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Intro to med Term
Word Structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a,an | no, not, without, lack of |
| gland | aden/o |
| ac | pertaining to |
| auto- | self |
| arthr/o | joint, articulation |
| -al | pertaining to |
| dia- | complete, through |
| bi/o | life |
| -algia | pain |
| endo- | within |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| -ectomy | excision |
| epi- | upon, above |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -tomy | incision |
| ex, exo | out, outer |
| cephal/o | head |
| -emia | blood condition |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| -genic | producing |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| cis/o | to cut |
| -gram | record |
| in- | in, into |
| crin/o | secrete |
| -ic, ical | pertaining to |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| -ion | process |
| pro- | before |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -ist | specialist |
| re- | back, backward, agains |
| skin | derm/o dermat/o |
| -itis | inflammation |
| retro- | behind |
| encephal/o | brain |
| -logy | study of |
| sub- | below, under |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| -oma | mass, collection, tumor |
| trans- | across, through |
| erythr/o | red |
| -osis | condition |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| -pathy | disease |
| glycos | sugar |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| gynec/o | female |
| -sis | state of |
| hemat/o | blood |
| -y | process, condition |
| iatr/o | treatment |
| electr/o | electricity |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| psych/o | mind |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| sect | to cut back, remove |
| thromb/o | clot |
| glycos/o | sugar |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ur/o | urinary tract |
| Abnormally enlarged glands | adenopathy |
| Less than normal red blood cell or hemoglobin count | anemia |
| Joint pain | arthralgia |
| Inflammation of a joint | arthritis |
| Post mortem medical examination to establish cause of death and disease states present | autopsy |
| Scientific study of all living organisms | biology |
| Examination of living tissue under a microscope | biopsy |
| Something capable of causing cancer | carcinogenic |
| Cancer that arises from the covering or lining of an organ system | carcinoma |
| Pertaining to the heart | cardiac |
| Pertaining to the head | cephalic |
| Inflammation of the urinary bladder | cystitis |
| Process of identifying a disease by signs and symptoms | diagnosis |
| Record of the electrical function of the heart | electrocardiogram |
| Glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream | endocrine glands |
| Fiberoptic instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or a hollow organ | endoscope |
| Examining the interior of a body cavity or hollow organ with a fiberoptic instrument | endoscopy |
| Inflammation of the small intestine | enteritis |
| Outer layer of the skin | epidermis |
| Mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues | erythrocyte |
| Surgical removal | excision |
| An externally secreting that releases its secretions directly or through a duct | exocrine glands |
| Study of the digestive system | gastroenterology |
| Study of the female reproductive system | gynecology |
| Collection of blood in a cavity, organ or under the skin | hematoma |
| The presence of an abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood | hyperglycemia |
| Of or relating to the layer just beneath the epidermis; injected under the skin | hypodermic |
| Unexpected side effect or complication resulting from the treatment for another condition | iatrogenic |
| A cut into a body tissue or organ | incision |
| Neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow in which unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells occurs | leukemia |
| Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; part of the body's defense system; white blood cell | leukocyte |
| Abnormally large increase in the number of WBC’s in the blood, occurring during an acute infection | leukocytosis |
| Of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system | neural |
| Surgical excision of the kidney | nephrectomy |
| Physician specializing in the study of the development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tumors | oncologist |
| An instrument for examining the interior structures of the eye | ophthalmoscope |
| Joint disorder characterized by progressive cartilage deterioration; degenerative joint disease | osteoarthritis |
| Disease causing organism | pathogen |
| Of or relating to the medical care of children | pediatric |
| Prediction of the outcome of a disease | prognosis |
| Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and conditions | psychiatry |
| Scientific study of the behavior and personality of an individual | psychology |
| Branch of medicine concerned with the various forms of diagnostic and therapeutic radiation | radiology |
| Of, relating to, or in the region of the kidneys | renal |
| Surgical cutting back or removal of a body part or organ | resection |
| Cancer of connective tissue, bone or cartilage | sarcoma |
| Blood cell the helps control bleeding by causing clotting; platelet | thrombocyte |
| Care and treatment of the male and female urinary tract and male reproductive tract | urology |
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