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Med Term Ch1
Chapter 1 - Medical Terminology for Health Professions 9th E Schroeder
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | Suffix: Pain, Suffering |
| -dynia | Suffix: Pain |
| -ectomy | Suffix: Surgical removal, cutting out |
| -gram | Suffix: picture or record (noun) |
| hyper- | Prefix: excessive, increased |
| hypo- | Prefix: deficient, decreased, below |
| -itis | Suffix: inflammation |
| -osis | Suffix: Abnormal Condition, Disease (Common, 4 letters) |
| -ostomy | Suffix: Surgical Creating of Artificial Opening to Body Surface |
| pre- | Prefix: before, in front of |
| -plasty | Suffix: Surgical repair of |
| -rrhage | Suffix: Bleeding, Abnormal / excessive fluid discharge (Primary) |
| -rrhaphy | Suffix: Surgical Suturing |
| -rrhea | Suffix: Flow or Discharge |
| -sclerosis | Suffix: abnormal hardening |
| cyan/o | Root/Combine Form: Blue |
| erythr/o | Root / Combine Form: Red |
| leuk/o | Root / Combine Form: White |
| melan/o | Root / Combine Form: Black |
| poli/o | Root / Combine Form: Grey |
| gastr/o | Root / Combine Form: Stomach |
| neur/o | Root / Combine Form: Nerve |
| enter/o | Root / Combine Form: Small Intestine |
| -pathy | Suffix: Abnormal Condition or Disease (Common, 5 letters) |
| -ago // -iasis // -osis // - esis // -ion // -pathy // -ia // -ism | Suffixes meaning Abnormal Condition or Disease |
| -ac // - al // -an // -ar // -ary // -eal // -ical // -ial // -ic // -ine // -ior // -ory // -ous // -tic | Suffixes meaning Pertaining To, or regarding |
| -a // -e // -um // -us // -y | Suffixes that function as a noun-ending |
| cardi/o | Root / Combine Form: heart |
| path/o | Root / Combine Form: Disease |
| -ology | Suffix: The study of |
| -megaly | Suffix: Enlargement |
| hepat/o | Root / Combine Form: Liver |
| -malacia | Suffix: Abnormal softening |
| arteri/o | Root / Combine Form: artery |
| -necrosis | Suffix: Tissue Death |
| -stenosis | Suffix: Abnormal narrowing |
| -centesis | Suffix: Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid |
| abdomin/o | Root / Combine Form: Abdomen |
| -graphy | Suffix: The process of producing a picture or record (Verb) |
| angi/o | Root / Combine Form: Blood Vessels |
| my/o | Root / Combine Form: muscle |
| arthr/o | Root / Combine Form: joint |
| -scopy | Suffix: Visual examination |
| -plasty | Suffix: surgical repair |
| -rrhagia | Suffix: Bleeding, usually severe and sudden (secondary) |
| hem/o | Root / Combine Form: Blood |
| ten/o | Root / Combine Form: tendon |
| dia- | Prefix: Through -direction |
| nat/o | Root / Combine Form: Birth |
| peri- | Prefix: Time and Events surrounding birth |
| post- | Prefix: Time and events after |
| laryng/o | Root / Combine Form: Larynx |
| rhin/o | Root / Combine Form: Nose |
| ab- | Prefix: Away From Opp: ad- |
| ad- | Prefix: Towards / In direction of Opp: ab- |
| ot/o | Root / Combine Form: ear |
| dys- | Prefix: Bad, Difficult or Painful Opp: eu- |
| eu- | Prefix: Good, normal, well, or easy Opp: dys- |
| inter- | Prefix: Between or among Opp: intra |
| intra- | Prefix: Within or inside Opp: inter- |
| sub- | Prefix: under, less, below Opp: super- and supra- |
| super- and supra- | Prefixes (2) - Mean above or excessive Opp: sub |
| lith/o | Root / Combine Form: Stone |
| edema | swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body |
| appendic | Root Form: Appendix |
| end- | Prefix: within |
| exo- | Prefix: Outside |
| ather/o | Root / Combine Form: Plaque or Fatty Substance |
| -oma | Suffix: Tumor |
| -otomy | Suffix: Cutting, Surgical Incision |
| Pyel/o | Root / Combine Form: Renal Pelvis |
| Col/o | Root / Combine Form: Colon |
| fissure | Groove or crack-like Sore of the skin AND normal folds/contours of the brain |
| fistula | An abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body. |
| ileum (with an e) | Last and longest portion of the small intestine |
| ilium (with an i) | Part of the hip bone |
| Malaise | General feeling of discomfort, uneasiness, often first indication of infection or disease |
| Exudate | any fluid that leaks out of an infected wound (ex: pus) |
| eponym | a word (for a disease, structure, operation, or procedure) that is named after the person who discovered/described it first. Famous example Alzheimer's disease. |
| acronym | a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term. |
| disease | a condition in which one or more parts of the body are not functioning normally |
| acute | a condition with rapid onset, a severe course, and a short duration |
| chronic | a condition with long duration |
| remission | the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms. |
| prognosis | A prediction of the probable course of a disease |
| Differential Diagnosis | (D/DX), an attempt to determine which disease is present by ruling out other possibilities. AKA "Rule Out" |
| Diagnosis | The identification of a disease. |
| Sign | objective evidence of disease, measurable outside |
| symptom | subjective evidence of disease |
| syndrome | a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease or process |
| laceration | torn or jagged wound or accidental cut |
| lesion | pathologic change of tissue due to disease or injury |
| mucous (with o) | specialized membranes that line body cavities |
| mucus (without o) | fluid substance secreted by mucous membranes |
| myc/o | Root / Combine Form: fungus |
| myel/o | Root / Combine Form: spinal cord, or bone marrow |
| -ologist | A specialist in a given area |
| Palpation | An examination technique that uses the examiners hands to feel for texture, size, consistency, and location. |
| Palpitation | Pounding or racing heart |
| Py/o | Root / Combine Form: Pus |
| Pyr/o | Root / Combine Form: Fever or Fire |
| Supination | Rotating the arm so palm is forward, Verb/action |
| Suppuration | The formation of pus |
| Triage | Medical Screening of patients to determine relative priority |
| Trauma | Wound or Injury |
| Vir/o | Root / Combine Form: Virus or Poison |
| Virile | Having the nature, proprieties, or qualities of an adult male |
| "Do Not Use" Abbreviations | Official list of abbreviations that help prevent potentially fatal medical errors. Close to the rule "When it doubt, spell it out" |
Created by:
SBezek
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