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CH 5A.1
Med Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prefix | Descriptive part of the word; color, amount, size, location, position |
| Root word | Subject part of the word; body part or system |
| Suffix | Meaning part of the word; procedure, test, condition, diagnosis |
| ostomy | create new opening |
| otomy | make an incision |
| ectomy | removal of |
| oscopy | viewing of |
| centesis | puncture |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| otripsy | crush |
| desis | fuse together |
| scope | instrument for viewing |
| opsy | examination |
| gram | record |
| graph | instrument used to record |
| graphy | process of recording |
| itis | inflammation |
| paresis | weakness |
| plegia | paralysis |
| rrhea | discharge, flow |
| edema | swelling |
| odynia | pain |
| spasm | muscle contraction |
| rrhage | excessive discharge or flow |
| algia | pain |
| megaly | enlargement |
| icle | small |
| constriction | narrow |
| diliation | expand |
| eurysm | expand |
| genesis | development |
| stasis | stop |
| cele | hernia |
| genic | caused |
| ism | condition |
| ologist | specialist |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| pathy | disease |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| penia | deficiency |
| pnea | breathing |
| emia | blood condition |
| col | colon |
| lapar | diaphragm |
| nephr | kidney |
| arthr | joint |
| peri | around |
| cardio | heart |
| rhino | nose |
| lith | stone |
| pleuro | pleura |
| oto | ear |
| bio | life |
| electro | electricity |
| hemi | half |
| quadri | four |
| blephar | eyelid |
| oste | bone |
| vaso | vessel |
| hemo | blood |
| ceph | head |
| hepat | liver |
| dent | teeth |
| an | without |
| neuro | nerve |
| gastro | stomach |
| hyper | excessive |
| thyroid | thyroid gland |
| pulmon | lung |
| melan | black |
| pan | all |
| cyto | cell |
| tachy | rapid |
| tracheostomy | surgical opening in the windpipe |
| craniotomy | surgical incision into the skull |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of the appendix |
| colonscopy | visual examination of inside the colon |
| arthocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint |
| arthroplasty | surgical repair of a joint |
| osteotripsy | surgical crushing of a bone |
| tenodesis | surgical binding of a tendon |
| endoscope | instrument used to examine within |
| autopsy | examination of a body to find the cause of death |
| mammogram | x-ray image of breast tissue |
| tomograph | imaging machine that slices the body into different sections |
| radiography | process of recording the internal body |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| monoparesis | weakness in a single limb |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on one side |
| diarrhea | watery bowel movements |
| lymphedema | swelling in the arms |
| coccydynia | pain in the tainbone |
| blepharospasm | twitching in the eyelid muscles |
| rhinorrhagia | excessive bleeding from the nose |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| cuticle | small layer of skin surrounding a fingernail or toenail |
| aortic stenosis | narrowing of the aortic heart valve |
| bronciectasis | dilation of the bronchi |
| aneurysm | abnormal widening of a blood vessel |
| osteogenesis | production of a new bone |
| homeostasis | maintaining a stable internal envrionment |
| enterocele | hernia in a loop of the intestine |
| carcinogenic | causing or producing cancer |
| albinism | absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes |
| cardiologist | specialist who studies and treats diseases of the heart |
| dermatology | study of the skin |
| lipoma | fatty tumor |
| nueropathy | disease of the nerves |
| cirrhosis | chronic disease state of the liver |
| leukopenia | deficiency of white blood cells |
| apnea | temporary absence of breathing |
| hyperglycemia | abnormally high levels of glucose in the blood |
| hypoglycemia | abnormally low levels of glucose in the blood |
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