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Med-terminology
Med terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| amni/o | amnion |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | plaque |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tube |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o | drug or chemical |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon |
| crani/o | skull |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| inguin/o | groin |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | voice box |
| leuk/o | white |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses |
| mening/o | meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| necr/o | death of cells |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oophor/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 | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| septic/o | pertaining to infection |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | windpipe or trachea |
| ur/o | urine or urea; urinary tract |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| bacteremia | bacterial invasion of the blood without or without symptoms |
| septicemia | more serious bacteremia that moves rapidly and may be life-threatening |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| bursitis | inflammation of a small sac of fluid (bursa) near a joint |
| cellulitis | inflammation of soft tissue under the skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endocardium) |
| epiglottitis | inflammation of the epiglottis |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| myositis | inflammation of muscle |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
| otitis | inflammation of the ear |
| peritonitis | inflammation of the peritoneum |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the throat |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein with formation of clots |
| chondrosarcoma | cancer of cartilage tissue |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| fibrosarcoma | cancer of fibrous tissue |
| fibr/o | fibrous tissue |
| leiomyosarcoma | cancer of visceral muscle |
| leiomy/o | visceral or smooth muscle |
| liposarcoma | cancer of fatty tissue |
| lip/o | fat |
| osteogenic sarcoma | cancer of bone |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | cancer of skeletal muscle |
| rhabdomy/o | skeletal muscle |
| hepatoma | malignant tumor of the liver |
| lymphoma or lymphosarcoma | malignant tumor of lymph nodes |
| melanoma | malignant tumor of pigmented cells in the skin |
| melan/o | black |
| mesothelioma | malignant tumor of pleural cells |
| multiple myeloma | malignant tumor of bone marrow cells |
| thymoma | malignant tumor of the thymus gland |
| leukocytosis | slight increase in normal white blood cells |
| leukemia | malignant condition marked by dramatic increase in cancerous white blood cells |
| cardiomyopathy | chronic disease of heart muscle with inflammation and weakness |
| myocardial infarction | an area of heart muscle that has died as a result of ischemia aka heart attack |
| adenopathy/lymphadenopathy | disease condition of lymph nodes |
| adrenopathy | disease condition of the adrenal glands |
| hepatopathy | disease condition of the liver |
| myopathy | disease condition of muscles |
| neuropathy | disease condition of nerves |
| osteopathy | disease condition of bones |
| retinopathy | disease condition of the retina of the eye |
| menorrhea | normal discharge of blood tissue from the lining of the uterus |
| menorrhagia | abnormally heavy or long menstrual periods |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| uremia | high levels of urea in the blood |
| adenectomy | excision of a gland |
| adenoidectomy | excision of the adenoids |
| appendectomy | excision of the appendix |
| colectomy | excision of the colon |
| gastrectomy | excision of the stomach |
| laminectomy | excision of a piece of backbone to relieve pressure on nerves from a disk |
| myomectomy | excision of a muscle tumor |
| pneumonectomy | excision of lung tissue |
| prostatectomy | excision of the prostate gland |
| splenectomy | excision of the spleen |
| radiotherapy | directed by a radiation oncologist to use radiation to kill tumor cells |
| radiology | specialty of a radiologist who primarily diagnoses conditions using x-ray, magnetic wave, and ultrasound techniques |
| -tomy | a temporary incision |
| -stomy | a permanent or semipermanent opening |
| -algia | condition of pain, pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | condition, abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhage or -rrhagia | excessive discharge of blood |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -uria | condition of urine |
| -al or -eal | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | removal, resection, excision |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lysis | separation, breakdown, destruction |
| -plasty | surgical repair, or surgical correction |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -stomy | opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision, cutting into |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| an/o | anus |
| bi/o | life |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | carpals |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| gen/o | to produce; to begin |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| hemat/o | blood |
| later/o | side |
| men/o | menses |
| nat/i | birth |
| neur/o | nerve |
| norm/o | rule; order |
| oste/o | bone |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| plas/o | formation; growth; development |
| ren/o | kidney |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| son/o | sound |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| top/o | to put; place; position |
| troph/o | development; nourishment |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| uter/o | uterus |
| ven/o | vein |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ation | process, condition |
| -cision | process of cutting |
| -crine | secretion |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | to produce |
| -graphy | process of cutting |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition, process |
| -lapse | to fall, slide |
| -lysis | loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction |
| -meter | to measure |
| -mission | to send |
| -mortem | death |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -partum | birth |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -phagia | eating |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plasia | formation condition |
| -plasm | formation tissue |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -section | to cut |
| -stasis | to stand, place, stop, control |
| -tension | pressure |
| -thesis | to put, place |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -um | structure |
| -uria | urine condition |
| -y | process, condition |
| a-, an- | no, not, without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward, near |
| aplastic anemia | bone marrow fails to produce RBC, WBC, and clotting cells |
| hemolytic anemia | RBC are destroyed and bone marrow cannot compensate for their loss |
| iron deficiency anemia | low iron levels lead to low hemoglobin concentration or deficiency of RBC |
| pernicious anemia | mucous membrane of stomach fails to produce a substance that is necessary to absorb vitamin B12 and proper formation of RBC |
| sickle cell anemia | RBC assume an abnormal crescent or sickle shape; clumps together causing clots that block blood vessels |
| ana- | up, apart |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| urinalysis | separation of urine to determine its components |
| bi- | two, both |
| brady- | slow |
| con- | with, together |
| dia- | complete, through |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| ec- | out, outside |
| arthroscopy | visual examination of a joint |
| bronchoscopy | visual examination of the bronchial tubes |
| colonoscopy | visual examination of the colon |
| cystoscopy | visual examination of the urinary bladder |
| esophagogastroscopy | visual examination of the esophagus and stomach |
| hysteroscopy | visual examination of the uterus |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdomen |
| laryngoscopy | visual examination of the larynx |
| mediastinoscopy | visual examination of the mediastinum |
| sigmoidoscopy | visual examination of the sigmoid colon |
| endo- | within, in, inner |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex- | out |
| extra- | outside of |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, too much, above |
| hypo- | deficient, too little below |
| In- | in, into |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad |
| meta- | change, beyond |
| neo- | new |
| para- | beside, near, along the side of |
| MICU | medical intensive care unit |
| MSICU | medical/surgical intensive care unit |
| PICU | pediatric or psychiatric intensive care unit |
| SICU | surgical intensive care unit |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, forward |
| pros- | before, forward |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | back, behind |
| retro- | back, behind |
| sub- | under, less than |
| syn- | with, together |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, through |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond |
| uni- | one |
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