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med term final
first term final med term chapters 1-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the pharynx(throat) |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| ovariocele | hernia of an ovary |
| thoracotomy | incision into the chest |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| pyosis | abnormal condition of pus |
| gastroscopy | a visual examination of the inside of the stomach |
| colonoscopy | a visual examination of the inside of the colon |
| nephroptosis | falling kidney |
| stomatoplasty | surgical repair of the mouth |
| mastoplasty | surgical repair of the breast |
| osteomalacia | abnormally soft bone |
| hysterectomy | removal of the uterus |
| thrombectomy | removal of a blood clot |
| rhinorrhagia | abnormal nasal hemorrhage |
| encephalography | recording of brain activity |
| cardiography | recording of heart activity |
| rhinomycosis | abnormal condition of fungus in the nose |
| syndesmopexy | reattachment of a ligament |
| nephropexy | reattachment of a kidney |
| thyrocele | tumor of the thyroid gland |
| amniocentesis | surgical puncture of the amnion to remove fluid |
| cephalocentesis | surgical puncture of the head to remove fluid |
| cystoptosis | falling urinary bladder |
| arteriopathy | any disease of the arteries |
| lymphopathy | any disease of the lymphatic system |
| -ptosis | falling, downward displacement, prolapse |
| -itis | an inflammation |
| -osis | an abnormal condition |
| -mycosis | an abnormal condition of fungus |
| -cele | a tumor, swelling, or hernia |
| -megaly | an abnormal enlargement |
| -pathy | disease |
| -centesis | a surgical puncture to remove fluid or tissue |
| -pexy | a surgical reattachment;to fix, or fasten |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -ecotomy | an excision or removal |
| -plasty | plastic surgery or a surgical repair |
| -scopy | a visual examination |
| -tomy | an incision |
| -algia | pain |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -rrhagia | excessive flow;bleeding |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -ectasis | expansion, dilation |
| -penia | a deficiency; a decreased amount |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -lysis | to dissolve; break down |
| -rrhea | a flow |
| -logy | the study of |
| -poiesis | form; formation |
| -clasis | break; fracture |
| hypo- | under; beneath, deficiency |
| hyper- | an excessive amount |
| peri- | around |
| anti- | against |
| inter- | between |
| pre- | before |
| supra- | above |
| intra- | within |
| epi- | above |
| de- | away from |
| ex- | away from |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| dextro- | to the right |
| sinistro- | to the left |
| trans- | through |
| dia- | through |
| im-, in- | not |
| a-, an- | not, without |
| non- | not |
| primi-, mono- | one |
| bi-, di-, diplo- | two, double, both |
| tri- | three |
| quadri- | four |
| multi- | much, many |
| pan- | all |
| hemi- | half |
| alb-, leuko- | white |
| erythro- | red |
| cyano- | blue |
| xantho- | yellow |
| melano- | black |
| nocti- | night |
| post- | after(time), behind(position,location) |
| brady- | slowness |
| auto- | self |
| cryo- | cold |
| neo- | new |
| ortho- | straight |
| metrorrhagia | abnormal bleeding from uterus |
| hepatomegaly | abnormally large liver |
| onychosis | abnormal condition of the nails |
| otomycosis | abnormal condition of fungus in the ear |
| splenomegaly | abnormally large spleen |
| onychomalacia | abnormally soft nails |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| arteriectasis | dilation of an artery |
| leukopenia | deficiency of the white blood cells |
| dacryostenosis | narrowing of lacrimal ducts |
| bronchiectasis | expansion of the bronchus |
| lymphopenia | deficiency of lymph cells |
| glycopenia | deficiency of glucose in the tissues |
| metrostenosis | narrowing of the uterus |
| iridectasis | dilation of an iris |
| phlebostenosis | narrowing of a vein |
| erythropenia | deficiency of red blood cells |
| pyelectasis | dilation of the pelvis of the kidney |
| esophagostenosis | narrowing of the esophagus |
| hematology | study of blood |
| pancreolysis | breaking down the pancreas |
| quadriplegia | paralysis in four limbs |
| thromboclasis | breaking a blood clot |
| nephrology | study of the kidney |
| proctorrhea | flow from the rectum or anus |
| bronchoplegia | paralysis of the bronchus |
| leukopoiesis | formation of white blood cells |
| osteoclasis | breaking or fracturing a bone |
| dacryorrhea | flowing of tears; usually excessive |
| erythropoiesis | formation of red blood cells |
| osteolysis | breaking down bone |
| hyperalgesia | increased sensitivity to pain |
| antiemetic | an agent that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting |
| premenstrual | before the onset of menses |
| epidermis | above or upon the skin |
| hypothyroidism | deficiency of thyroid secretion |
| intrabuccal | within the cheek or mouth |
| periosteum | connective tissue covering the bone |
