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Medical Terminology
Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AMA | Against Medical Advice |
| EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| CAT | Computerized axial tomography |
| HPV | Human papilloma virus |
| SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
| AFIB | Arterial fibrillation |
| Lyme disease | A multi system disease brought on by a tick bite. Named after the city in Connecticut where first documented |
| Cushings disease | Cushing's disease is a serious condition of an excess of the steroid hormone cortisol in the blood level caused by a pituitary tumor secreting adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) |
| Ehlers-Danlos syndrome | A group of inherited disorders that mostly affect the skin, joints, and blood vessels. |
| Marfan syndrome | An inherited disorder that affects connective tissue. |
| Crohn's disease | Crohn's disease is a chronic disease that causes inflammation in your digestive tract. |
| Mono/uni | One |
| Bi | Two |
| Tri | Three |
| Ab | Away From |
| Ad | towards |
| Ecto/exo | Outside |
| Endo | Within |
| Epi | Above |
| Anterior or ventral | Near, Front |
| Posterior or dorsal | Near the Back |
| Superior | Toward the End |
| Inferior | Away from the head |
| Lateral | To one side |
| Distal | Farther away than another part |
| Proximal | Closer to the center than another part |
| Ambi= | Around, both, double |
| Dys= | Bad, Difficult |
| Eu= | Good, Well, Normal |
| Homo= | Same, Alike |
| Iso= | Equal, uniform, similar |
| Mal= | Bad, Diseased, defective |
| -algia | Indicating Pain |
| -emia | Abnormal Blood Condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Damage, distruction |
| -oid | Shape, form, baring resemblance to |
| -opathy | Disease or disorder |
| -pnea | Breath, Respiration |
| -centesis | Puncture |
| -ectomy | Removal |
| -ostomy | Creating of an opening |
| -otomy | Incision |
| -orrhaphy | Suture |
| -opexy | Surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | Reconstruction |
| -otripsy | Crushing |
| costalgia | Rib pain |
| spondylodynia | vertebra pain |
| Genu Valgum | knock kneed |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| distaxia | poor coordination |
| Cerebrospinal | relating to the brain and spine |
| Myelodysplasia | A group of disorders caused when something disrupts the producing of blood cells |
| agoraphobia | fear of outdoor spaces |
| synesthesia | Condition where one sensation is experienced as another. |
| paresis | partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function. |
| ambiopia | double vision |
| oculopathy | eye disease |
| lacrimation | the flow of tears |
| myringotomy | a surgical procedure in which an incision is created in the eardrum to relieve pressure caused by excessive build up of fluid, or to drain pus from the middle ear. |
| mastoiditis | inflammation of the mastoid process. |
| amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
| hypogonadism | condition in which there is undersecretion of the sex glands |
| polyphagia | excessive eating |
| hyperlipidemia | excessive fat in the blood |
| endocrine | to secrete internally |
| splenalgia | pain in the spleen |
| erythrocytosis | abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells |
| myelopoiesis | formation of bone marrow |
| hepatosplenomegaly | enlargement of the liver and spleen |
| phlebarteriectasia | dilation of blood vessels |
| pectoralgia | chest pain |
| endocardium | tissue lining the inside of the heart |
| epicardium | tissue lining the outside |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |
| pericardium | tissue around the heart |
| apnea | cessation of breathing |
| epistaxis | a nosebleed |
| retraction | the sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalation, happens when someone is in respiratory distress |
| pneumohemothorax | air and blood in the chest |
| hypoxemia | insufficient oxygen in the blood |
| gingivostomatitis | inflammation of the mouth and gums |
| rectalgia | rectum pain |
| glossoplegia | paralysis of the tongue |
| stomatogastric | pertaining to the mouth and stomach |
| pancreatolith | stone in the pancreas |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| albuminuria | protein in the urine |
| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder |
| nephroptosis | downward displacement of a kidney |
| cystouretherocele | hernia of the bladder and urethra |
| orchialgia | testicle pain |
| priapism | persistent and painful erection |
| anorchidism | lack of a testicle |
| spermatogenesis | creation of sperm |
| orchiopathy | disease of the testicles |
| colpostenosis | narrowing of the vagina |
| menorrhalgia | painful menstruation |
| hematosalpinx | blockage in a fallopian tube caused by blood |
| marcromastia | abnormally large breasts |
| endometrium | inner layer of uterine tissue |
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