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Med Term Mid Term
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| all/o | other |
| ankyl/o | stiff/bent |
| arthr/o | joint |
| blepahr/o | eyelid |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | head/skull |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| dacry/o | tear |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| derm/o | skin |
| dur/o | dura (tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
| enter/o | small intestines |
| erythr/o | red |
| fasci/o | fascia (fiborous connective tissue binding muscles together) |
| femor/o | femur/thigh bone |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| -graph | instrument used to produce a record |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| heter/o | different/other |
| hom/o | the same |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | horny/cornea |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| lob/o | lobe |
| lumb/o | loin/lower back |
| mening/o | meninges (membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | spinal cord/bone marrow |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onych/o | nail |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pachy/o | thick |
| path/o | suffering/disease |
| phren/o | mind |
| pil/o | hair |
| presby/o | old age |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | sclera (the white of the eye)/hard |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| steat/o | fat |
| tars/o | ankle |
| trich/o | hair |
| troph/o | nourishment/development |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xen/o | foreign |
| xer/o | dry |
| a-, an- | not |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | toward |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | down/away from |
| dia- | through |
| dys- | bad |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| hyper- | over |
| hypo- | under |
| par- | around |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before/on behalf of |
| sym- | with/together |
| syn- | with/together |
| tachy- | fast |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -clasia | breaking |
| -clasis | breaking |
| -desis | binding/fixation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | generation/cause (as root word) |
| -graft | a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically |
| -gram | written record |
| -graphy | writing procedure |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -listhesis | slip or slide |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | loosen/break down |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | reconstruction |
| -porosis | porous |
| -rraphy | suture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument used to look |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tonia | muscle tension/nerve tension |
| -y | condition/procedure |
| AD | right ear |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) |
| AOM | acute otitis media |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | both ears |
| BID | twice daily |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| ENT | ear, nose, and throat |
| Hx | history |
| ID | intradermal |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| Pt | patient |
| ROM | range of motion |
| SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
| SQ | subcutaneous |
| TID | three times daily |
| VA | visual acuity |
| WB | weight bearing |
| y/o | year old |
| Abrupt | all of a sudden |
| Alopecia | baldness |
| Anorexia | an eating disorder characterized by a pt restricting food or refusing to eat |
| Auscultation | to listen |
| Bulimia | an eating disorder characterized by overeating and usually followed by forced purging |
| Bulla | large blister |
| Cerebral Palsy | paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement |
| Cicatrix | scar |
| Combining Vowel | o, not used if next portion starts with a vowel |
| Decubitus Ulcer | bedsore |
| Degrees of burns | 1st: only epidermis 2nd: epidermis and dermis 3rd: epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer 4th: all layers of skin and also underlying tissues |
| Dementia | loss/decline in mental function |
| Diagnosis | what the health care professional thinks the pt has |
| Ecchymosis | a larger bruise |
| Eczema | from Greek, for “to boil over”; a red, itchy rash that may weep or ooze, then become crusted and scaly |
| Epilepsy | a disease marked by seizures |
| Exacerbation | it is getting worse |
| Fracture | a bone break |
| Impetigo | highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| Keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| Lethargic | a decrease in level of consciousness |
| Macula | small, flat, discolored area (freckle) |
| Malaise | not feeling well |
| Manic Depression | (bipolar disorder) a psychiatric disorder characterized by alternating bouts of excitements and depression |
| Marked | it really stands out |
| Med Term base languages | Greek & Latin |
| Miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| Morbidity | the risk for being sick |
| Mortality | the risk for dying |
| Nevus | mole |
| Noncontributory | not related to this specific problem |
| Palpation | to feel |
| Papule | "pimple" small solid mass |
| Pathogen | the organism that causes the problem |
| Percussion | to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel the resulting vibration |
| Petechia | small bruise |
| Prefix | added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify the root |
| Prognosis | the chances for things to get better or worse |
| Prone | lying down on belly |
| Psoriasis | a skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin |
| Schizophrenia | a mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered speech |
| Sequelae | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| Subluxation | partial dislocation of a joint |
| Suffix | ending that gives essential meaning to the term |
| Supine | laying down on back |
| Tinea | a fungal condition often called “ringworm” due to its circular appearance |
| Tinnitis | ringing of the ears |
| Unremarkable | normal |
| Vesicle | small blister |
| Word Root | ending that gives essential meaning to the term |
| sphygmomanometer | device used to measure BP |
| Which major vessel is responsible for receiving blood from the upper body and returning it to the heart? | superior vena cava |
| What is the difference between the terms: arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis? | arterio=artery; athero=fatty plaque; sclerosis=hardening |
| What is the difference between the terms: enuresis and incontinence? | enuresis=involuntary urination (bedwetting); incontinence= inability to control urination |
| adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of a gland |
| cholelithotripsy | crushing of bile (gale) stones |
| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder |
| cystoptosis | downward displacement of the bladder |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph gland (node) |
| hematuria | bloody urination |
| cholecystogram | record of the bile (gall) bladder |
| thoracentesis | puncture of the chest |
| laryngectomy | removal of the larynx |
| pneumothorax | air in the chest |
| cardiomyotomy | incision into the heart muscle |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| embolectomy | surgical removal of an embolus |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| thyroidotomy | incision into the thyroid |
| Greek for “to pour out” | ecchymosis |
| What is the root of the word venospasm? What does it mean? | veno=vein; involuntary contraction of a vein |
| What is the root of the word hypoparathyroidism? What does it mean? | parathyroid; under production of the parathyroid (para=beside) |
| aden/o | gland |
| balan/o | penis |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| chole/o | bile (gall) |
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| colp/o | vagina |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dips/o | thirst |
| ellipt/o | oval-shaped |
| embol/o | embolus (blockage) |
| episi/o | vulva |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glucos/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gonad/o | gonads (sex organs) |
| gyn/o | woman |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| kal/o | potassium |
| lact/o | milk |
| lapra/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lith/o | stone |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| melan/o | black |
| metr/o | uterus |
| nas/o | nose |
| natr/o | sodium |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| norm/o | normal |
| odont/o | tooth |
| olig/o | few |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phag/o | eat |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pneumat/o | air in lungs |
| proct/o | anus & rectum |
| psych/o | mind |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| reticul/o | reticulum |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| splen/o | spleen |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| ungu/o | nail |
| ven/o | vein |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| eu- | good |
| pan- | all |
| -cele | hernia |
| -cyte | cell |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -iasis | presence of |
| -ism | condition |
| -logist | specialist in. the study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -stenosis | narrowing condition |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| BS | blood sugar |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| IVC | Inferior Vena Cava |
| LASIK | laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| N&V | nausea & vomiting |
| OS | left eye |
| antibody | substance produced by the body in response to an antigen |
| antigen | substance that causes the body to produce antibodies |
| coronal plane | divides body front from back |
| diabetes mellitus | metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia |
| diabetic ketoacidosis | acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; thus, it must burn far for energy |
| occlusion | closing or blockage of a passage |
| reflux | the flow of a fluid through a vessel or valve in the body in a direction opposite to normal |
| sagittal plane | divides body left from right |
| splenectopy | displacement of the spleen, sometimes called floating spleen |
| Ischemic stroke | a stroke where blood loss is caused by a blockage |
| thelarche | beginning of breast development |
| thrombolytic | drug that breaks down blood clots |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| transverse plane | divides body top from bottom |
| palat/o | palate (rough of mouth) |
| Hemorrhagic stroke | a stroke where blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel |
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