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St medical terms
medical terms flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| GYNEC/O | woman, female |
| hem/o | Blood |
| HEPAT/O | Liver |
| –al | Pertaining to |
| –ic | Pertaining to |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -cyte | cell |
| -globin | protein |
| -ectomy | cutting out, removal, excision |
| -ism | Condition, process |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -ia | Condition |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| Cardiology | Study of the heart |
| Endocrinology | Study of endocrine glands |
| Gastroenterology | Study of the stomach and intestines |
| psychology | study of the mind and mental disorders |
| Neurology | Study of the nerves of the brain and spinal cord |
| oncology | study of tumors (cancerous or malignant) |
| Ophthalmology | Study of the eye |
| dermatology | study of the skin |
| -Tomy | Process of cutting into, incision |
| -SIS | State of |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| aden/o | gland |
| amni/o | amnion |
| angio | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | Plaque |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tube |
| chem/o | drug chemical |
| cholcyst/o | gallbladder |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon (Large intestine or bowel) |
| crani/o | skull |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder;also sac containing fluid or a cyst |
| leuk/o | white |
| mamm/o | breast |
| Men/o | menses, menstration |
| mening/o | menenges, dura matter,aracnoid, pia matter |
| myel/o | Spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | Kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oophr/o | ovary |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| Pelv/o | hip area |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
| Phleb/o | vein |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| radi/o | X-rays |
| ren/o | kndney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| Septic | pertainingto infection , infection |
| thorac/o | chest |
| Tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| ur/o | urine or urea |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| laryng/o | larynx ,voice box |
| appendicitis | inflamation of appendix |
| Bursitis | inflamation of Bursae |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | benign(noncancerous)tumor |
| otitis | inflamation of the ear |
| endocarditis | inflamation of the inner lining of the heart (endocardium) |
| cellulitis | inflamation of soft tissue under skin |
| Dermatitis | inflamation of the skin |
| epiglottitis | inflamation of the epiglottis |
| Gastritis | inflamation of the stomach |
| peritonitis | inflamation of the peritoneum |
| pharyngitis | inflamation of the pharynx |
| thrombophlebitis | inflamation of of a vein with formation of clots |
| chondrosarcoma | cancer of cartilage tissue |
| fibrosarcoma | cancer of fibrous tissue |
| leiomyosarcoma | cancer of viceral(attached to internal organs) muscle |
| Leiomy/o | Viceral muscle , smooth muscle |
| Rhabdomy/o | Skeletal Muscle |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | cancer of skeletal muscle (muscle attached to bone) |
| liposarcoma | cancer of fatty tissue |
| Hepatoma | malignant tumor of Liver |
| lymphoma | malignant tumor of the lymphnodes |
| Melanoma | malignant tumor of pigmented cells in the skin |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Multiple Myeloma | malignant tumor of bone marrow cells |
| Thyroma | malignant tumor ofthe thymus gland |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -osis | condition, abnormal condition |
| adenopathy | Disease Condition of lymph glands |
| adrenopathy | Disease Condition of the adrenal glands |
| hepatopathy | Disease Condition of the liver |
| neuropathy | Disease Condition of the nerves |
| myopathy | Disease Condition of muscles |
| osteopathy | Disease Condition of bones |
| retinopathy | Disease Condition of the retina of the eye |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhage | excessive discharge of blood |
| -rrhagia | condition of excessive discharge of blood |
| myocardial infarction | Heartattack |
| infarction | area of dead tissue caused by an ischemia |
| -al, -eal, -ar, -ary, -ic | Pertaining to |
| centesis | surgical puncture used to remove fluid |
| Thoracocentisis | surgical punctire used to remove fluid from thoracic cavity |
| TAH-BSO | total abdominal hysterectomywith bilateral salpingectomyand oophorectomy |
| adenectomy | Excision of a gland |
| adenoidectomy | excision of the adenoids |
| appendectomy | excision of the appendix |
| colectomy | excision of the colon |
| gastrectomy | excision of stomach |
| laminectomy | excision of a piece of backbone |
| Myomectomy | Exceision of a muscle tumor(comonly a fibroid of the uterus) |
| pneumonectomy | excision of lung tissue: total pneumonectomy (entire lung)or lobectomy (a single Lobe) |
| -lysis | breakdown , distruction , separation |
| angioplasty | artery repair |
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