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Medical Terminology
Multiple uses suffix, prefix, and more
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prefix "kardia" "logia" | heart study ; study of the heart |
| cardiology | focus medicine branch on the heart and blood vessels disorder |
| eponyms | named after someone : putting the name on something |
| CT | computer turmogrophy |
| gen/o | creation , cause |
| mycho | fungus |
| orth/o | straight ex: orthodontist |
| aphagia | condition where people are not able to eat |
| algia and dynia | pain |
| itis | inflamation |
| hemo-lysis | blood breakdown |
| lysis | loosen , breakdown |
| malacia | soft |
| myo , muscula , muscular | muscle |
| rrhage | excessive flow |
| rrhagia | excessive flow |
| occulo | eye |
| logist | stufy of the entire field |
| hydrocele | fluid of water hernia |
| graph | instrument doing the recording |
| graphy | person performing the procedure |
| gram | record writing |
| cephalo | the head |
| artho | joints |
| ectomy | COMPLETE removal |
| tomy | incision/ cut |
| ostomy | opening |
| pexy | surgical fixation ; fix something |
| plasty | reconstruction |
| aph- asia | not able to speak |
| malignant | dangerous |
| path/o | suffering: diseases |
| Chief complaint | The main reason for the patient’s visit |
| History of present illness | The story of the patient’s problem |
| Review of systems | Description of individual body systems in order to discover any symptoms not directly related to the main problem |
| Past medical history | Other significant past illnesses, like high blood pressure, asthma, or diabetes |
| Past surgical history | Any of the patient’s past surgeries |
| Family history | Any significant illnesses that run in the patient’s family |
| Social history | A record of habits like smoking, drinking, drug abuse, and sexual practices that can impact health |
| subaceo | oil |
| trich/o ; pil/o | hair |
| cutane/o ; derm/o ; dermat/o | skin |
| epidrmis | outermost layer of skin |
| dermis | deeper layer of skin gives strength and flexibility |
| onych/o ; ungu/o | nails |
| pruritus | itchy rash |
| urticaria | hives |
| dermatalgia; dermattodynia | painful rash |
| macerate | very wet |
| hyperhidrosis | too much sweat |
| seborrhea | oily secreting rash |
| rrhea | flow |
| cryo cryotherapy | freeze cold procdure |
| xenograft | foreign skin transplate procedue |
| rhyti | wrinkles |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| centesis | puncture ; pricking |
| py/o | pus |
| spondyl/o | vertical column |
| lumbodynia | lower back pain |
| brachi/o ; arm cephali; head b | |
| burs/o | golden liquid / fluid filled sack in the bone |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| tax/o | brain / nerve signals |
| paresis | partial paralysis |
| plegia | complete paralysis |
| ankkyl/o | stiff or bent joint/bones |
| tenalgia | pain in the tendons |
| costal | rib |
| tasis | stretching |
| cele | hernia |
| oteo-chondr-itis | bone; cartilage; inflammation |
| penia osteo-penia | deficiency easily broken bones |
| steno | narrowing |
| spondylo- listhesis | slip disc |
| plasia arthodysplasia | replacement |
| tic | agent |
| clasia | breaking |
| lysis | break down |
| c1-c7 t1-t12 li-l5 s1-s5 | cervical vertebrae thoracic lumbar sacral |
| crebo/encephl/o | brain |
| crani/o | skull |
| physc/o; phren/o | mind |
| nuer/o | nerve |
| gangli/o | bundle of nerves |
| myel/o | spinal cord / bone marrow |
| mening/o ; meningi/o | mininges |
| dur/o | dura (tough outer membrane) |
| phas/o | speech |
| dysphasia | bad speech condition; difficulty sleeping |
| somn/ohyph/o; somni | sleep |
| gnosi/o | know |
| plegia-paralysis paresis-paralyis | complete half |
| esthenia/o | weakness |
| catatonia | impairment of muscle tone |
| somnambulism somn - sleep ambul - walking ism - condition | sleep walking |
| lithotripsy | crushing of stones |
| Adreno-cortico-hyper-plasia | excessive growth of outer layer of adrenal gland |
| Adrenarche | beginning = formation of the beginning gland |
| Glucosuria | - sugar in urine |
| Hormonopoesis | stimulation of hormone production |
| Emia | means blood. |
| Calcemia | presence of calcium in the blood |
| Trophin (root word) | stimulating |
