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MIC Terminology I
mecical terminology
adeno | gland |
angio | vessel |
articulo | articulation |
cephalo | head |
cranio | cranium |
dermo | skin |
gastro | stomach |
hepato | liver |
lipo | fat |
myo | muscle |
musculo | muscle |
adipo | fat |
arthro | joint |
cardio | heart |
chondro | cartilage |
cysto | cyst |
encephalo | brain |
hemo | blood |
hystero | womb |
hemato | blood |
mammo | mammary gland |
masto | breast (mast) |
a condition that causes inflammation of the heart muscle | myocarditis |
describing a disease of rapid onset, severe symptoms, and brief duration | acute |
describing a disease of long duration, sometimes involving slow changes | chronic |
any discontinuity of the skin or an organ | lesion |
tumor that is noninvasive (not affecting deeper tissue), localized , and non- spreading | benign |
a tumor that is invasive (has spread to deeper tissue), and is capable of spreading to other, remote parts of the body | malignant |
any benign or malignant tumor | neoplasm |
"water on the brain" | hydrocephalus |
angio | duct |
articulo | joint |
mammo | breast |
cranio | skull |
adipo | lipid |
cysto | bladder |
lipo | lipid |
cysto | sac |
hystero | uterus |
masto | nipple |
masto | mastoid |