| suprarenal | above the kidney |
| hyperpnea | increase in the depth and rate of breathing |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| hypodermic | beneath the skin |
| supratympanic | above the tympanum |
| prenatal | before childbirth |
| epiglottis | the lidlike structure that covers the larynx to prevent food from entering the trachea |
| intravenous | within a vein |
| interdigital | between the fingers/toes |
| anticoagulant | an agent that prevent blood clotting |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart |
| dextrogastria | displacement of the stomach to the right |
| aboral | away from the mouth |
| expectorant | an agent that promotes the ejection of mucus from the lungs |
| dialysis | process of separating elements in a solution through a semipermeable membrane |
| transdermal | entering through the skin |
| dehydrate | to remove the water from a substance |
| adrenal | near the kidney |
| diarrhea | frequent liquidity discharge of feces |
| sinistrocardia | location of the heart in the left side of the thorax |
| dextral | to the right |
| transabdominal | throught the abdominal wall |
| abnormal | not normal |
| sinistral | to the left |
| adduct | to draw toward |
| exophthalmos | abnormal protrusion of the eyeball |
| detoxify | to remove the toxic quality of a substance |
| diplophonia | double vocal sounds |
| nonspecific | not due to any single known cause |
| erythrocyte | a red blood cell |
| multicellular | composed of many cells |
| xanthochromic | yellow discoloration of the skin |
| immature | not fully developed |
| melanuria | black or dark discoloration of the urine |
| leukemia | excessive number of white blood cells |
| cyanemia | bluishness of blood |
| nonviable | not capable of living |
| panhysterectomy | total removal of the uterus and cervix |
| monochromatic | having only one color |
| albuminuria | presence of serum albumin in the urine |
| triorchidism | having three testes |
| analgesic | the giving of a medicine to relieve or remove pain |
| hemianesthesia | lack of feeling to one side of the body |
| primipara | a woman who had one pregnancy with a viable offspring |
| quadruped | four-footed |
| insomnia | inability to sleep |
| biceps | muscle with two heads |
| apnea | temporary absence of breathing |
| bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
| cryotherapy | the therapeutic use of cold |
| orthopnea | inability to breath unless in an upright position |
| autograft | a tissue taken from another part of the patients own body |
| orthodontics | the branch of dentistry that deals with the prevention and correction of irregularities of the teeth |
| postmortem | occuring or performed after death |
| neonatal | first four weeks after birth |
| noctiphobia | fear of night or darkness |
| bradypnea | abnormally slow breathing |
| neoplasm | any new or abnormal growth |
| postnasal | behind the nose |
| cryosurgery | distruction of tissue with the use of extreme cold |
| nocturia | excessive urination at night |
| autopsy | postmortem examination of a body |
| semilunar | resembling a half-moon |
| hectogram | 100 weight |
| tetradactyly | having four digits on the hands/feet |
| deciliter | 1/10 liter |
| triorchidism | having three testes |
| centimeter | 1/100 meter |
| millivolt | 1/1000 volt |
| pentad | any group of five |
| kilounit | 1000 units |
| hemianesthesia | lack of feeling to one side of body |
| decogram | 10 grams |
| diplopia | double vision |
| monorchism | having only one testicle |
| hypogastric | below the stomach |
| sublingual | beneath the tongue |
| terian | every third day |
| anterosuperior | in front and above something |
| infratracheal | beneath the trachea |
| anastomosis | an opening of connection between two vessels or organs |
| ultrasonic | above,excess sound |
| contraindication | against treatment indicated |
| semicoma | half stupor, unconscious |
| supratympanic | above the tympanum |
| hyperglycemia | abnormally high levels of sugar in the blood |
| inframammary | beneath the breast |
| unilateral | only one side |
| ectoderm | the outermost of the layers of skin |
| bifurcate | two forked, divided into two branches |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| pericardium | sac surrounding the heart |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| protoplasia | first formation |
| postmortem | occurring or performed after death |
| retroflexed | bent backward |
| intrabuccal | within the mouth/cheek |
| retractor | an instrument to draw back and hold the edges of the wound |
| monochromatic | having only one color |
| epiotic | above the ear |
| panhysterectomy | total removal of the uterus and cervix |
| polyphagia | excessive eating; overeating |
| chlorophyll | the green coloring matter of plants |
| melena | dark or black feces containing blood |
| cirrhosis | a liver disorder ;jaundice(yellow skin) |
| aberrant | wander; away from |
| rubeosis | redness of an area |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| adduct | to draw toward |