| Amenorrhea | no menstrual flow |
| Hypergonadism | . excessice secretion of sex glands |
| Exophthalmos | condition of outward eye(ophthalm/o) "bulging eye" |
| Thyrocele | swollen thyroid gland ("cele swell , fuid filled)" |
| Gonado-gen-esis | creation/development of gonads |
| Hemoglobic A1C | HgA1C |
| ERCP | Endpcopic Retrograde |
| Thrombocytosis | increase in the number of platelets |
| phlebo-tomy | incision/cut into a vein |
| penia | deficiency |
| Petechia | freckle or spots |
| Elliptocyte | red blood cell shaped like an ellipse (oval) |
| spherocyte | circular-shaped red blood cell |
| macrocytosis | condition of large red blood cells |
| esophagogastroduodenoscopy | procedure to view the inside of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
| Doch/o | duct |
| Cyst/o | bladder |
| jejunum | 2nd section of small intestine |
| Duodenum | Most of the chemical breakdown happens here |
| Sial/o | saliva |
| ureterolithiasis | presence of stones in the ureter |
| cystography | procedure to take an x-ray of the bladder |
| meatoscope | device to view the meatus (opening of the urethra) |
| nephroscopy | to view the inside of the kidney |
| pyelo | renal pelvis |
| urethroscopy | procedure to view the inside of the urethra |
| diuresis | excessive urination |
| dent/o, odont/o | tooth |
| meat/o | opening |
| diuresis – excessive urination | excessive urination |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| Cyt/o | cell |
| Myel/o | bone marrow |
| Splen/o | spleen |
| thymoma | tumor of the thymus |
| cytopenia | deficiency of cells |
| hemophilia | condition where blood does not clot, causing excessive bleeding |
| petechia | small bruise |
| tricuspid valve | Right atrioventricular |
| Atri/o - Atrium | atrium |
| Sept/o - Septum | septum |
| Ventriculotomy | |
| arrhythmia, dysrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
| Endocardium – TISSUE LINING INSIDE THE HEART | |
| Myocardium MIDDLE LAYER OF HEART MADE OF MUSCLE | |
| coron | heart crown |
| CABG – coronary artery bypass graft | |
| CTA | computed tomographic angiography ( obtain an x-ray of the coronary arteries) |
| electrocardiogram | |
| anastomosis – creation of an opening between two normally separate structures | |
| angiorrhaphy – suturing of a vessel | |
| endarterectomy – removal of the inside of an artery | |
| pericardiocentesis – puncture into the pericardium (usually to remove excess fluid) | |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (lower chamber) |
| sept/o | septum |
| Nas/o, rhin/o = nose | |
| pnea | breathing |
| rhinoplasty – nose reconstruction | |
| pharyng/o means throat. | |
| trache/o means trachea (windpipe). | |
| tracheostomy – creation of an opening in the trachea | |
| pharyngostenosis – narrowing of the throat | |
| Vascular | large amount of blood vessels so that it will heat the incoming air |
| larynx | voice box , rubbing together the vocal cords |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| spir/o | breathing |
| Sin/o, sinus/o = sinuses | |
| Alveol/o = alveolus (air sac) | |
| Thorac/o, pector/o (pectus), steth/o = chest | |
| phrenoplegia – paralysis of the diaphragm | |
| hypoxemia – condition of low oxygen in the blood | |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| CPAP – continuous positive airway pressure | |
| expectorant – encourages expulsion of material from the lungs 1 | |
| Thorac/o, pector/o (pectus), steth/o = chest | |
| phrenoplegia – paralysis of the diaphragm | |
| hypoxemia – condition of low oxygen in the blood | |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| CPAP – continuous positive airway pressure | |
| expectorant – encourages expulsion of material from the lungs | |
| capnography – procedure to measure carbon dioxide levels | |
| Colp/o, vagin/o = vagina | |
| gynecologist – specialist in the study of women | |
| Mast/o, mamm/o = breast | |
| mastectomy – surgical removal of the breast | |
| Lact/o = milk | |
| hysterectomy – surgical removal of the uterus | |
| Cervic/o = cervix | |
| pelvimetry – measurement of the pelvis | |
| Pelv/o =pelvis | |
| ovariocentesis – surgical puncture of the ovary | |
| menopause – cessation of the menstrual cycle |
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