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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 |