| xanthoderma | any yellow discoloration of the skin |
| erythrocyte | a red blood cell |
| dehydrate | to remove water from a substance |
| dorsal | the back of the body |
| biceps | muscle with two heads |
| derm(o),derm(a), dermat(o) | the skin |
| kerat(o) | horny tissue or the cornea of the eye |
| dermal | the skin |
| dermatoautoplasty | autografting of skin taken from another part of the the patients own body |
| keratoderma | a horny skin or covering |
| keratiosis | the presence of horny warts on the skin |
| dermatome | an instrument for cutting the skin or cutting thin transplants |
| dermatologist | specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of skin disease |
| dermomycosis | any fungus disease of the skin |
| dermatophobia | a fear of aquiring a skin disease |
| keratoma | a tumor or growth of horny tissue |
| keratogenous | producing cells that result in the formation of horny tissue |
| dermatosis | any skin disease |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| keratoid | like or resembling a horny skin |
| trich, trich(o) | hair or capillary (hairlike) vessels |
| onych(o) | the nails |
| onychomalacia | softening of the nails |
| trichoglossia | a hairy condition of the tongue |
| onychoptosis | falling off of the nail |
| onychophagia | habitual biting of the nails |
| trichalgia | pain when the hair is touched |
| onychoma | a tumor of the nail or nail bed |
| trichogenous | promoting growth of hair |
| onychorrhexis | splitting or rupture of the nails |
| trichology | the study of the hair |
| trichopathy | a disease of the hair |
| onychomycosis | any fungus condition of the nails |
| trichomycosis | fungus infection of the hair |
| onychogenic | producing nail substance |
| trichoschisis | splitting of the hair |
| onychosis | a disease of the nails |
| hist(o), histi(o) | relationship to tissue |
| sarc(o) | flesh or connective tissue |
| histoneurology | the histology of the nervous system |
| sarcoma | tumor of fleshy of connective tissue |
| historrhexis | destruction of flesh |
| sarcopoietic | forming flesh |
| histology | the study of tissue |
| sarcogenic | producing flesh or muscle |
| sarcolysis | breaking up of tissue |
| histokinesis | movement in the tissues of the body |
| sarcoid | like or resembling flesh |
| histocyte | a tissue cell |
| sarcoblast | immature cell that develops into connective tissue |
| sarcosis | abnormal increase in flesh |
| histotoxic | being poisonous to tissue |
| adip(o) | relationship to fat, adipose tissue |
| lip(o) | relationship to fat or lipids |
| steat(o) | relationship to fat |
| hidr(o) | relationship to sweat or sweat gland |
| adipoma | a fatty tumor |
| lipopenia | deficiency of lipids in the body |
| steatorrhea | excessive amounts of fats in the feces |
| lipedema | obesity; excessive accumulation of fat in the body |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of a sweat gland |
| adipoid | like or resembling fat |
| lipemia | excessive fats/lipids in the blood |
| hidropoiesis | the formation and secretion of sweat |
| adiposis | accumulation of excess fat and fluid in subcutaneous tissue |
| adiposuria | presence of fat in the urine |
| anti-infectives | agents that cankill infectious agents or prevent them from spreading example; Zithromax, Avalox, Keflex |
| anti-inflammatories | agents that counteract or suppress inflammation example; Celebrex |
| antifungals | agents that destroy fungus or suppress its growth example; Monistat,Diflucan |
| antipruitics | agents that relieve or prevent itching example; Anusol-HC, Atarax |
| keratolytics | agents that soften the horny layer of the epidermis example; Retin-A |
| parasiticides | agents that destroy parasites example; Mectizan |
| topical anesthetics | agents used onthe skin to abolish the sensation of pain example; Xylocaine, Orajel |
| rhin(o) | the nose |
| nas(o) | the nose |
| rhinocheiloplasty | a plastic surgery on the lip and nose |
| rhinorrhagia | nosebleed |
| nasal | the nose |
| rhinolith | a stone or concretion of the nose |
| nasopharynx | part of the pharynx above the level of the soft palate |
| rhinesthesia | the sense of smell |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose |
| nasoseptal | the nasal septum |
| rhinomycosis | fungus infection of the nose |
| nasopharyngeal | the nasopharynx |
| nasogastric | the nose and the stomach |
| rhinodynia | pain in the nose or nasal area |
| nasoscope | lighted instrument used for examination of the nasal cavity |
| pharyng(o) | relationship to the throat |
| laryng(o) | the larynx(voice box) |
| laryngoplegia | paralysis of the larynx |
| nasophayrnx | part of the pharynx above the level of the soft palate |
| laryngocentesis | surgical puncture of the larynx |
| pharyngoplegia | paralysis of the muscles of the throat |
| pharyngomycosis | any fungal infection of the throat |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the throat |
| laryngospasm | contraction of the larynx |
| oropharynx | musculo-membrane passage between the mouth and nasal passage and the larynx and esophagus |
