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MT Ch. 3
Essentials of Medical Terminology - Ch. 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| cephal/o | head |
| cephalgia (sef-AL-jee-ah) | headache |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arthalgia (ar-THRAL-jee-ah) | joint pain |
| ot/o | ear |
| otalgia (oh-TAL-gee-ah) | earache |
| -cele | hernia (protrusion or displacement of a organ thru a structure tht normally contains it) |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cystocele (SIS-toh-seel) | hernia of the urinary bladder; protrusion of the bladder onto th vaginal walls |
| rect/o | rectum |
| rectocele(RECK-toh-seel) | hernia of the the rectum; protrusion of the rectum onto the vaginal wall |
| encephal/o | brain |
| encephalocele (en-SEF-ah-loh-seel) | hernai of the brain |
| -dynia | pain |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gastrodynia (gas-troh-DIN-ee-ah) | stomach pain |
| mast/o | breast |
| mastodynia (mas-toh-DIN-ee-ah) | breast pain |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hematemesis (hee-mah-TEM-eh-sis) | vomiting of blood |
| -emia | blood condition |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| glycemia (glye-SEE-mee-ah) | sugar in the blood |
| -ia | state of; condition |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pneumonia (new-MOH-nee-ah) | condtion of the lung (inflammation of the lung) |
| -itis | inflammation (the redness, swelling, heat, & pain that occurs when the body protects itself from injury) |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| enteritis (en-ter-EYE-tis) | inflamed small intestine |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| stomatitis (sto-mah-TYE-tis) | inflamed mouth |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| spondylitis (spon-dih-LYE-tis) | inflamed vertebra |
| -lysis | destruction; separation; breakdown |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemolysis (hee-MO-lih-sis) | breakdown of blood |
| -malacia | softening |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| cerebromalacia (ser-eh-broh-mah-LAY-shee-ah) | softening of the brain |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chondromalacia (kon-droh-mah-LAY-shee-ah) | softening of the cartilage |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| viscer/o | internal organ |
| visceromegaly (VIS-er-oh-meg-ah-lee) | enlargement of the internal organs |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| lip/o | fat |
| lipoma (lih-POH-mah) | tumor containing fat |
| my/o | muscle |
| myoma (my-OH-mah) | tumor of muscle |
| -osis | abnormal condtion |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| nephrosis (neh-FROH-sis) | abnormal condition of the kidney |
| -pathy | disease process |
| ureter/o | ureter (tube leading from each kidney to the bladder for the passage of urine) |
| ureteropathy (you-ree-ter-OP-pah-thee) | disease process of the ureter |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| cyt/o | cell |
| cytopenia (sigh-toh-PEE-nee-ah) | deficiency of cells |
| -phobia | irrational fear |
| acr/o | top, extremities |
| acrophobia (ack-roh-FOH-bee-ah) | fear of heights |
| -ptosis | downward displacement; drooping; prolapse; sagging |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| blepharoptosis (blef-ah-rop-TOH-sis) | drooping eyelid |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| nephroptosis (nef-rop-TOH-sis) | drooping kidney |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| hemoptysis (he-MOP-tih-sis) | spitting up of blood |
| -rrhage; rrhagia | bursting forth |
| hemorrhage (HEM-or-idj) | bursting forth of blood; bleeding |
| gastrorrhagia (gas-troh-RAY-jee-ah) | bleeding from the stomach |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| otorrhea (oh-toh-REE-ah) | discharge from the ear |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| splen/o | spleen |
| splenorrhexis (splee-nor-ECKS-sis) | ruptured spleen |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriosclerosis (ar-tee-ree-oh-skleh-ROH-sis) | hardening of the arteries |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction |
| blepharospasm (BLEF-ah-roh-spazm) | sudden, involuntary contraction of the eyelid |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| phlebostenosis (fleb-oh-steh-NOH-sis) | narrowing of a vein |
| phleb/o | vein |
| -y | process |
| neur/o | nerve |
| path/o | disease |
| neuropathy (new-ROP-ah-thee) | disease process of the nerve |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| abdominocentesis (ab-dom-ih-noh-sen-TEE-sis) | surgical punture to remove fluid from the abdomen |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thoracocentesis (thoh-rah-koh-sen-TEE-sis) | surgical punture of the chest wall to remove excess fluid from around the lung |
| -desis | surgical binding, surgical fusion |
| arthrodesis (ar-throh-DEE-sis) | surgical fusion of a joint |
| -ectomy | excision; surgical removal |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| oophorectomy (oh-of-oh-RECK-toh-mee) | excision of the ovary |
