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AIMC Terminology 01
Medical Terminology 01
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| arter/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bol/o | to cast, to throw |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| cib/o | meals |
| cis/o | to cut |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| dermat/o | skin |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| eti/o | cause |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o | tounge |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| iatr/o | treatment |
| idi/o | unknown |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| log/o | study of |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mening/o | meninx |
| myos/o | muscle |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| oxysm/o | sudden |
| path/o | disease |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| prandi/o | meal |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sect/o | to cut |
| splen/o | spleen |
| synov/o | synovia; sheath(around tendon) |
| ten/o, tendon/o | tendon |
| trache/o | trachea |
| ana- | up |
| ante- | before |
| bi- | two |
| cata- | down |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| endo- | within |
| ex-, exo- | out, away from |
| in- | into |
| meta- | change |
| para- | beside; abnormal |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pro- | before, forward |
| re- | again, back |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| sub- | below, beneath |
| uni- | one |
| -al, -ic, -tic | pertaining to |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -gen | producing |
| -genesis | production of |
| -ion | process |
| -ism | process |
| -lapse | slide, fall, sag |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor, mass, swelling |
| -osis | condition of |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| arteritis | inflammation of an artery |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| bronchitis | inflammation of a bronchus |
| colitis | inflammation of the colon |
| cystitis | inflammation of the (urinary) bladder |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| enteritis | inflammation of (small) intestines |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| esophalitis | inflammation of the esophagus |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| glossitis | inflammation of the tongue |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph gland (node) |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| myositis | inflammation of a muscle |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidneys |
| neuritis | inflammation of a nerve |
| osteitis | inflammation of a bone |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the throat |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| pneumonitis | inflammation of a lung |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nasal epithelium |
| splenitis | inflammation of the spleen |
| tendonitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| tenosynovitis | inflammation of a tendon sheath |
| tracheitis | inflammation of the trachea |
| unilateral | pertaining to one side only |
| bilateral | pertaining to two (or both) sides |
| contralateral | pertaining to the opposite side |
| ipsilateral | pertaining to the same side, such as an ipsilateral reflex where the stimulus and muscle activation occur on the same side of the body |
| ante cibum | before meals (abbr. = 'a.c.') |
| postprandial | pertaining to after meals |
| adenopathy | a disease of the gland |
| adenoma | a tumor - usually benign - of a gland |
| blepharoptosis | a drooping of the upper eyelid, often referred to simply as 'ptosis' |
| ptosis | used alone to indicate blepharoptosis, or dropping of the upper eyelid |
| endoscope | an optical instrument to look within, or examine the interior of, a cavity or hollow structure/organ |
| endoscopy | the process of using an optical instrument to visually examine the interior of a structure or organ |
| colonoscopy | visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) |
| exophthalmos | a condition characterized by protruding eyeballs due to the deposition of fibrous matter behind them. Aka exophthalmia |
| etiology | study of the cause (of an illness) |
| excision | the process of cutting out (removing from the body) |
| incision | process of cutting into |
| resection | operation where organs are cut back or removed |
| febrile | of, related to, or characterized by, fever |
| florid | fully developed; manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome. E.g., florid adolescent acne, florid schizophrenia |
| fulminant | developing, or processing suddenly, rapidly, and with great severity or intensity |
| histology | the study of tissue |
| iatrogenic | produced by treatment, e.g. side-effect |
| idiopathic | a disease whose cause is unknown nor understood |
| metabolism | total of the chemical process in a cell; = anabolism + catabolism |
| anabolism | process whereby complex materials are formed from simpler material |
| catabolism | process whereby complex materials are broken into simpler materials |
| percutaneous | pertaining to through the skin; implies movement through |
| transcutaneous | pertaining to through or across the skin; implies statically extending throughout the entire thickness of the skin |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| necrosis | a condition of death of tissue or cells |
| necrotic | pertaining to death (of cells or tissues) |
| nosocomial | pertaining to hospitals; hospital-acquired, as in an infection acquired while in the hospital, e.g., nonsocomial infection |
| palliative | pertaining to a form of treatment which will relieve or alleviate symptoms without curing |
| parenchyma | the essential cells or tissues of an organ; the cells/tissue which carry out the essential functions of that organ |
| stroma | the framework of an organ, usually composed of connective tissue |
| paroxysmal | pertaining to sudden occurrence, such as a spasm or seizure |
| paracentesis | surgical puncture of a body cavity for fluid removal; umbrella term for all of the 'centesis' procedures |
| pathology | the study of disease |
| pathogenesis | the production of disease |
| pathological | pertaining to the study of disease |
| pathogenic | pertaining to the production of disease; disease producing |
| pathognomonic | distinctly characteristic or diagnostic of a specific condition or disease. e.g., exopthalmia is a pathognomonic of Grave's disease |
| peritoneal | pertaining to the serous membrane which surrounds most of the abdominal viscera |
| retroperitoneal | pertaining to behind the peritoneum, i.e., organs or structures lying behind (posterior to 0 the peritoneum |
| prodrome | to run before, i.e., prodromal symptoms appear before the actual illness and signal its onset |
| prolapse | to slide or sag forward or downward, as an organ doing this |
| purulent | containing pus |
| suppurative | pertaining to the formation or discharge of pus |
| prone | lying on belly (face down) |
| supine | lying on back (face up) |
| pyrexia | fever |
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