| pharyngeal | the pharynx |
| pharyngectomy | excision of the pharynx |
| laryngeal | the larynx |
| laryngostenosis | narrowing of the larynx |
| laryngectomy | excision of the larynx |
| laryngoscope | an instrument used to examine the larynx |
| trache(o) | the trachea or windpipe |
| bronch(i),bronchus | the air passages within the lungs |
| bronchorrhea | excessive secretion of mucus from the bronchial mucous membrane |
| tracheorrhaphy | surgical repair of the trachea |
| bronchiectasis | dilation of the bronchi |
| trachiostenosis | narrowing of the trachea |
| tracheoplasty | plastic surgery of the trachea |
| bronchoscopy | examination of the bronchi |
| bronchoplegia | paralysis of the bronchi |
| tracheostomy | surgical creation of an opening into the trachea |
| tracheopathy | any disease of the trachea |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| bronchoedema | swelling of the mucosa of the bronchi |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| bronchopneumonitis | an inflammation of the lungs that originates at the bronchi |
| tracheitis | inflammation of the trachea |
| bronchiole | finer subdivisions of the bronchi |
| pleura, pleur(o) | the serous membrane surrounding the lungs and lining the chest cavity |
| pneumon(o),pneum(o),pneumat(o), pneum(a) | the lungs, respiration, air, or gas |
| pulmon(o) | relationship to the lungs |
| thorac(o) | relationship to the thorax(chest) |
| -pnea | suffix denoting breathing or air or gas |
| oxy, ox- | the presence of oxygen |
| pleuralgia | pain in the pleura |
| pleural | more than one pleura |
| pleuritis | inflammation of the pleura |
| thoracic | the chest |
| pneumography | X-ray of the lung |
| thoracotomy | incision into the chest |
| pleurocele | herniation of the pleura |
| oximeter(pulse ox) | photoelctric device used for determining the oxygen satuation in the blood |
| pulmonitis | inflammation of the lung |
| dyspnea | difficult breathing |
| pneumodynamics | the dynamics of the respiratory system |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| pulmonic | the lungs |
| thoracocentesis | surgical puncture of the chest to aspirate fluid |
| pneumomelanosis | the blackening of the lungs as from coal dust |
| tachypnea | abnormally fast rate of breathing |
| pleural | the pleura |
| pulmonologist | a lung specialist |
| apnea | temporary absence of breathing |
| pneumonitis | inflammation of the lung |
| orthopnea | inability to breathe unless in an upright position |
| pnuemoconiosis | a disease caused by dust or other particles in the lungs |
| pneumoencephalography | radiographic films of the brain, created by utilizing injections of air or gas |
| pleurocentesis | surgical puncture or tap of the pleura |
| pleurotomy | incision into the pleura |
| pulmonectomy | excision of all or part of the lung |
| pneumothorax | accumulation of air in the chest cavity |
| pneumocentesis | surgical puncture for aspiration of the lung |
| pleurectomy | excision of the pleura |
| hypoxemia | deficient oxygenation of the blood |
| antihistamines | agents that counter the effects of histamines; used to treat allergies example; Allegra,Claritan,Benadryl,Zyrtec |
| antitussives | agents that relieve or prevent coughs example; Robitussin |
| bronchodilators | agents that expand the air passages in the lungs example; Proventil |
| decongestants | agents that reduce congestion and bronchial swelling example; Claritan |
| expectorants | agents that promote the ejection of mucus from the lower respiratory tract example; Mucinex,Robitussin |
| mucolytics | agents that destroy or dissolve mucus example; Mucinex, Robitussin |
| stomat(o) | relationship to the mouth |
| or(o) | relationship to the mouth |
| pharyng(o) | the pharynx(throat) |
| gloss(o), gloss(ia),lingu(a) | the tongue |
| esophagus | the passage extending from the pharynx to the stomach |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| orolingual | the mouth and tongue |
| esophageal | the esophagus |
| esophagitis | inflammation of the esophagus |
| pharyngostenosis | narrowing of the throat(pharynx) |
| oral,stomatic | the mouth |
| pharyngonasal | the nose and throat |
| glossitis | inflammation of the tongue |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mucous membrane in the mouth |
| stomatoscope | an instrument used to examine the inside of the mouth |
| esophagoscopy | visual examination of the esophagus |
| pharyngoscope | instrument used for viewing the throat(pharynx) |
| stomatalgia | pain in the mouth |
| glossectomy | excision of all or part of the tongue |
| stomatopathy | any disease of the mouth |
| lingual,glossal | the tongue |
| stomatoplasty | plastic surgery of the mouth |
| gastr(o) | relationship to the stomach |
| duoden(o) | the first portion of the small intestine |
| jejun(o) | the middle section of the small intestine |
| ile(o) | the third or distal portion of the small intestine |
| enter(o) | the small intestine |
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