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medical language 1-3
chapters 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hyper- | excessive |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| -emia | a blood condition |
| hyperglycema | a blood condition of excessive sugar |
| hypo- | under, or deficiency |
| derm/o | skin |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| bi- | two |
| later/o | side(s) |
| -al | pertaining to |
| echo- | using sound |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -gram | a record |
| hypodermic | pertaining to under the skin |
| bilateral | pertaining to 2 sides |
| echocardiogram | a record using sound of the heart |
| echocardiograph | a machine used to record using sound of the heart |
| echocardiography | the process of recording using sound of the heart |
| electrocardiogram | a record of the electric activity of the heart |
| -graph | the machine used to record |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| electro- | the electrical activity |
| micro- | small |
| bi/o | life |
| -logy | study of |
| -ist | a specialist |
| microbiologist | a specialist in the study of small life |
| supra- | above |
| ren/o | kidney |
| epi- | above |
| gastro/o | the stomach |
| suprarenal | pretaining to above a kidney |
| epigastric | pertaining to above the stomach |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| lith/o | stone(s) |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| nephrolithiasis | abnormal condition of kidney stone(s) |
| electrocardiograph | machine used to record the electrical activity of the heart |
| electrocardiography | the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart |
| thromb/o | clot |
| cyt/o | cell(s) |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| thrombocytosis | abnormal condition of clot cell(s) |
| pre- | before |
| nat/i | birth |
| prenatal | pertaining to before birth |
| post- | after |
| postnatal | pertaining to after birth |
| prandi/o | meals |
| a- | no |
| men/o | menstrual |
| nas/o | nose |
| -rrhea | flow |
| sub- | under |
| postprandial | pertaining to after meals |
| subnasal | pertaining to under the nose |
| amenorrhea | no menstral flow |
| intra-, endo- | within |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| inter- | between |
| vertebr/a | vertebrae AKA the spinal column (back bones) |
| endo-, intra- | within |
| retro- | behind |
| trache/o | trachea AKA windpipe |
| stern/o | sternum AKA the breast bone |
| trans- | across or through |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| urethra | the tube that carrires urine from the urinary bladder to the outside world |
| anti- | against |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| leuko- | white |
| -penia | deficiency |
| vascul/o | (blood) vessels |
| multi- | many |
| para- | live (viable) birth |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| colon/o | the colon |
| -scope | a usually lighted instrument used to view |
| -scopy | the process of using a usually lighted instrument to view |
| lapr/o | the abdomen |
| append/o | appendix |
| -ectomy | surgical removal (excision - the process of cutting out) |
| excision | the process of cutting out |
| hepat/o | liver |
| -itis | inflammation |
| rhin/o | nose |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| mast/o | a breast |
| -pexy | surgical fixation (surgically fix it so it does not move) |
| splen/o | spleen |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| oste/o | bone |
| -tome | an instrument to cut |
| phleb/o | a vein |
| -tomy | a surgical incision |
| -stomy | a new arificial opeing |
| cephal/o | the head |
| -algia or -dynia | pain |
| thorac/o | the thorax (chest) |
| hem/o, or hemat/o | blood |
| -lysis or -lytic | break up or destruction |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| herni/o | hernia |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| -cide | killing |
| path/o | disease |
| -gen | creation |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| -oma | tumor or mass |
| acr/o | heights |
| phob/o | fear |
| -ia | a condition of |
| therm/o | heat |
| -meter | an instrument to measure |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| -metry | the process of measuring |
| angi/o, or vas/o | vessel |
| -rrhexas | a rupture |
| -spasm | an involuntary muscle contraction |
| quadri- | (4)four (extremities) |
| pleg/o | paralysis |
| thyr/o | the thyroid |
| -oid | resembling |
| tox/o | poisoning |
| dipl- | double |
| -opia | vision |
| lip/o | fat |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| phas/o | speech |
| hepat/o | the liver |
| dys- | difficult or painful |
| phag/o | swallowing |
| -cele | herniation |
| neur/o | nerves |
| -y | a condition |
| arteri/o | artery (ies) |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| blephar/o | an eyelid |
| -plasia, or -trophy, or plasm | growth or development |
| neo- | new |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hemi-, or semi- | right or left half (side) of the body |
| circul/o | a circle |
| uni- | one |
| later/o | side |
| poly-, or hyper- | excessive |
| -uria | urination |
| tri- | three |
| angul/o | angles |
| an- or a- | no |
| esthesi/o | feeling or nervous sensation |
| circum-, or peri- | around |
| cis/o | cutting |
| -ion | the process of |
| oste/o | bone |
| ex- | out |
| hetero- | different |
| sex/o | sexes |
| -ual | pertaining to |
| homo- | same |
| brady- | slow |
| card/o | heart |
| tachy- | fast |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping or sagging |
| -rrhage or -rrhagia | rapid flow |
| contra- | against |
| cept/o | conception |
| medic/o | medicine |
| audit/o | hearing |
| cutane/o | skin |
| acous/o | sound |
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