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Medical Terminology

For Herzing Course

TermDefinition
ptosis prolapse, downward displacement
cholecyst gallbladder
desis binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
plegia paralysis
pexy fixation (of an organ)
cele hernia, swelling
clasis to break, surgical fracture
ectasis dilation, expansion
emesis vomiting
rrhexis rupture
penia decrease, deficiency
tripsy crushing
tome instrument to cut
emia blood condition
lith stone
thromb blood clot
centesis surgical puncture
iatry, ist medicine, treatment
peri, circum around
inter between
sclerosis abnormal condition of hardening
stomy forming an opening (mouth)
stenosis narrowing
rrhea discharge, flow
nephr, ren kidney
gastr stomach
hepat liver
immun immune
oste bone
esthes feeling
therm heat
muscul muscle
nas nose
ur urine
nat birth
graphy process of recording
graph instrument for recording
gram record
scopy visual examination
scope instrument for examining
ectomy excision, removal
cyte cell
oma tumor
megaly enlargement
append appendix
intra, endo in, within
epi above, upon
hypo under, below; deficient
pancreat pancreas
arthr joint
splen spleen
poly many, much
para near, beside; beyond
stomat mouth
hemi half
infra, sub under, below
retro backward, behind
chondr cartilage
cyan blue
blephar eyelid
arteri artery
post after
erythr red
hyper excessive, above normal
an without, not
mast breast
rhin nose
trache windpipe
pre before
leuk white
ot ear
electro electricity
dynia, algia pain
malacia softening
gen, genesis forming, producing, origin
phobia fear
toxic poison
spasm involuntary contraction, twitching
enter intestine
dermat skin
ia, ism, y condition
al, ar pertaining to
icle, ole small, minute
lysis separation, destruction, loosening
itis inflammation
pathy disease
tomy incision
rrhaphy suture
plasty surgical repair
ab from, away from
ad toward
dia, trans through, accross
ecto, exo, extra outside, outward
supra above; excessive, superior
ultra excess, beyond
anti, contra against
auto self, own
brady slow
dys bad, painful, difficult
eu good, normal
hetero different
homo, homeo same
tachy rapid
chromatin Structural component of the nucleus, composed of nucleic acids and proteins
chromosome Threadlike structures within the nucleus composed of DNA that carries hereditary information encoded in genes
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Molecule that holds genetic information capable of replicating and producing an exact copy whenever the cell divides
metabolism Sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism
organelle cellular structure that performs a specialized function
cytoplasm a jelly-like matrix within the cell membrane made up of proteins, salts, water, dissolved gases and nutrients
Epithelial tissue covers surfaces of organs, lines cavities and canals, forms tubes and ducts, and makes up the epidermis. It is composed of cells arranged in a continuous sheet consisting of one or more layers.
connective tissue supports and connects other body tissues
muscle tissue responsible for movement
nervous tissue transmits electrical impulses as it relays information throughout the entire body.
Created by: jobina
 

 



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