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medical terms
medical term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| morph/o | change |
| path/o | disease or suffering |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ist | specialist |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| tom/o | cut |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -rrhexis | repture |
| -algia | pain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -pathy | disease |
| -ium | tissue |
| -icle | small |
| lethargic | decreased level of consciousness |
| auscultation | to listen |
| benign | safe |
| palpation | to feel |
| malignant | dangerous |
| prognosis | to get better/worse |
| sterile | extremely clean/free of germs |
| occult | hidden |
| lesion | diseased tissue |
| discharge | to send home/ fluid coming out of the body |
| transverse | to divide the body from top to bottom |
| mortality | risk of dying |
| remission | to improve |
| recurrent | to have again |
| observation | to watch |
| onycho | nails |
| kerato | hardness |
| xantho | yellow |
| urticaria | hives |
| leuko | white |
| macerate | very wet |
| alopecia | hair loss |
| rhytidermia | wrinkled skin |
| Ankylosis | (Abnormal stiffness of a joint) Ankyl/o - root - Stiff/Crooked Osis - suffix - Condition |
| Kyphosis | (Abnormal posterior thoracic curvature) Kyphos - root - Hump/Bent Osis - suffix - Condition |
| Myelogram | (X-Ray of the spinal cord) Myelo - root -Spinal cord/Marrow Gram - suffix - Record/Picture |
| Paresthesia | (Abnormal sensation) Par - prefix - Abnormal Esthes - root - Sensation Ia - suffix - Condition |
| Ageusia | (Loss of taste) A - prefix - means without/ lack/less Geus - root - Taste Ia - suffix - Condition |
| Adenoma | Tumor on gland Aden (root) Gland -oma (suffix) Tumor |
| Thymoma | Tumor of the Thymus Thym/o (root) Thymus -oma (suffix) Tumor |
| Endocrine | To secrete Inside Endo (prefix) Inside Crin/o (root) To secrete |
| Glucosuria | Sugar in the Urine Glucos/o (root) Sugar Ur/o (root) Urine -ia (suffix) Pertaining to |
| Pancreatolith | Stones in the pancreas Pancreat/o (root) Pancreas Lith (suffix) Stone |
| Thyroidectomy | Surgical removal of the Thyroid Thyroid/o (root) Thyroid Ectomy (suffix) Surgical Removal |
| Glycemia | Levels of sugar in the blood Glyc/o (root) Sugar -emia (suffix) Blood Condition |
| Ketonuria | Ketones in the urine Keto (root) Ketones Ur/o (root) Urine -ia (suffix) Pertaining to |
| Hypogonadism | Less secretion of sex organ Hypo (prefix) Less/ Below Gonad (root) Sex Glands -ism (suffix) Condition |
| Polyuria Excessive | Urination Poly (prefix) Many/Excessive Ur/o (root) Urine -ia (suffix) Pertaining to |
| Thrombosis | Condition of Clotting Thromb/o (root) Clot -osis (suffix) Condition/ Disease |
| Coagulopathy | Clotting Disease Coagul/o (root) Clotting Pathy (suffix) Disease |
| Thrombocyte | Clot Cell Thromb/o (root) Clot -cyte (suffix) Cell |
| Macrocytosis | Large Cell Condition Macro (prefix) Large Cyt/o (root) Cell -osis (suffix) Condition |
| Spherocyte | Sphere shaped Cells Spher/o (root) Sphere Shaped -cyte (suffix) Cells |
| Leukemia | White blood Leuk/o (root) White -emia (suffix) Blood Condition |
| Myelodysplasia | Bad formation of Bone Marrow Myel/o (root) Bone Marrow Dys (root) Bad -plasia (suffix) Formation |
| Splenomegaly | Enlarged Spleen Splen/o (root) Spleen Megaly (suffix) Enlarged |
| Hematoma | Tumor of blood Hemat/o (root) Blood -oma (suffix) Tumor |
| Lympheangiogram | Record of the Lymphatic fluid and vessels Lymph (root) Lymphatic fluid Angi/o (root) Vessel -gram (suffix) Record |
| Phernospasm | involuntary contraction of the diagram Pherno (root) Diagram Spasm (suffix) involuntary contraction |
| Dysphonia | Strained voice Dys (prefix) Bad Phon (root) Voice -ia (suffix) Condition |
| Costectomy | Surgical removal of ribs Cost/o (root) Ribs Ectomy (suffix) Surgical removal |
