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Language of Medicine
Ch. 1 Basic word structures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | Gland |
| arthr/o | Joint |
| bi/o | Life |
| carcin/o | cancerous, Cancer |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| cerebr/o | Cerebrum- Largest part of the brain |
| cis/o | To cut |
| crin/o | To secrete-to form and give off |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder- a sac or a cyst |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestines- small |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | Stomach |
| gnos/o | Knowledge |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hemat/o hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| iatr/o | treatment, physician |
| leuk/o | white |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child |
| psych/o | mind |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| sect/o | to cut |
| thromb/o | clot/clotting |
| ur/o | urinary tract, urine |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in |
| -globin | protein |
| -gram | record |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | process of study |
| -oma | tumor,mass, swelling |
| -opsy | process of viewing process of viewing |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal with increase in numbers when used with blood cells |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visually examining with an endoscope |
| -sis | state of; condition |
| -tomy | process of cutting, incision |
| -y | process, condition |
| a-,an- | no,not,without |
| aut-, auto- | self, own |
| dia- | through, complete |
| end-, endo- | within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex- | out |
| exo- | outside of, outward |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
| hypo | deficient, below;under, less than normal |
| in- | into, in |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| pro- | before, forward |
| re- | back, backward, again |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below. under |
| trans- | across, through |
| Prefix | Word beginnings |
| Suffix | Word endings |
| Root | The foundation of a word |
| Combining vowels | A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term |
| Combining form | The combination of a root and a combining vowel |
| Diagnosis | Complete knowledge of a patient's condition |
| Epidermis | Outermost layer of skin |
| Hematoma | Collection of blood below the skin |
| Psychiatric | Pertaining to treatment of the mind |
| Oncology | Study of malignant tumors |
| adenitis | Inflammation of the gland |
| adenoma | Tumor of a gland |
| adenopathy | A disease condition of a gland- often elargement |
| anemia | Decrease of hemoglobin in the blood, caused by low red blood cell production, loss of blood, or increase of red blood cell destruction |
| arthalgia | Pain of a joint |
| arthritis | Inflammation of joint |
| autopsy | Examination of a body after death ti determine the cause of death |
| biology | Study of life |
| biopsy | Process of removing a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination |
| Carcinogenic | Pertaining to producing cancer |
| Carcinoma | Cancerous or malignant tumor |
| Cardiac | Pertaining to the heart |
| Cardiology | Study of the heart |
| Cephalic | Pertaining to the head |
| Cerebral | Pertaining to the cerebrum-largest part of the brain |
| Cystitis | Inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| Cytoscopy | Visual examination of the urinary bladder |
| Cytology | Study of cells |
| Dermatitis | Inflammation of the skin |
| Dermatology | Study of the skin |
| Electrocardiogram | Record of the electricity within the heart |
| Electroencephalogram | Record of the electricity within the brain |
| Endocrine glands | Glands that secrete hormones within the body, directly into the bloodstream |
| Endocrinologist | Specialist in the study of the endocrine glands |
| Endocrinology | Study of the endocrine glands |
| Endoscope | Instrument to visually examine within the body |
| Enteritis | Inflammation of the small intestine |
| Enteropathy | Disease condition of the intestines, often the small intestine |
| Epigastric | Pertaining to above or upon the stomach |
| Enthrocyte | Red blood cell |
| Excision | Process of cutting out; removal; resection |
| Exocrine glands | Glands tat secrete chemicals to the outside of the body |
| gastrectomy | Excision or removal of the stomach |
| Gastric | Pertaining to the stomach |
| gastroenterology | Study of the stomach and intestines |
| Gastrotomy | Incision or process of cutting |
| Gynecologist | Specialist in the study of disorders of the female reproductive system |
| Gynecology | Study of the diseases of women, particularly those affecting the female reproductive system |
| Hematology | Study of blood and blood disorders+ |
| Hematoma | Collection or mass of blood |
| Hemoglobin | Blood protein contained in red blood cells |
| Hepatitis | Inflammation of the liver |
| Hepatoma | Tumor of the liver; hepatocellular |
| Hyperglycemia | High levels of sugar in the bloodstream; often associated with diabetes mellitis |
| Hyperthyroidism | Secretion by thyroid gland of a greater than normal amount of thyroxine-thyroid hormone, or T4 |
| Hypodermic | Pertaining to under the skin |
| Hypogastric | Pertaining to below the stomach |
| Iatrogenic | Pertaining to produced by a treatment or a procedure |
| Incision | Process of cutting into or making an incision |
| Leukemia | Disease of high numbers of malignant white blood cells |
| Leukocyte | White blood cell |
| Leukocytosis | Slight increase in white blood cells |
| Nephrectomy | Removal of a kidney |
| Nephritis | Inflammation of a kidney |
| Nephrology | Study of the kidneys and kidney disease |
| Nephrosis | Abnormal condition of the kindney |
| Neural | Pertaining to nerves |
| Neuralgia | Pain of nerves |
| Oncologist | Specialist in the study of tumors, particularly malignant growths |
| Oncology | Study of tumors particularly malignant growths |
| Ophthalmologist | Specialist in the study of the eyes and eye disorders |
| phthalmoscope | Instrument used by an ophthalmologist |
| Osteitis | Inflammation of a bone |
| Osteoarthritis | Inflammation of the bones and joints; degeneration of bones and joints |
| Osteotomy | Incision of a bone |
| Pathogenic | Pertaining to producing disease |
| Pathologist | A specialist in the study of disease |
| Pathology | Study of disease |
| Pediatric | Pertaining to treatment of children |
| Pericardium | The sac surrounding the heart |
| Prognosis | State of knowledge before the fact; prediction about the outcome of an illness |
| Prostate gland | A gland in men that surrounds the neck of the urinary bladder and urethra. IT produces a fluid which, after combining with sperm cells, leaves the body as semen |
| Psychiatrist | Specialist in treatment of the mind |
| Psychiatry | Treatment of the mind |
| Psychology | Study of the mind |
| Radiology | Study of x-rays and related procedures for diagnosis |
| Renal | Pertaining to the kidney |
| Resection | Removal or excision of an organ or part of the body |
| Retrocardiac | Pertaining to behind the heart |
| rhinitis | Inflammation of the nose |
| Sarcoma | Tumor(malignant) of fleshy tissue such as bone, muscle,fat, and cartilage |
| Subhepatic | Pertaining to below the liver |
| Thrombocyte | A cell that helps blood to clot; a platelet |
| Transhepatic | Pertaining to through or across the liver |
| Urology | Study of the urinary tract |
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