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Chapter2 Study Guide

Medical Termonolgy

TermDefinition
hemat blood
emesis vomiting
hematemesis vomiting blood
arthr joint
itis inflammation
arthritis inflammation of a joint
oste bone
oma tumor
osteoma tumor of bone
logy study of
hematology study of blood
centesis surgical puncture
arthrocentesis surgical puncture of a joint
dynia pain
osteodynia pain in bone
osteoarthritis inflammation of the bone and joint
encephal brain
mening meninges
encephalomeningitis inflammation of the brain and meninges
pathy disease osteoarthropathy
encephalomeningopathy disease of the brain and menings
clasis to break, surgical fracture
osteoclasis surgical fracture of a bone
desis binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
arthrodesis binding or fixation of a joint
ectomy excision, removal
appendectomy excision of the appendix
append appendix
lysis separation; destruction; loosening
Thrombolysis destruction or separation of a blood clot
thromb blood clot
pexy fixation (of an organ)
mastopexy fixation of the breast(s)
mast breast
plasty surgical repair
rhinoplasty surgical repair of the nose
rhin nose
rrhaphy suture
myorrhaphy suture of a msucle
my muscle
stomy forming an opening (mouth)
tracheostomy forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea
trache trachea (windpipe)
tome instrument to cut
osteotome instrument to cut bone
tomy incision
tracheotomy incision of the trachea
tripsy crushing
lithotripsy crushing a stone
lith stone, calculus
gram record, writing
electrocardiogram record of electrical activity of the heart
electr electricity
cardi heart
graph instrument for recording
electrocardiograph instrument for recording electrical activity of the heart
graphy process of recording
electrocardiography process of recording electrical activity of the heart
scope instrument for examining
endoscope instrument for examining within
endo in, within
scopy visual examination
endoscopy visual examination within
ia condition
ism condition
pneumonia condition of the lungs
pneumon air; lung
thyroidism condition of the thyroid gland
throid thyroid gland
iatry treatment; medicine
ist treatment; medicine
psychiatry treatment of the mind
psych mind
hematologist specialist in the study of blood
log study of
y condition; process
neuropathy condition of nerve diseases
neur nerve
path disease
icle small, minute
ole small, minute
ule small, minute
ventricle small cavity, as of the brain or heart
ventr belly, belly side
arteriole small or minute artery
arteri artery
venule small or minute vein
ven vein
algia pain
dynia pain
cele hernia, swelling
ectasis dilation, expansion
emesis vomiting
emia blood condition
gen forming, producing, origin
genesis forming, producing, origin
itis inflammation
malacia softening
megaly enlargement
oma tumor
osis abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
pathy disease
penia decrease, deficiency
phobia fear
plegia paralysis
ptosis prolapse, downward displacement
rrhea discharge, flow
rrhexis rupture
sclerosis abnormal condition of hardening
spasm involuntary contraction, twitching
stenosis narrowing, stricture
toxic poison
ac pertaining to
al pertaining to
ar pertaining to
ary pertaining to
eal pertaining to
ic pertaining to
ior pertaining to
ous pertaining to
tic pertaining to
ia condition
ism condition
iatry medicine; treatment
ist medicine; treatment
y condition; process
icle small, minute
ole small, minute
ule small, minute
neur nerve
ot ear
hepat liver
bronchi bronchus
hyper excessive, above normal
carcin cancer
chondr cartilage
cyan blue
blephar eyelid
dia through, across
arteri artery
an without, not
gastr stomach
cardi heart
my muscle
oste bone
hem blood
gaudri four
cervical 7 vertebrae
thoracic 12 vertebrae
lumbar 5 vertebrae
sacrum 5 fused vertebrae
coccyx tailbone
cholelithiasis gallstone
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