| Bronchiostenosis | Inflammation of narrow bronchus Bronchi/o (root) Bronchus Sten (root) Narrow -osis (suffix) Inflammation |
| Hyperonea | Excessive Breathing Hyper (prefix) Excessive Onea (suffix) Breathing |
| Vulvodynia | Uterus Pain Valvo (root) Uterus -dynia (suffix) Pain |
| Amenorrhea | Absence of Menstrual Cycle A (prefix) Without Men/o (root) Menstrual -rrhea (suffix) Flow |
| Oligomenorrhea | Irregular Menstrual Cycle Oligo (prefix) Few Men/o (root) Menstrual -rrhea (suffix) Flow |
| Dyspareunia | Pain during Sexual Intercourse Dys (prefix) Poor/ Difficult -pareunia (suffix) Sexual Intercourse |
| Hydrosalpinx | Fluid Filled Fallopian Tubes Hydro (prefix) Water/ Fluid Salpinx (suffix) Fallopian Tube |
| Epidermis | outermost layer |
| Dermis | deeper that gives skin strength and flexibility |
| Dermatosis | a |
| Craniomalacia | softening of skull bones |
| Dactylagia | pain in the digits |
| Brachiocephalic | relating to both arm and head |
| Hyperplastia | Enlargement of organ/ Tissue Hyper- Over (Pre-fix) Plas- Formation (Root) Ia- Condition (suffix) |
| Morphology | Study of the form of things Morph/o- Change (Root) Logy- Study of (suffix) |
| Necrosis | The death of most/ all cells in a organ Necro- Death/o (Root) SIs- Condition |
| Dehydration | Lack of water intake/ hydration De- Down (Pre-suffix) Hydr/o- Water (Root) Ion- Condition (suffix) |
| Scleroderma | Skin thickening Sclero- Hard (Root) Derm/a- Skin (suffix |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| EKG/ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| Lyme's Disease | Infection causes by a blacklegged tick bug bite ("bulls-eye" appearing rash, Fever, Fatigue, Joint pain |
| Alzheimer's Disease | Neurodegenerative Disorder (Memory loss, Language Issues, Disorientation, Behavioral Changes) |
| Parkinson's Disease | Neurodegenerative Disorder Characterized by the loss of Dopamine producing cells |
| Lou Gehrig's Disease | Fatal neurodegenerative disease that destroys motor neurons controlling voluntary muscles |
| Crohn's Disease | Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease along the digestive tract |
| TSH | Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
| IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| CHI | Close Head Injury |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| Tracheostomy | Surgical opening in the trachea Trache/o (root) Windpipe, -stomy (suffix) surgical opening |
| Laryngospasm | Involuntary spasm of the vocal cords laryngo (root) Larynx or voice box, -spasm (suffix) Involuntary contraction |
| Bradypnea | Abnormally slow breathing rate Brady (prefix) Slow, Pnea (root) Breathing |
| Phrenoplegia | Paralysis of the diagram Phren/o (root) Diagram, Plegia (suffix) Paralysis |
| Hypoxemia | Low levels of oxygen in blood Hypo (prefix) Abnormally Low, Ox (root) Oxygen, Emia (suffix) Blood |
| Esophagitis | Inflammation of the esophagus Esophag (root) Esophagus, -itis (suffix) Inflammation |
| Gastropexy | Surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall Gastro (root) Stomach, Pexy (suffix) Surgical Fixtation |
| Duodenectomy | Excision of all or part of the duodenum Duoden (root) Duoden/o, Ectomy (suffix) Surgical Removal |
| Sialadenitis | Inflammation of a salivary gland Sial (root) Saliva, Aden (root) Gland, -itis (suffix) Inflammation |
| Cholecystogram | Radiograph of the gallbladder Chole (root) Gall, Cyst (root) Bladder, Gram (suffix) Record |
| Glomerulopathy | Glomerular disease Glomerulo (combining form) Glomerulus, -pathy (suffix) |
| Pyelitis | Inflammation of the renal pelvis Pyel (root) Renal Pelvis, -itis (suffix) Inflammation |
| Cystotomy | Incision into the Gallbladder Cyst/o (root) Bladder, Otomy (suffix) Incision |
| Lithotripsy | Procedure used to break up kidney stones Lith/o (root) Stone, Trispy (suffix) Crushing |
| Hematuria | Red blood cells in the urine Hemat (root) Blood, Uria (suffix) Urine |
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