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Med Terminology Stud
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o | Fat |
| ambul/o | Walking |
| -Cyesis | Pregnancy, gestation |
| Edema | Swelling |
| Epi- | Above, upon |
| physician fih-ZISH-un | a skilled health care provider who attended and graduated medical school There are two types who practice in America: medical doctor (MD) and doctor of osteopathy (DO). |
| nurse practitioner (NP) NIRS prak-TISH-ih-ner | a nurse with postgraduate training that serves as a midlevel health care provider; works under the license of a supervising physician |
| licensed practical nurse (LPN) LAI-senzd PRAK-tih-kal NIRS | trained and certified to provide basic care to a patient |
| registered nurse (RN) REH-jis-terd NIRS | an advanced level nurse who has completed an associateâs or bachelorâs degree; often assists with patient care planning and patient education |
| Erythema | Redness of the skin due to increased blood flow. |
| Ecchymosis | Bruising caused by bleeding under the skin. |
| Onychomycosis | Fungal infection of the nails. |
| Papule | A small, raised bump on the skin. |
| Pruritus | Itching of the skin. |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Ecto- , exo- | Outward, Outter |
| Endo- | Within |
| Epi- | Upon, above |
| Ambi- | On both sides |
| Dys- | Bad, difficult, abnormal |
| Eu- | Healthy, normal |
| Homo- | Same |
| Iso- | Equal |
| Mal | Bad |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Break down, dissolve |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -opathy | Disease, disorder |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -centesis | Puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Remove |
| -ostomy | Creation of an opening |
| -otomy | Incision |
| -orrhaphy | Surgical repair |
| -opexy | Surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | Surgical repair |
| -otripsy | Crushing |
| Osteoarthritis | inflammation of bone and joint, often due to degeneration of cartilage |
| Myalgia | muscle pain |
| Arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid |
| Kyphosis | abnormal outward curvature of the spine (hunchback) |
| Osteomalacia | abnormal softening of bone |
| Encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| Neuralgia | nerve pain |
| Hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
| Myelogram | X-ray record of the spinal cord |
| Cerebrovascular | pertaining to the blood vessels of the brain |
| Vertigo | dizziness |
| Otalgia | ear pain |
| Exophthalmus | protrusion of the eye out of the socket |
| Dacryolithiasis | presence of stones in the tear system |
| Papilledema | swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina |
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