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Breaking Down Medical Terms

TermDefinition
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) Diseases
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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