proper diagnosis. |
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