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Chapter 1
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland adenoma-tumor of a gland; the suffix -oma means tumor or mass adenitis-the suffix -itis means inflammation |
| arthr/o | arthritis |
| bi/o | biology- The suffix -ogy is composed of the root log (study) and the final suffix -y (process of condition) |
| carcin/o | cancerous, cancer carcinoma- A carcinoma is a cancerous tumor. Carcinomas grow from the epithelial (surface or skin) cells that cover the outside of the body and line organs, cavities, and tubes within the body. |
| cardi/o | cardiology |
| cephal/o | head cephalic-the suffix -ic means pertaining to. A cephalic presentation describes a "head first" position for the delivery of an infant. |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) The suffix -al means pertaining to. |
| cis/o | to cut excision - the prefix ex- means out. |
| crin/o | to secrete (to form and give off) The prefix endo-means within; endocrine glands (e.g., thyroid, pituitary, and adrenal glands) secrete hormones directly within (into) the bloodstream. |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid) |
| cyt/o | cell cytology |
| derm/o | skin dermatitis |
| dermat/o | skin hypodermic- the prefix hypo- means under or below |
| electr/o | electricity electrocardiogram-The suffix -gram means record. Abbreviated ECG (or sometimes EKG) |
| encephal/o | brain electroencephalogram-abbreviated EEG |
| enter/o | intestines (usually the small intestine) enteritis-The small intestine is narrower but much longer than the large intestine (colon). |
| erythr/o | red erythrocyte-The suffix -cyte means cell. Erythrocytes carry oxygen in the blood. |
| gastr/o | stomach gastrectomy-The suffix -ectomy means excision or removal. all or, more commonly, part of the stomach is removed. |
| glyc/o | sugar hyperglycemia- The prefix hyper- means excessive, above, or more than normal. The suffix -emia means blood condition |
| gnos/o | knowledge diagnosis-The prefix dia- means complete. The suffix -sis means state or condition of . Literally, it is a "state of complete knowledge." |
| gynec/o | woman, female gynecology |
| hemat/o | blood hematology |
| hem/o | blood hematoma-In this term, -oma means a mass or collection of blood, rather than a growth or cells (tumor) a hematoma forms when blood escapes from blood vessels and collects as a clot in a cavity or organ or under skin. |
| hepat/o | liver hepatitis |
| iatr/o | treatment, physician iatrogenic-The suffix -genic means pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in. Iatrogenic conditions are adverse effects that result from treatment or intervention by a physician |
| leuk/o | white leukocyte |
| log/o | study of dermatology |
| nephr/o | kidney nephritis |
| neur/o | nerve neurology |
| onc/o | tumor oncology oncologist-The suffix -ist means one who specializes in a field of medicine (or other profession) |
| ophthalm/o | eye ophthalmoscope-The suffix -scope means an instrument for visual examination. (To help with spelling, notice that just as there are two eyes, there are two "h"s in this term.) |
| oste/o | bone osteoarthritis-This condition of aging is actually a degeneration of bones and joints often accompanied by inflammation. |
| path/o | disease pathology pathologist-A pathologist examines biopsy samples microscopically and examines dead bodies to determine the cause of death. |
| ped/o | child pediatric-Notice that ped/o is also in the term orthopedist. Orthopedists once were doctors who straightened (orth/o means straight) children's bones and corrected deformities. |
| psych/o | mind psychology |
| radi/o | x-rays radiology-low energy x-rays are used for diagnostic imaging. |
| ren/o | kidney renal-reno (latin) and nephr/o (Greek)mean kidney. |
| rhin/o | nose rhinitis |
| sarc/o | flesh sarcoma-This is a cancerous (malignant) tumor |
| sect/o | to cut resection-The prefix re- means back. A resection is a cutting back in the sense of cutting out or removal (excision). a gastric resection is a gastrectomy, or excision of the stomach. |
| thromb/o | clot, clotting thrombocyte-Also known as platelets, these cells help clot blood. A thrombus is the actual clot that forms, and thrombosis (-osis means condition) is the condition of clot formation. |
| ur/o | urinary tract, urine urology-urologist is surgeon who operates on the organs of the urinary tract and the organs of the male reproductive system. |
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