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Medical Terminology
A list of common medical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -itis | inflammation of |
| hyper- | excessive or increased |
| -ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ic | pertaining to |
| -osis, -esis, -ia | abnormal condition |
| pathology | study of disease |
| -algia | pain |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| hypo- | low, less than normal, below |
| -gram | picture or record |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| post- | after, behind |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| olig-, oligo- | few, scanty |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| sub- | under, below |
| super-, supra- | above or excessive |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| sign | objective evidence of disease such as a fever |
| symptom | subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache |
| syndrome | set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of specific disease process |
| diagnosis (dx) | identification of a disease |
| prognosis | a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
| acute | A condition with a rapid onset with a short duration. |
| chronic | a condition that develops slowly and persists over a period of time |
| remission | the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure |
| infection | invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism |
| viral | pertaining to a virus |
| c (line over) | with |
| s (line above) | without |
| s/s | signs and symptoms |
| tx | treatment |
| dx | diagnosis |
| change | triangle |
| gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black, dark |
| poli/o | gray |
| edema | swelling |
| laceration | to cut |
| lesion | a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury |
| malaise | a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease |
| palpation | an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts |
| -pnea | breathing |
| palpitation | uncomfortable awareness of rapid or irregular heart rate |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| abdominocentesis | the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid |
| angiography | a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of the appendix |
| -cyte | cell (suffix) |
| hepat/o | combining form for liver |
| -emia | blood condition |
| hem/o | blood, relating to the blood |
| fistula | abnormal passageway between two organs or between an internal organ and the body surface |
| fissure | Narrow, slitlike opening |
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