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VETT 118
Chapter 1 - Medical Terminology Basics - Lesson 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pan- / Omni- | All |
| Eu - / Normo- | Normal |
| Brady- / Brachy- | Slow |
| Epi -/ Peri-/ Circum- | Around (ex. perimeter, epicenter, circumference) |
| Dia - / per - | Through, complete |
| Medi (o/a) - | middle |
| Para - | nearby |
| Juxto - | Next to, beside, adjacent |
| Homeo - | body |
| Cephalo - | Head |
| Abdomino - | Abdominal |
| Cerv - | Neck |
| Thoraco - | |
| Pelvo / i - | Pelvis |
| Periton - | Peritoneum |
| Derm - | Skin / dermis |
| Neuro - | Nerve |
| Hemo - | blood |
| Arterio / Angio - | Arteries |
| Veno - / Vena - | venous |
| Vasculo - | vascular |
| Musculo - | muscle |
| Myo - / sarco - | muscle |
| Skelet - | skeleton, bone |
| Osteo - | bone |
| Cyto - | cell |
| Cyte - | cell, cellular |
| Dis - | To separate |
| Chromo / Chromato - | color |
| Leuko - | white |
| Erythro - | red |
| Cyano - | blue |
| Chloro - | green |
| Melan - | black |
| Flav - | yellow |
| Thryo - | Thyroid |
| Tracheo - | Trachea |
| Esophago - | Esophagus |
| Thymo - | Thymus |
| Masto / Mammo - | Mammary gland |
| Pulmo - / Pneumo - | Lung |
| Cardio - | Heart |
| Gastro - | Stomach |
| Hepato - | Liver |
| Cholecysto - | Gallbladder |
| Spleno - | Spleen |
| Pancreato - | Pancreas |
| Adren - | Adrenal |
| Nephro - | Kidney |
| Entero - | Intestines |
| Colo - / Colon | Large instestine |
| -ology | study of |
| -phila | love of |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -tension | pressure |
| -xia | oxygen |
| -capnea | carbon dioxide |
| -pnea | air |
| -ase | enzyme |
| Neurology | Study of the nerve/nervous system |
| Leukocyte | white (blood) cell |
| Hemophilia | inherited condition involving inappropriate bleeding |
| Hypoxia | low oxygen levels |
| Hypercapnea | high (above normal) carbon dioxide levels in the blood |
| Hepatomegaly | enlarged liver |
| Tachypnea | rapid / fast breathing |
| Atrophy | lacking / absent cell growth (wasting of muscle) |
| Bradycardia | slow (slower than normal) heart rate |
| Gastroenterology | study of the gastro intestinal system |
| Colitis | inflammation of the colon |
| Hypertension | high (above normal) blood pressure |
| Chromophobia | fear of (aversion to) colors |
| Macrocephaly | Large (larger than average) head |
| Transdermal | Across the skin / dermis |
| Extrathoracic | Pertaining to outside the chest |
| Intraabdominal | Within/inside the abdomen |
| Adrenal | Organ (toward) above the kidney |
| Parathyroid | small organs near the thyroid |
| Perinephric | Pertaining to around the kidney |
| Hypertrophy | above normal growth (size of cells, not number of cells) |
| Normotension | normal pressure |
| Hyperplasia | above normal growth |
| Pancytopenia | All cells decreased in levels |
| Splenomegaly | enlarged spleen |
| Dys - | problem, abnormal |
| Mal - | bad |
| - itis | inflammation |
| - plasia | process of growth, growing |
| - plasm | growth, formation |
| - oma | tumor |
| - trophy | growth, typically involving cellular growth |
| - pathy | disease |
| - osis | condition (abnormal) |
| - ia | abnormal condition |
| - ism | state |
| - ic / -eal | pertaining to, related to some process |
| meta - | change, transformation |
| -stasis / - static | maintenance of "normal" conditions |
| - dynamic | changing (continually) |
| - lytic / - lysis | destruction |
| - megaly | enlarged |
| - penia | decreased, below or lower than normal |
| - emia | relating to a blood condition |
| - ectomy | excision; removal |
| - otomy | incision, cutting |
| -ostomy | to make a hole |
| -scopy | to view |
| -graph(y) | process of recording |
| -gram | recording |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -therapy | treatment |
| Chemo - | chemical |
| Echo -/ sono - | sound |
| Electro - | pertaining to electrical charge |
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