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68w medical term
medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| pericarditis | inflammation around the heart |
| intercostal | between ribs |
| monoycte | a single or one cell |
| blepharoptosis | downward displacement of the eyelid |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| myospasm | involuntary contraction of a muscle |
| otoplasty | operation performed ont he ears |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein w/ a clot |
| rhinoplasty | plastic operation of the nose |
| polyphagia | excessive food intake |
| salpingo-oophorectomy | removal or excision of the tubes and ovaries |
| cyanosis | blushish color skin |
| glossitis | inflammation of the tongue |
| adenectomy | surgical removal of the gland |
| anesthesia | loss of sensation or feeling |
| dentalgia | a pain in the tooth |
| chondritis | inflammation of the cartilage |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hematoma | coagulation of the blood |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| pyogenic | pus |
| laparotomy | incision into the abdominal wall |
| inflammation of the bladder | cystitis |
| cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
| hypertrophy | excessive growth |
| afebrile | without fever |
| lipoma | fatty tumor |
| polyneuritis | inflammation of many nerves |
| acromegaly | enlargement of the bones and extremities |
| softening of the cartilage | chondromalacia |
| tachycardia | fast heart beat |
| levoversion | act of turning to the left |
| dermatophytosis | fungus condition of the skin |
| surgical fixation of a joint | arthrodesis |
| gastroenteritis | stomache and intestines |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of the bones and joints |
| cholecystectomy | removal of the gallbladder |
| night urination | nocturia |
| tympanoplasty | plastic repair of the eardrum |
| difficulty breathing | dyspnea |
| gingiv | gums |
| glosso/linguo | tongue |
| rhino | nose |
| salpingo | uterine tubes |
| sarco | flesh |
| stomato | mouth |
| thrombo | clotting |
| uro | urine or urea |
| patho | disease |
| phlebo | veins |
| pneumo/pulmo | lung |
| procto | anus/rectum |
| psycho | mind |
| radio | x ray |
| neuro | nerve |
| onco | tumor |
| oophoro | ovary |
| ophthamo | eye |
| orchido | testis |
| osteo | bones |
| oto | ears |
| masto/mammo | breast |
| melan/o | black |
| meno | menses |
| myo | muscle |
| necro | death |
| nephro/reno | kidney |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| hepatosplenomlgaly | enlargement of the liver and spleen |
| nephrolithiasis | stone in the gallbladder |
| otoscopic | pertaining to the examination of the ear |
| hemo/hemat | blood |
| hystero/metri | uterus |
| hepato | liver |
| laparo | abdomen |
| leuk/o | white |
| gyneco | women |
| gnoso | knowledge |
| adeno | gland |
| angio | vessel |
| arterio | artery |
| arthro | joint |
| bio | life |
| arthocentesis | puncture of a joint |
| rules of word analysis | read word from suffix to begginning and across drop the combining vowel before a suffix that starts with a vowel keep the connecting vowel between root words even if the root word starts with a vowel |
| gram | record |
| electr | electricity |
| sub | below |
| gastr | stomache |
| trans | across |
| retro | behind |
| therm | heat |
| carcino | cancer |
| colo | large intestine |
| cryo | cold |
| cyano/o | blue |
| cyto | cell |
| what authorizes medical abbreviations | AR 40-66 Medical Record Administr. APPROVED BY MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY (MTF) LISTING |
| cancer | carcino |
| cardio | heart |
| cephalo | head |
| cerebro | brain/cerebrum |
| drug or chemical | chemo |
| suffix | end of the word |
| gives the essential meaning of the term | root |
| prefix | a word part added to the beginning of the term |
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shelby.l.watts