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medical term t 1
ch1-4 8and 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| hemat/o | blood |
| oste/o | bone |
| -algia | pain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tummor ; mass |
| -phasia | speech |
| dys- | difficult;pain;bad |
| poly- | many |
| bi/o | life |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cyt/o | cell |
| hist/o; hisit/o | tissue |
| lip/o | fat |
| path/o | disease |
| vicer/o | internal organs |
| cil/o; pil/o | hair |
| derm/o; dermat/o; cutane/o | skin |
| onych/o; ungu/o | nail |
| arthr/o | joint |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| oste/o | bone |
| my/o; muscul/o | muscle |
| tend/o; tendin/o | tendon |
| cerebr/o; encephal/o | brain |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| opthalm/o; ocul/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| angi/o; vascul/o; vas/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| cardi/o | heart |
| hem/o; hemat/o | blood |
| ven/o; phleb/o | vein |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland; lymph node |
| lymphangi; | lymph vessel |
| splen/o | spleen |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
| naso; rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
| phneum/o; pneumon/o | lung |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea; windpipe |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| col/o | colon; large intestine |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esoghag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o; lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| or/o; stomat/o | mouth |
| pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| ren/o; nephr/o | kidney |
| ureter/o | ureters |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| orchid/o; test/o | testicle; testis |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| vas/o | ductus deferens; vas deferens |
| colp/o; vagin/o | vagina |
| gynec/o | female |
| mast/o; mamm/o | breast |
| oophor/o; ovari/o | ovary |
| salping/o | fallopian tube; uterine tube |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| electr/o | electric |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| tom/o | to cut |
| dia- | through; complete |
| pro- | before |
| -algia | pain |
| cephalgia | headache; pain in the head |
| otalgia | earache; pain n the ear |
| -cyte | cell |
| adipocyte | fat cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal or excision of the uterus |
| mastectomy | surgical removal or excision of the breast |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| diagnosis | determining what the disease or condition is present through a study of signs and symptoms and laboratory, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures |
| prognosis | forecast of the outcome of the disease |
| -gram | record; write |
| angiogram | record (image) of a blood vessel is produced using x-rays and contest medium |
| myleogram | record (image) of the spinal cord taken by and x-ray |
| mammogram | record (image) of the breast is produced by using x-rays |
| venogram | Record (image) of a vein is produced by an x-ray |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| cardiograph | instrument used to record the heart's activity |
| electrocardiograph | instrument used to record the electrical activity of the herat |
| -graphy | process of recording; process of producing images |
| cardiography | process of recording the heart's activity |
| computed tomography | an x-ray beam rotates around the patient taking multiple images of an organ at different depths |
| mammography | process of producing images of the breast |
| meylography | process of producing images of the spinal cord |
| radiography | process of producing images using x-rays |
| -itis | inflammation |
| enteritis | inflammation of the small intestine |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of tonsils |
| -logy | study of |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| dermatology | study of the skin |
| -logist | specialist; one who studies |
| gynecologist | specialist in the study of the disease an treatment of female disorders |
| ophthalmologist | specialist in the study of diseases and treatments of eye disorders |
| -oma | tumor;mass |
| adenoma | tumor of gland |
| osteoma | tumor of the bone |
| hematoma | mass or collection of blood outside a blood vessel; a bruise |
| -osis | abdominal condition |
| nephrosis | abnormal condition of the kidney |
| -pathy | disease |
| nephropathy | disease of the kidney |
| neuropathy | disease of the nerve |
| -plasty | surgical reconstruction |
| rhinoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the nose; nose job |
| arthoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the joint |
| -rrhage; -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood; bleeding |
| gastrorrhagia | bleeding from the stomach |
| -rrhaphy | to suture (to sew) |
| colporrhaphy | suturing the wall of the vagina |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| otorrhea | discharge from the ear |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| splenorrhexis | ruptured spleen |
| -scope | instrument used to view the inside a body cavity or organ |
| gastroscope | instrument used to view the inside of the stomach |
| arthoscope | instrument used to view the inside of a joint |
| -scopy | the process of viewing inside of a body cavity or organ |
| endoscopy | process of visually examining the inside of the body cavity or organ using and enoscope |
| bronchoscopy | process of viewing inside the bronchus |
| laparoscopy | process of viewing the abdomen |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| arteriostenosis | narrowing of an artery |
| -stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| colostomy | surgical creation of a new opening in the colon |
| tracheostomy | surgical creation of a new opening into the trachea |
| -tomy | to cut; incision |
| tenotomy | to cut the tendon; incision of the tendon |
| tracheotomy | to cut the trachea; incision of the trachea |
