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Term	Term Structure	Definition
cerebrovascular	cerebr/o = cerebrum vascul/o = vessel ar = pertaining to	Pertaining to the brain and blood vessels that supply it
epidural	epi = above, upon dur/a = dura mater al = pertaining to	Pertaining to above the dura mater
epilepsy	epi = above, upon lepsy = seizure	A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures
meningitis	mening/o = meninges itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the meninges of the brain
neuralgia	neur/o = nerve algia = pain	Nerve pain
neurologist	neur/o = nerve logist = specialist in the study or treatment of	A physician who specializes in diseases of the neurological system
schizophrenia	schiz/o = split phren/o = mind or diaphragm ia = condition of	A type of psychosis in which the mind is said to be split from reality
bradycardia	brady = slow cardi/o = heart ia = pertaining to	Pertaining to a slow heart rate
cardiologist	cardi/o = heart logist = specialist in the study of	A physician who specializes in diseases of the heart
cardiomyopathy	cardi/o = heart my/o = muscle pathy = disease	Disease of the heart muscle
endocardium	endo = within cardi/o = heart ium = structure, tissue	Membrane lining the cavities of the heart
hypertension	hyper = above or excessive	High blood pressure
hypoxemia	hypo = below or deficient ox/e = oxygen emia = blood	Too little oxygen in the blood
myocarditis	my/o = muscle cardi/o = heart itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the heart muscle
myocardium	my/o = muscle cardi/o = heart ium = structure, tissue	Heart muscle tissue
pericardium	peri = around, surrounding cardi/o = heart ium = structure, tissue	Lining around the outside of the heart
tachycardia	tachy = fast cardi/o = heart ia = pertaining to	Pertaining to a fast heart rate
bronchitis	bronch/o = bronchus itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the bronchi
dyspnea	dys = difficult, painful pnea = breathing	Difficult, painful, or faulty breathing
hypoxia	hypo = below or deficient oxi = oxygen ia = condition of	A condition of deficient oxygen levels
pharyngitis	pharyng/o = pharynx itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the pharynx
pulmonologist	pulmon/o = lungs logist = specialist in the study or treatment of	Specialist in diseases of the lungs
rhinoplasty	rhin/o = nose plasty = surgical repair	Surgical repair of the nose
rhinorrhea	rhin/o = nose rrhea = flow, discharge	Discharge from the nose
spirometry	spir/o = breathe; breath metry = process of measuring	Measurement of breathing
stethoscope	steth/o = chest scope = instrument for viewing	Instrument used to listen to lung and heart sounds through the chest wall
arthritis	arthr/o = joints itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the joints
bursitis	burs/o = joint itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac around joints
intramuscular	intra = within muscul/o = muscle ar =pertaining to	Pertaining to within the muscle
myalgia	my/o = muscle algia = pain	Muscle pain
orthopedic	orth/o = straight podi = feet ic = pertaining to	Literally means pertaining to straight foot---pertaining to the study of diseases of the skeletal and muscular system
tendinitis	tendin/o = tendon itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the tendon
endocrinology	end/o = within, in crine = to secrete logy = study of	Study of the secreting glands that comprise the endocrine system
hyperglycemia	hyper = above, excessive glyc/o = glucose, sugar emia = blood	Too much sugar in the blood
hyperthyroidism	hyper = above, excessive thyr/o = thyroid gland ism = condition	Condition of too much thyroid hormone
hypokalemia	hypo = below or deficient kal/i = potassium emia = blood	Low blood potassium
pancreatitis	pancreat/o = pancreas itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the pancreas
autoimmune	auto = self immune/o = protection	The disorder characterized by abnormal function of the immune system that causes the body to produce antibodies against itself
immunocompromised	immune/o = protection	A condition in which the immune system has been compromised by disease or immunosuppressive agents
leukemia	leuk/o = white emia = blood	A malignant blood disease marked by abnormal white blood cells (leukocytes)
metastasis	meta = beyond, after or change stasis = stop or control	The spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph
anemia	an = not, without emia = blood	A blood condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red blood cells
hematology	hemat/o = blood logy = study of	Medical study of the blood
myeloma	myel/o = bone marrow or spinal cord oma = tumor	Tumor of bone marrow
cholecystectomy	cholecyst/o = gall bladder ectomy = surgical removal, excision	Surgical removal of the gall bladder
cirrhosis	cirrh/o = yellow osis = abnormal condition	Chronic liver condition that causes yellowing of tissues
colonoscopy	col/o = colon scopy = process of viewing	Process of viewing the colon
dyspepsia	dys = difficult, painful pepsia = digestion	The condition of indigestion, or of painful digestion
dysphagia	dys = difficult, painful phag/o = eat or swallow ia = pertaining to	Pertaining to difficulty in eating or swallowing
esophagitis	esophag/o = esophagus itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the esophagus
gastroenterologist	gastr/o = stomach enter/o = intestines ologist = specialist in the study or treatment of	Specialist in the study or treatment of the stomach and intestines
nasogastric	nas/o = nose gastr/o = stomach ic = pertaining to	Pertaining to the nose and the stomach
sublingual	sub = below, under lingua = tongue al = pertaining to	Pertaining to under the tongue
nephrectomy	nephr/o = kidney ectomy = surgical removal, excision	Surgical removal of a kidney
polyuria	poly = many or excessive ur/o = urinary tract ia = condition of	Condition in which one urinates excessively
pyelonephritis	pyel/o = renal pelvis nephr/o = kidney itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the renal pelvis area of the kidney
urologist	ur/o = urinary tract logist = a specialist in the study or treatment of	Physician who specializes in conditions of the urinary system
conjunctivitis	conjunctiv/o = conjunctiva itis = inflammation	Inflammation if the conjunctiva
intraocular	intra = within ocul/o = eye ar = pertaining to	Pertaining to the inside of the eye
ophthalmologist	ophthalm/o = eye ologist = specialist in the study or treatment of	Specialist in diseases of the eye
optometry	opt/o = eye metry = process of measuring	Process of measuring the eye
photophobia	phot/o = light phobia = abnormal fear	Extreme sensitivity and discomfort from light
myringitis	myring/o = eardrum itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the tympanic membrane
otitis	ot/o = ear itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the ear
gynecologist	gynec/o = woman logist = a specialist in the study or treatment of	A physician who specializes in the reproductive system of women
hysterectomy	hyster/o = uterus ectomy = surgical removal, excision	The surgical removal of the uterus
mammogram	mamm/o = breast gram = record	An x-ray of the breast
obstetrics	obstetr/o = midwife ic = pertaining to	The specialty pertaining to the care and treatment of mother and fetus throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the immediate postpartum period
vasectomy	vas/o = vessel ectomy = surgical removal of, excision	Excision of part of the vas deferens to produce male sterility
dermatitis	dermat/o = skin itis = inflammation	Inflammation of the skin
dermatologist	dermat/o = skin ologist = specialist in the study or treatment of	Specialist in the study of diseases of the skin
epidermal	epi = on, upon derm/o = skin al = pertaining to	Pertaining to on the skin
histology	hist/o = tissue ology = study of	The study of tissues
percutaneous	per = through cutane/o = skin ous = pertaining to	Through the skin
subcutaneous	sub = below, under cutane/o = skin ous = pertaining to	Pertaining to below the skin
cerebrospinal	cerebr/o = cerebrum spin/o = spine al = pertaining to	Pertaining to the brain and spinal cord