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Ch 1-Word Structure
The Language of Medicine 11th Edition
Term | Definition |
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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. |