| -tophy | growth; nourishment |
| atrophy | wasting away of the muscle |
| hypertrophy | excessive growth or enlargement of an organ or a part |
| -al; -ar; -ic; -ous | pertaining to |
| natal | pertaining to birth |
| muscular | pertaining to muscle |
| septic | pertaining to infection |
| cutaneous | pertaining to skin |
| cellul/o | cell |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | rib |
| later/o | side |
| nat/o | birth |
| son/o | sound |
| -genous | produced by |
| -ion | process |
| -mortem | death |
| -partum | delivery |
| -plasia; plasm | development; formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -um | structure |
| -uria | urination; urine |
| a(n)- | no; not |
| apnea | not breathing |
| anuria | no urine |
| ante- | before |
| antenatal | pertaining to before birth |
| antepartum | before childbirth |
| anti- | against |
| antibiotic | drugs used against bacteria that have infected the body |
| bi- | two |
| bilateral | pertaining to two sides |
| dys- | bad; difficult;painful; abnormal |
| dysplasia | abnormal development |
| dyspnea | difficult breathing |
| dyuria | painful urination |
| dystrophy | abnormal development, especially muscular dystrophy |
| endo- | within |
| endogenous | production from within the body; infection that originates from within the body |
| epi- | upon; above |
| epicardium | pertaining to upon the heart |
| ex- | out |
| excision | process of cutting out; the removal of tissue from the body |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hyperplasia | excessive formation of cells; abnormal increase in the number of cells in normal tissue |
| hypo- | below; deficient |
| hypogastric | pertaining to below the stomach |
| in- | in;into |
| incision | process of cutting into |
| infra- | below |
| infracostal | pretaining to below the rib |
| inter- | between |
| intercellular | pertaining to between the cells |
| intercostal | pertaining to between the ribs |
| intra- | within |
| intracraninal | pertaining to within the head |
| intramuscular | pertaining to within the muscle |
| intravenous | pertaining to within a vein |
| neo | new |
| neoplam | new growth of tissue; a tummor |
| peri- | around |
| perineuritis | inflammation around the nerve |
| post- | after |
| postmortem | after death; autopsy |
| postpartum | after childbirth |
| pre- | before |
| prenatal | pertaining to before birth |
| pro- | before |
| prodrome | symptom or symptoms occurring before the onset of disease |
| sub- | under; below |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue |
| trans- | through; across |
| transection | process of cutting across |
| ulta- | beyond |
| ultrasonography | process of recording an image of internal structures by using high frequency sound waves. |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| skelet/o | skeleton |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| fascial | pertaining to the fascia |
| fasciitis; fascitis | inflammation of the fascia |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| kinesiology | study of movement |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| muscular | pertaining to muscle |
| musculoskeletal | pertaining to the muscle and skeleton |
| my/o | muscle |
| fibromyalgia | chronic muscle pain |
| myopathy | any muscular disease |
| tendin/o; ten/o | tendon |
| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| tendinous | pertaining to a tendon |
| tenotomy | cutting of a tendon |
| ton/o | tone; tension |
| atonic | pertaining to no tone or tension |
| dystonia | abnormal muscle tone |
| myotonia | muscle is unable to relax; a type of dystonia |
| tonic | pertaining to tone |
| -taxia | order |
| ataxia | no muscular coordination |
| intestin/o | intestine |
| staphyl/o | bunch of grapes |
| strept/o | twisted |
| -aise | ease |
| -flux | flow |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| re- | back |
| append/o; appendic/o | appendix |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| cholangi/o | bile duct; bile vessel |
| cholangiogram | record (image) of the bile ducts produced by x-rays |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| cholecystectomy | excision of the gallbladder |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
| choldoch/o | common bile duct |
| choledochotomy | incision into the common bile duct |
| col/o | colon |
| colitis | inflammation of the colon |
| colic | server abdominal pain; pertaining to the colon |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gastroesophageal reflux | backward flow of stomach contents into the esophagus |
| gingiv/o | gums; gingiva |
| gingivitis | inflamed gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| ileectomy | excision of the ileum |
| labi/o | lips |
| labial | pertaing to lips |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| larparscope | instrument used to visually examine the inside of the abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| sunlingual | pertaining to under the tongue |
| lith/o | stone; calculus |
| cholecystolithiasis | condition of stones in the gallbladder; cholelithiasis |
| lithrotripsy | crushing of gallstones into pebbles tiny enough to be eliminated without surgical removal |
| orex/o | appetite |
| annorexia | loss of appetite |
| or/o | mouth |
| oral | pertaining to the mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomiting |
| hematemesis | vomiting of blood |
| melanemesis | black vomit cause by the mixing of blood with intestinal contents |
| -phagia | eating; swallowing |
| aphagia | inability to swallow |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| polyphagia | excessive eating |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| dyspepsia | indigestion |
| -stomy | new opening |
| colostomy | creation of a new opening between the abdominal wall and colon. wastes are then eliminated through this opening |
| dia- | through; complete |
| diarrhea | frequent and watery excretion of stool |
| mal- | bad |
| malaise | a feeling of uneasiness or discomfort |
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