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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hypertension(HTN) | High blood Pressure |
| Myocardial infarction (MI) | Heart Attack |
| Hematology (Heme) | Study of blood |
| Pyelonephritis (APN) is | General Kidney Infection |
| Gastroenteritis (GE) | Inflammation of stomach and intestines |
| CABG | coronary Artery Bypass graft |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| LASIK | Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| Munich Beer Heart | Cardiomyopathy associated with chronic alcohol consumption especially beer |
| Down Syndrome | A genetic chromosome 21 disorder causing developmental and intellectual delays Named after John Langdon Down, |
| Alzheimer's Disease | A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions, Named after Alois Alzheimer's |
| Parkinson's Disease | A disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tremors Named after James Parkinson |
| Hodgkin's lymphoma | Cancer of the part of the immune system called the lymphatic system, named after Thomas Hodgkin |
| Mono-, uni- | "one" or "single" |
| Bi | "two" or Two parts |
| Tri | Three or Three |
| Ab- | Away from or from |
| Ad- | Toward or in the direction of |
| Ecto-, exo- | Outside or External |
| Endo- | Within or inside |
| Epi- | upon or over |
| Anterior or ventral | towards the front of the body |
| Posterior or dorsal | towards the back of the body |
| Superior | Above or closer to the head |
| Inferior | Below or lower position |
| Lateral | Refers to the side or the outer body |
| Distal | Refers to a location that is further away from the center of the body |
| Proximal | Refers to location to the origin of the center of a body part |
| Ambi- | On both sides or around |
| Dys- | Bad or abnormal |
| Eu- | Good or Normal |
| Homo- | same |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | The destruction or breakdown of cells |
| -oid | Like or resembling |
| -opathy | suffering or disease |
| -pnea | Breathing or respiration |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove diagnostic or therapeutic procedures |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal of a body part or organ |
| -ostomy | Surgically created opening, or stoma (cut), on abdomen to allow for the passage of waste products either digestive or urinary |
| -otomy | Surgical incision or cutting into the body part for examination or treatment |
| -orrhaphy | Surgical suturing(sewing) or repair of a specific tissue or organ |
| -opexy | Surgical fixation or suspension of an organ or body part, often to correct a problem like a floating organ or dropping tissue |
| -oplasty | Surgical procedure to repair, reconstruct, or shape a body part to restore its form or function |
| -otripsy | Crushing |
| tendonitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| osteoporosis | a condition causing bones to become brittle and porous |
| myocardial | pertaining to the heart muscle |
| arthritis | inflammation of joint |
| akylosis | joint stiffness |
| catatonia | condition characterized by reduced muscle tone |
| dyspasia | difficulty speaking |
| neurasthenia | nerve weakness |
| encephalocele | hernia of the brain (normally a birth defect) |
| myelomalacia | abnormal softening of the spinal cord |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| keratalgia | pain in the cornea |
| otorrhea | discharge from the ear |
| presbycusis | loss of hearing in old age |
| adrenarche | beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty) |
| hypergonadism | condition in which there is excessive secretion of the sex glands |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| galactorrhea | discharge of milk |
| thyromegaly | enlargement of the thyroid |
| hemotoma | mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue |
| lymphopenia | abnormal deficiency in lymph |
| ecchymosis | large bruise |
| ischemia | blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| phlebotomy | incision into a vein |
| angioplasty | surgical reconstruction of a vessel |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| hemorrhage | loss of blood |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the tissue around the heart |
| venosclerosis | hardening of the vein |
| Dyspepsia | bad digestion |
| gingivostomatitis | inflammation of the mouth and gums |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomiting |
| rectalgia | rectal pain |
| slalorrhea | excessive salivation |
| cystodynia | pain in the bladder |
| hematuria | bloody urination |
| incontinence | inability to control urine |
| urocyanosis | blue urine |
| orchidoptosis | downward placement of the testicles |
| colopostenosis | narrowing in the vaginal opening |
| mastalgia | breast pain |
| perineocele | hernia in the perineal region |
| vulvodynia | pain in the vulva |
| amniorrhexis | rupture of the amniotic sac |
| amenorrhea | absence of menstruation |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the cervix |
| endometriosis | a condition where tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside of the uterus |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the fallopian tubes |
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