| -tonsill/o | tonsils |
| tonsillectomy (ton-sih-LECK-toh-me) | excision of the tonsils |
| -grapy | process of recording; producing images |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mammography (mam-OG-rah-fee) | producing images of the breast |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| myelography (my-eh-LOG-rah-FEE) | producing images of the spinal cord |
| tom/o | to cut |
| computed tomograohy (CT)(toh-MOG-rah-fee) | x-ray beam rotates around the patient detailing the structure at various depths |
| -gram | record; writing |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| lymphangiogram (lim-FAN-jee-oh-gram) | record of the lymph vessel (by use of x-ray) |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cardiograph (KAR-dee-oh-graf) | instrument used to heart activity |
| -metry | to measure; measurement |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pelvimetry (pel-VIM-eh-tree) | measurement of the pelvis |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| crani/o | skull |
| craniometer (kray-nee-OM-eh-ter) | instrument used to measure the skull |
| -opsy | to view |
| bi/o | life |
| biopsy (BYE-op-see) | prcedure involving the removal of a piece of living tissue, which is then microscopically examined for any abnormalities |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| nephropexy (NEF-roh-peck-see) | surgical fixation of the kidney |
| -plasty | surgical reconstruction; surgical repair |
| orchid/o | testicle |
| orchidoplasty (OR-kid-oh-plas-tee) | surgical recontruction of the testicle |
| -rrhaphy | suture; sew |
| colp/o | vagina |
| colporrhaphy (kol-POR-ah-fee) | suturing of the vagina |
| -scope | instrument used to visually examine (a body cavity or organ) |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchoscope (BRONG-koh-skope) | instrument used to visually examine the interior of the bronchus |
| -scopy | process of visually examining (a body cavity or organ) |
| bronchoscopy (brong-KOS-koh-pee) | process of visually examining the bronchus |
| -stasis | stoppage; stopping; controlling |
| hemostasis (he-moh-STAY-sis) | stoppage of blood |
| -stomy | new opening |
| trache/o | trachea; windpipe |
| tracheostomy (tray-kee-OS-toh-mee) | new opening into the trachea |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| myptome (MY-oh-tohm) | instrument used to cut muscle |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tenotomy (teh-NOT-oh-mee) | process of cutting a tendon |
| -cyte | cell |
| adip/o | fat |
| adipocyte (AD-ih-poh-sight) | fat cell |
| histi/o | tissue |
| histiocyte (HISS-te-oh-sight) | tissue cell |
| -er; -or; -ician; -logist; -ist | specialist; one who specializes; specialist in the study of |
| practition/o | practice |
| practioner (prack-TISH-un-er) | one who has obtained the proper requirement to work in a specific field of study |
| don/o | donate |
| organ donor (DOH-nor) | one who donates organ tissue to be used in another body |
| physi/o | nature |
| physician (fih-ZIH-shun) | specialist in the study of medicine who has graduate fromschool of medicine |
| neur/o | nerve |
| neurologist (new-ROL-oh-jist) | specialist in the study of the nervous system and its disorder |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| pharmacist (FARM-ah-sist) | speicialist license to prepare and dispense drugs |
| -ion | process |
| sect/o | to cut |
| section (SECK-shun) | process of cutting |
| -logy | study of; process of study |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hepatology (hep-ah-TOL-oh-jee) | study of the liver |
| physiology (fiz-ee-OL-oh-jee) | study of function (study of how a structure functions) |
| -plasia | formation; development |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chondroplasia (kon-droh-PLAY-zee-ah) | formation of cartilage |
| -poiesis | production; manufacture; formation |
| hematopoiesis (he-mah-toh-poi-EE-sis) | production of blood |
| -trophic; -trophy | development; growth; nutrition |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| thyrotrophic hormone (thigh-roh-TROH-fick) | substance having an influence on the thyroid gland |
| -genic | produced by; producing |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| carcinogenic (kar-sih-noh-JEN-ick) | producing cancer (agent that produces cancer) |
| -oid | resembling |
| oste/o | bone |
| osteoid (OS-tee-oyd) | resembling bone |
| -ole; -ule | small |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiole (BRONG-kee-ohl) | small bronchus |
| ven/o | vein |
| venule (VEN-youl) | small vein |
| -ac; -ah; -ary; -eal; -ic; -ous | pertaining to |
| cardiac (KAR-dee-ack) | pertaining to the heart |
| ren/o | kidney |
| renal (REE-nal) | pertaining to the kidney |
| mammary (MAM-ah-ree) | pertainting to the breast |
| pharyng/o | throat; pharynx |
| pharyngeal (far-IN-jee-al) | pertaining to the throat |
| gastric (GAS-trik) | pertaining to the stomach |
| venous (VEE-nus) | pertaining to a vein |
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