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Organ Terminology +
Additonal Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ather/o/scler/osis | hardening of the artery |
| card/io/my/o/pathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| hyper/tension | high blood pressure |
| thromb/osis | blood clots in the vascular system |
| ven/ous | pertaining to the veins |
| endo/crine | pertaining to glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream |
| hyper/glyc/emia | high blood sugar |
| hyper/lipid/emia | increase of lipids in the blood |
| hypo/thyroid/ism | a deficiency of thyroid secretion |
| somat/ic | pertaining to the body |
| an/orexia | loss of appetite |
| col/itis | inflamed colon |
| hepat/itis | inflammation of the liver |
| gastr/itis | inflammation of the stomach |
| hepat/oma | liver tumor |
| dermat/itis | skin inflammation |
| kerat/osis | area of increased hardness |
| sub/cutane/ous | beneath the skin |
| trans/derm/al | through the skin |
| an/emia | decrease in red blood cells |
| hemat/oma | a collection of clotted blood |
| hemo/philia | a disease in which the blood does not clot normally |
| leuk/emia | increase in white blood cells |
| splen/ectomy | removal of the spleen |
| thym/oma | tumor of the thymus |
| chondr/o/malacia | softening of cartilage |
| fibr/o/my/algia | chronic pain in the muscles |
| my/o/necr/o/sis | increase in muscle death |
| my/o/plasty | plastic surgery of muscle tissue |
| tendin/itis | inflammation of a tendon |
| de/men/tia | disorientation, confusion, loss of memory |
| dys/phasia | difficulty in speaking |
| encephal/itis | inflammation of the brain |
| mening/itis | inflammation of the meninges |
| neur/algia | severe pain along a nerve |
| arthr/itis | inflammation of the joint |
| carp/al | pertaining to the wrist |
| oste/o/arthr/itis | chronic bone and joint disease |
| oste/o/carcin/oma | cancerous bone tumor |
| rach/itis | inflammation of the spine |
| a/men/o/rrhea | absence of menstruation |
| dys/men/o/rrhea | menstrual pain |
| dys/toc/ia | difficult childbirth |
| endo/metr/i/osis | abnormal growth of uteral tissue |
| mast/itis | inflammation of the breast |
| vagin/itis | inflammation of the vagina |
| a/sperm/ia | inability to secrete sperm |
| balan/itis | inflammation of the glans penis |
| prostat/itis | inflammation of the prostate |
| semin/oma | tumor of the testes |
| vas/ectomy | removal of a segment of the vas deferens |
| bronch/itis | inflammation of the bronchial membranes |
| hyper/capn/ia | excessive carbon dioxide in the blood |
| pector/algia | chest pain |
| pneum/o/nia | bacterial infection of the lungs |
| rhin/itis | inflammation of the nose |
| sinus/itis | inflammation of the sinuses |
| an/uria | inability to produce urine |
| cyst/itis | inflammation of the bladder |
| dys/uria | painful urination |
| lith/iasis | formation of any stone |
| keto/uria | ketone bodies in the urine |
| nephr/itis | inflammation of the kidney |
| poly/uria | excessive urination |
| labrynth/itis | inflammation of the inner ear |
| ot/algia | ear ache |
| ot/itis | inflammation of the ear |
| ot/o/mycosis | fungal ear infection |
| par/acusis | partial hearing loss |
| tympan/itis | inflammation of the eardrum |
| blephar/itis | inflammation of the eyelids |
| conjunctiv/itis | inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| endo/phthalm/itis | inflammation of the inside of the eye |
| ocul/o/mycosis | fungal infection of the eye |
| retin/itis | inflammation of the retina |
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