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Med Term TJC Review
Review for TJC Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| epitheli/o | tissue that is major covering of the external surface of the body |
| -genic | producing, originating, causing |
| cyt/o | basic unit of all living things (cell) |
| onc/o | tumor |
| -stasis | control, stop |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| neo- | new |
| poster/o | behind, back |
| infer/o | means below |
| dist/o | away from the point of attachment |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| ventr/o | front (belly side) |
| medi/o | middle, toward midline |
| poster/o | back |
| caudad | toward the tail |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| acr/o | extremities |
| leuk/o | white |
| later/o | side |
| trans- | through, across, beyond |
| -lysis | separating, dissolution |
| cyan/o | blue |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
| onychomycosis | abnormal condition of the fungus in the nail |
| melanoma | black tumor |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| thorac/o | chest, chest cavity |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| -scope | visual examination |
| endo- | within |
| trache/o | trachea |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| nephr/o | kidneys (bean shaped organs that filter the blood and form urine) |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| cyst/o | sac, bladder |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| olig/o | scanty, few |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| pyuria | pus in urine |
| meat/o | meatus (opening) |
| hematuria | condition of blood in the urine |
| cystoscopy | visual examination of the bladder |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| cystostomy | surgical opening (artificial) into the bladder |
| cervical | cervix (neck) |
| colp/o | passage way between the uterus and the outside of the body |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the cervix |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| ateri/o | blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
| angi/o | tubelike structures that carry blood throughout the body |
| thrombosis | blood clot |
| brady- | slow |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| endo- | within |
| electr/o | electrical activity |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| hemostasis | stopping the flow of blood |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| rect/o | last part of the large intestine connecting the sigmoid colon to the anus |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| peps/o | digestion |
| cholecystectomy | excision of the gallbladder |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| esophageal | pertaining to the esophagus |
| hepat/o | liver |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane |
| kerat/o | transparent, anterior part of the sclera that lies over the iris |
| opt/o | vision |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument used for visual examination of the eye |
| poly- | man |
| thyroiditis | inflammation of the thyroid gland |
| -ism | state of |
| endocrinology | study of the endocrine system |
| burs/o | fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement for one part of a joint over another |
| arthr/o | joint |
| chondro/o | cartilage |
| necr/ | death |
| ili/o | ilium |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -schisis | split or fissure |
| myalgia | muscular pain |
| -malacia | softening |
| arthroscopic | visual examination of a joint |
| phasia | speak |
| hemi- | half |
| encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| neuropathy | disease of the nerves |
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