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Unit 1
Med Term Midterm: basic word structure
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden- | gland |
| arthr- | joint |
| bi- | life |
| carcin- | cancer |
| cephal- | head |
| cardi- | heart |
| cerebr- | cerebrum |
| cis- | to cut |
| crin- | to secrete, to form and give off |
| cyst- | urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid) |
| cyt- | cell |
| derm- | skin |
| dermat- | skin |
| electr- | electricity |
| encephal- | brain |
| enter- | intestines (usually small intestines) |
| erythr- | red |
| gastr- | stomach |
| glyc- | sugar |
| gnos- | knowledge |
| gynec- | women |
| hemat- hem- | blood |
| hepat- | liver |
| iatr- | treatment, physician |
| leuk- | white |
| log- | study of |
| nephr- | kidney |
| neur- | nerve |
| onc- | tumor (cancer) |
| ophthalm- | eye |
| oste- | bone |
| path- | disease |
| ped- | child |
| psych- | mind |
| radi- | x-rays |
| ren- | kidney |
| rhin- | nose |
| sarc- | skin |
| sect- | to cut |
| thromb- | clot, clotting |
| ur- | urinary tract, urine |
| adenoma | tumor of a gland |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| biology | study of process of life |
| biopsy | living tissue removed for examination |
| carcinoma | cancerous mass/tumor |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | produced by |
| -globin | protein |
| -gram | record |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | process of study |
| -oma | mass, tumor, swelling |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells) |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -scope | instrument used to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -sis | condition, state of |
| -tomy | process of cutting, incision |
| -y | process, condition |
| a-, an- | no, not, without |
| aut, auto- | self, own |
| dia- | complete, through |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex-, exo- | out, outside of, outward |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
| hypo- | deficient, below, under, less than normal |
| in- | in, into |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| pro- | in front of, before |
| re- | back, backward, again |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| trans- | across, through |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| incision | process of cutting into |
| excision | process of cutting out |
| endocrine glands | secrete hormones within the bloodstream |
| cytoscopy | process of visually examining the urinary bladder |
| cytology | process of studying the cell |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| hypodermic | pertaining to below the skin |
| electrocardiogram | a record of the electrical activity in the heart |
| electroenncephalogram | a record of the electrical activity in the brain |
| enteritis | inflammation of the small intestines |
| erythrocyte | red cells |
| gastrectomy | removal of the stomach |
| gastrotomy | incision in the stomach |
| hyperglycemia | excessive sugar in the blood |
| diagnosis | state of complete knowledge |
| prognosis | knowledge before--prediction of the outcome of the illness |
| gynecology | study of women |
| hematology | study of blood |
| hematoma | mass of blood |
| hemoglobin | blood protein |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| iatrogenic | produced by a physician or treatment |
| leukocyte | white cell |
| dermatology | study of skin |
| nephritis | inflammation of kidney |
| nephrology | study of kidney |
| oncology | study of cancer |
| oncologist | cancer specialist |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument used to examine the eye |
| osteitis | inflammation of the bone |
| osteoarthritis | degeneration of bone with joint inflammation |
| pathology | study of disease |
| pathologist | disease specialist--examines biopsy samples microscopically and examines dead bodies to determine the cause of death |
| pediatric | pertaining to the treatment of children |
| psychology | study of the mind (mental health) |
| psychiatrist | mind (mental health) specialist |
| radiology | study of x-rays |
| renal | pertaining to the kidneys |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| sarcoma | cancerous mass in the skin |
| resection | process of cutting back (excising) |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell |
| urologist | urine specialist |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| neural | pertaining to the nerves |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| erythrocyte | red cell |
| nephrectomy | removal of the kidneys |
| leukemia | blood condition of white (blood) cells; condition of blood in which cancerous white blood cells proliferate |
| carcinogenic | potential to cause cancer |
| pathogenic | potential to cause disease |
| iatrogenic | produced by treatment/physician |
| hemoglobin | blood protein |
| electroencephalogram | record of electrical activity in the brain |
| gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| neurologic | pertaining to the study of nerves |
| exicision | process of cutting out |
| ophthalmologist | eye specialist |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| endocrinology | study of hormones |
| hepatoma | mass in the liver (malignant tumor) |
| biopsy | the visual examination of specimens |
| nephrosis | abnormal condition of the kidney; kidney disease |
| leukocytosis | abnormal number of white blood cells (not cancerous) |
| enteropathy | disease of the small intestines |
| adenopathy | disease of the glands |
| endoscope | instrument used to visually examine within |
| prognosis | knowledge before; prediction of the outcome of the illness (made after diagnosis) |
| osteotomy | process of cutting bone |
| gastroenterology | study of the stomach and intestines |
| anemia | (without blood) decreased number of red blood cells or abnormality of hemoglobin |
| autopsy | process of viewing by oneself--examination of dead body with one's own eyes to determine cause of death |
| diagnosis | state of complete knowledge |
| endocrinologist | hormone/endocrine system specialist |
| epigastric | above the stomach |
| epidermis | outer layer of the skin |
| exocrine glands | glands that secrete substances to outside the body |
| hyperthyroidism | condition of excessive hormone production by thyroid |
| -ism | process/condition |
| hypogastric | below the stomach |
| hypoglycemia | low blood sugar level |
| incision | process of cutting into |
| pericardium | structure surrounding the heart (membrane) |
| -um | a structure |
| prostate gland | stands in front of the urinary bladder |
| -state | stands |
| resection | cut back or remove |
| retrocardiac | behind the heart |
| subhepatic | pertaining to below the liver |
| transhepatic | pertaining to across the liver |
| urologist | surgeon who operates on urinary tract and organs of male reproductive system |
| nephrologist | internal medicine specialist (nonsurgical) who diagnoses and treats disorders of kidneys |
| ophthalmologist | physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating (surgically and medically) disorders of eye |
| optometrist | examines eye and prescribes corrective lenses |
| optician | grinds lenses and fits glasses |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | condition |
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