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Medterms Final
Acquiring Medical Language Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| colpo | vagina |
| hystero | uterus |
| sarcoma | malignant tumor of connective tissue |
| uria | urine |
| OS | ocular sinister (left eye) |
| OD | ocular dexter (right eye) or overdose |
| OU | both eyes |
| reno | kidney |
| meno | menstruation/menses |
| cusis | hearing |
| opia | vision |
| acro | extremity |
| ankylo; ankylosis | crooked or bent; abnormal condition of being bent - loss of mobility in a joint |
| spondylitis | inflammation of the vertebral column |
| spondylo | vertebrae |
| metro, metri, metrio | uterus |
| taxo | coordination |
| -clonus | spasms of muscle contractions |
| -paresis | incomplete or partial paralysis |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack, mini stroke |
| ischemic stroke | blood flow to brain is blocked, life threatening |
| ischemia | insufficient oxygen supply due to restricted blood flow |
| fascio | fascia |
| tropho | nourishment |
| atrophy | weakness and wasting away of muscle tissue |
| angio | blood or lymph vessel |
| anxiety | feeling of apprehensiveness |
| arteriole | smaller artery |
| athero | plaque |
| coro, corono | heart |
| -cyte | cell |
| elliptocyte | oval cell |
| normocyte | normal cell |
| reticulocyte | immature cell |
| -cytosis | abnormal cell condition |
| embolo | something inserted moving |
| hemato | blood |
| -penia | deficiency |
| signs of diabetes myelitis | polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia (urination, thirst, hunger) |
| phlebo | vein |
| -stasis | control, stop |
| vaso | vessel |
| vasculo | blood or lymph cell |
| aneurysm | localized weak spot |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| MI | myocardial infarction = heart attack |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm (normal heart rhythm) |
| GERD | gastric acid reflux, reflux means backward |
| aut/o | self |
| carcino | cancer, CA |
| -cidal | killing |
| immune/o | free, exempt |
| lymphadeno | lymph gland or node |
| -lytic, -lysis | destroy/destruction |
| thrombolytic | breaks down blood clots |
| -static | at rest, to slow or stop |
| hemostatic | stops flow of blood |
| thymo | thymus |
| mammo | breast |
| -stenosis | constricture, narrowing |
| entero | intestines or small intestines |
| procto | rectum and anus (recto and ano) |
| spino | spine |
| cantho | corner of the eye |
| -tension | blood pressure |
| chondro | cartilage |
| osse, osto, osteo | bone |
| -pnea | breathing |
| para- | near, beside; the number of times a woman has given birth to a fetus that has reached viability |
| metastasis | harmful, tending to spread; malignant |
| cholo | gall (as in gallbladder) |
| arthro | joint |
| myelo | bone marrow and spinal cord |
| infra | below |
| freckle | macula, macule |
| spermia | sperm |
| paresthesia | abnormal sensation |
| dactylo | digit, finger or toe |
| Bx | biopsy |
| salpingo | fallopian tube |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| suffix | usually indicates procedure, disorder, condition, or disease |
| prefix | indicates time, number, status |
| myo, myos, musculo | mucsle |
| rube/o, erythemo, erythro | red |
| dextro | right |
| sinistro | left |
| -osis, -ism, -esis, -ia-, -ago, -ion | abnormal condition |
| -pexy | suspension, fixation |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graph | record or picture, instrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| emesis | vomiting |
| -iatrics, -iatry | field of medicine |
| -iatrist, -ologist, -ist | specialist |
| borborygmo | rumbling sound |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Hx | history |
| infectious | caused by a pathogenic organism |
| nosocomial | hospital acquired infection |
| oophoro, ovario | ovary |
| colo | colon, large intestine |
| -desis | surgical binding, fixation, or fusion of bones, tendons, or nerve roots |
| last part of small intestine - ileum | small intestines parts (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) |
| pneumonectomy | removal of lung |
| bronchiolo | smaller branches of the airways |
| cholecystectomy | removal of gallbladder |
| hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy | removal of uterus, both tubes and ovaries |
| oophorectomy or ovaryectomy | removal or ovaries |
| listhesis | slipping |
| bifida | split, divided into two parts |
| porosis | abnormal condition of small openings; porosity |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| CRIF | closed reduction internal fixation |
| tenoplasty, arthroplasty | surgical repair of a tendon; joint |
| salpingoplasty | surgical repair of a fallopian tube |
| enteritis | inflammation of the small intestines |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
| myelitis | inflammation of spinal cord |
| orchiopexy | fixation of a testicle |
| cardiotomy; arthrotomy; osteotomy; tenotomy | incision into the heart; joint; bone; tendon |
| enterotomy | incision into the small intestine |
