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Medical Terminology

Learning Medical terms and translation

TermDefinition
Pericardium PER-ee-KARD-ee-um peri/card/ium TISSUE AROUND THE HEART; Structure Suffix: -ium means tissue Prefix: peri- means around Root: card means heart
Cardiology CARDI/o/logy STUDY OF THE HEART Root: cardi/Heart ; Combination vowel: /o/ | Suffix: -logy/ Study of
Hypoglycemia HYPO/glyc/o-emia Low Blood Sugar Prefix: hypo-( low) | Root: glyc =Sugar | Combination vowel: /o | Suffix: -enima means blood condition
Bradycardia brady-cardi/o-ia Slow Heart Rate Prefix: brady-(slow) | R: cardi (heart) | V: /o/ | Suffix-ia (condition)
Gastroenterology gastr/o-enter/o/-logy Study of the stomach and intestines R :gastr/enter (stomach / intestines) | V: /o/ | Suffix-logy (study of)
Nephrectomy nephr/o/-ectomy Removal of Kidney R: nephr (kidney)| V: /o/ | Suffix-ectomy (removal)
Electrocardiograph electr/o/cardi/o/-graph Instrument that records heart activity R: electr/cardi (electricity and heart) | V: /o/ | Suffix-graph (instrument)
Angiography angi/o/-graphy Process of imaging blood vessels R: angi (vessel) | V: /o/ | Suffix-graphy (process of recording)
Dermatosis dermat/o/-osis Abnormal skin condition Root: dermat (skin) | V: /o/ | Suffix-osis (abnormal condition)
Xenophobia xeno/-phobia Fear of strangers/foreign things Prefix: xeno-(foreign) | Suffix-phobia (fear)
Orthodontist ortho/odont/o/-ist Specialist who straightens teeth Prefix: ortho-(straight) | R: odont (tooth) | V:/o/ | Suffix-ist (specialist)
Autism aut/-ism Condition of self-focused behavior and developmental differences R: aut/self | Suffix- ism (condition)
Pediatrics ped/o/-iatricts Medical Care of children Root: ped/ child | V: /o/ | Suffix- iatricts (treatment)
Hepatomegaly hepat/o/-megaly Enlarged liver Root: heapt/ liver | V: /o/ | Suffix-megaly (enlarge)
Myoplasm my/o/-plasm The substance or material of muscle tissue Root: my(muscle) | combination vowel : o | Suffix:-plasm (substance/formation)
Created by: Tee.sha3
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