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Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac, -ic, -us, -al, - ar | Pertaining to "talking about" |
| -scope | instrument used to look |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -pathy | disease of |
| Pulman/o- | lungs |
| My/o- | muscle |
| Oste/o- | bones |
| Gastr/o- | stomach |
| Cardi/o- | heart |
| Stomat/o- | mouth |
| Gloss/o- , Lingu/o- | tongue |
| Gingiv/o- | gums |
| Esophag/o- | esophagus |
| Enter/o- | intestines |
| -scopy | the process of looking |
| Hepat/o- | liver |
| -rrhea | discharge or flow |
| -phagia | swallow |
| -plasty | surgical repairs |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| Dys- | difficult or painful |
| Sigmoid/o- | part of the large intestines |
| Duoden/o- | first part of the small intestines |
| Abdomin/o- | abdomen |
| Pancreat/o- | pancreas |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -cele | hernia; herniation |
| -ectomy | excision "cut out" |
| -tomy | incision "cut into" |
| -rrhagia | hemorrage or bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | suture or to stitch |
| -rrhexis | rupture or burst |
| Midsagittal plane | divides the body equally left and right |
| Frontal plane | divides into front and back parts |
| Transverse plane | divides the body into upper and lower parts |
| Hemat/o- Hem/o- | blood |
| Angi/o- | Vessels |
| Arteri/o- | Arteries |
| Phleb/o- | Veins |
| -gram | picture |
| Electro- | electrical |
| Tachy- | fast, rapid |
| Brady- | slow |
| -cyte | cell |
| Erythr/o- | red |
| Leuk/o- | white |
| Thromb/o- | clot |
| -genic | to generate or to form |
| -lysis | destruction of |
| A- An- | without |
| -emia | low count |
| Anemia | low blood volume |
| -logist | specialist |
| -grapher | person who takes the picture |
| -graphy | process of taking pictures |
| Echo- Sono- | sound |
| Radi/o- | x-ray |
| Superior- | above, higher than |
| Inferior- | below, lower than |
| Nas/o- , Rhin/o- | nose/nasal cavity |
| Epiglottis | Epiglottis |
| Trache/o- | Trachea |
| Bronch/o- | Bronchus, Bronchial tubes |
| Pneum/o- , Pneumon/o- , Pulman/o- | lungs |
| -pnea , Pne/o- , Spir/o- | breath |
| Larynx- , Laryng/o- | Larynx (voice box) |
| Phren/o- | Diaphragm |
| Thorac/o- | Thoracic Cavity |
| Pleur/o- | Pleura |
| Hyper- | increased |
| Hypo- | decreased |
| -algia | pain |
| SOB | Short of breath |
| ENT | ear, nose, & throat specialist |
| Pharyng/o- | Pharynx |
| Endo- | Inside |
| Ex- | outside |
| -spasm | Involuntary contraction |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| TB, Tb | Tuberculosis |
| Rect/o- | Rectum |
| Lip/o- | fat |
| My/o- | muscles |
| Muscul/o- | muscles |
| Oste/o- | bones |
| Tendon/o- | tendons |
| Arthr/o- | joint |
| Chondr/o- | cartilage |
| Kinesi/o- | movement |
| -malacia | softening |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| 0metry | process of measuring |
| -plasia | developement |
| Cost/o- | rib |
| Crani/o- | skull |
| Pelv/i- | pelvis |
| Dent/o- | teeth |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| Peri- | surrounding, around |
| DO | doctor of Osteopathy |
| CPD | Cephalopelvic dysproportion |
| OREF | open reduction of an external fracture |
| ORIF | open reduction of internal fracture |
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