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Med terminology 1st
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| euthyroid | normally functioning thyroid gland |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| appendix | appendic |
| -algia | pain and suffering |
| addiction | drawn toward or a strong dependence on a drug or substance |
| eu- | good, normal, well, or easy |
| abnormal | not normal or away from normal |
| neur/o | nurve |
| -laryng | larynx and throat |
| rhin/o | nose |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| inter | between or among |
| lith | stone |
| ot/o | ear |
| supracostal | above or outside the ribs |
| subcostal | below ribs or rib |
| ab- | away from |
| -nat | birth |
| differential diagnosis | attempts to determine which one of several diseases may be producing the symptoms. |
| diagnosis | identification of the disease. |
| subjective | can be evaluated or measured only by the patient |
| objective | can be evaluated or measured by others. |
| symptom | pain or headache, can be observed only by the patient. |
| sign | evidence of disease, such as fever, that can be observed by the patient & others |
| -oma | tumor |
| end- | within |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| -rrhea | abnormal flow of most body fluids |
| intramuscular | within the muscle |
| -dia | through |
| hem/o | blood |
| -endo | within |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -myo | muscle |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graphy | recording a picture or record |
| -abdomin/o | abdomen |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove excess fluid |
| -dynia | pain |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -ostomy | surgically create an artificial opening |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -arteri/o | artery |
| intra | within or inside |
| hypotension | lower than normal blood pressure |
| hypertension | higher than normal blood pressure |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ology | the study of |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| hyper | excessive or increased |
| hypo | deficient or decreased |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -rraphy | suture or stich |
| col | colon |
| syndrome | a set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of specific disease |
| poli/o | gray |
| melan/o | black |
| leuk/o | white |
| erythr/o | red |
| cyan/o | blue |
| remission | the partial or compolete disapperance of the symptoms of a disease without acheiving a cure |
| chronic | disease or symptom of long duration, such as diseases may be controlled, rarley cured |
| acute | disease or symptom has a rapid onset, a severe course, and relatively short duration |
| prognosis | a forecase or prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder |
| osis | abnormal condition or disease |
| -um | noun ending |
| crani | skull |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| vir | virus or posion |
| pyr | fever or fire |
| -derma | skin |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| geront | old age |
| -ologist | specialist |
| pathy | disease |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| myc/o | funcus |
| acronym | a word formed from the initial letter or letters of the major parts of a compound term |
| eponym (EP) | a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered it. |
| chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) | a persistent overwhelming fatigue that does not resolve with bedrest. |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| cardi | heart |
| tonsil/o | tonsils |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| -itis | inflammation |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage and -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| dysfunctional | an organ or body part that is not working properly |
| ad- | toward or in the direction of |
| -post | after |
| peri | surrounding |
| -pre | before |
| sub | under, less, below |
| supra | above or excessive |
| interstitial | between, but not within the parts of a tissue |
| -al | pertaining to |
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