| amniocentesis vs thoracentesis | puncture of the abdominal and uterine walls to remove a specimen of amniotic fluid; surgical puncture of the chest wall for the removal of fluids |
| HTN | hypertension |
| epi, hypospadius | opening of urethra on top of; underside of penis |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| ecchymosis | bruising |
| atherosclerosis | hardening because of PLAQUE (not to be confused with arteriosclerosis - general hardening) |
| gnatho | jaw |
| rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| myelopathy | pathological disease in spinal cord |
| mammogram | xray of breast |
| oscopy | visual examination |
| eructo, eructato | belch forth |
| hypoplasia | deficiency of tissue formation |
| endocrine | within, secrete |
| iatrogenic | an unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment |
| congenital | abnormal condition existing at birth |
| dipso | thirst |
| craniotomy | incision into the skull or cranium |
| scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| pepsi, pepsis, pepto | digest, digestion |
| vertebroplasty | surgical repair of the vertebra |
| clasis; osteoclasis | break; surgical fracture of a bone |
| Fx | fracture |
| kypho | bent or hump |
| sarco | flesh |
| fasciotomy | incision into the fascia |
| valvulo | valve |
| hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in blood |
| thrombo | thrombus / having a clot |
| CABG | "cabbage" - coronary artery bypass graft |
| cervico | neck or cervix |
| inguino | groin |
| pathogen | disease causing organism |
| viro | virus |
| genesis | reproduction |
| sinuso | sinuses of the brain and nose |
| pharynx | throat |
| rrhea | abnormal discharge |
| phono | voice or sound |
| ptysis | spitting |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| atelectasis | collapse of all or part of a lung |
| hypoxia | below normal oxygen level |
| meter | to measure |
| spiro | to breathe |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| odonti | teeth |
| phagia | SWALLOWING |
| halito | breath |
| melena | black, tarry stools |
| cholango | bile duct |
| ano | anus |
| algesic | relating to or causing pain |
| ileectomy | removal of ileum |
| anastomosis | surgical connection between two tubular structures |
| homeo | constant |
| vesico | bladder |
| diuresis | increased output of urine |
| enuresis | urinary incontinence |
| pyelo | renal pelvis |
| tripsy | to crush |
| cele | hernia, TUMOR, CYST |
| encephalo | brain |
| cerebro | cerebrum, brain |
| general anesthesia | involves the total loss of body sensation and consciousness |
| regional anesthesia | the temporary interruption of nerve conduction, is produced by injecting an anesthetic solution near the nerves to be blocked |
| local anesthesia | causes the loss of sensation in a limited area by injecting an anesthetic solution near that area. does not affect consciousness |
| topical anesthesia | applied to the surface of numbs only the tissue surface and is applied as a liquid, ointment, or spray |
| hypnotic | aids in sleep |
| cephalgia | headache |
| concussion | violent shaking or jarring of the brain |
| contusion | bruising of the brain |
| radiculitis | inflammation of the root of a spinal nerve |
| tarso | tarsal plate/ ankle |
| HCT | hematocrit (percentage of RBC) |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| bin | two |
| sclera | white of the eye |
| ophthalmo | eye |
| cyclo | ciliary body of the eye |
| eversion | turning outward |
| iri | iris |
| aniso | unequal |
| audit | hear or sense of hearing |
| sonogram | image obtained through sound waves |
| sebo | sebum |
| pruritis | itching |
| exophthalmos | bulging eyeballs |
| NGT | nasogastric tube |
| naso, rhino | nose |
| LOC | loss of consciousness |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| FBS/BS | fasting blood sugar, blood sugar |
| LMP | last monthly period |
| CS | cesarian section |
| UA | urinary analysis |
| calculo | stone |
| bruxo | grind |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| OA, RA | osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (wear and tear vs autoimmune disease) |
| bi, di | two |
| cardo | heart |
| chloro | green |
| cirrho | yello/orange |
| cryo | cold |
| diplo | double |
| dys-, mal- | bad, difficult, painful |
| ecto-, exo- | outside |
| end, endo, intra | within, inside |
| epi | above, upon |
| cholecysto | gallbladder |
| blepharo | eyelid |
| poli/o | gray |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth, excessive discharge or bleeding |
| cysto | bladder |
| syn- | together |
| opthalmo, opti, optho, optico | eye |
| -ectasis | dilation or enlargement |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| pharmacology | study of drugs |
| gynecomastia | excessive breast tissue in males |
| capno | carbon dioxide |
| what is located in the RUQ? | liver, rt. kidney, gallbladder |
| what is located in the LUQ? | stomach, pancreas |
| what is located in the RLQ? | rt. ovary, appendix, ascending colon |
| what is located in the LLQ? | sigmoid colon, descending colon, left ovary |
| orchidectomy | removal of testes |
Created by:
elianayu