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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Word Root | the word part that is the core of the word, contains the basic meaning of the term |
| Combining vowel | a word part, usually an o, used to ease pronunciation, is placed to connect two word roots. Placed to connect a word root and a suffix. Not placed to connect a prefix and a word root, is used to ease pronunciation; Medical terms introduced throughout the text that have -------- ------- other than o are highlighted at their introduction. hepat/o |
| Prefix | a word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning |
| suffix | a word part attached to the end of the word root to modifly its meaning |
| abdominal cavity | space containing the stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and ureters |
| What is the combining form for muscle | my/o |
| Breakdown of term arthritis | arthr/itis arthr/word root joint/definition itis/suffixes inflammation/definition |
| hypoplasia | Incomplete development of an organ or tissue |
| cytology | study of cells |
| pathology | study of disease |
| onychomycosis | abnormal condition of fungus in the nails |
| (pl) streptococci / strepococcus | berry-shape (bacterium) in twistd chains. |
| staphylococci | berry shaped bacterium in grapelike clusters. (these bacteria cause many skin diseaes) |
| alopecia | loss of hair |
| Pyothorax | pus in the chest (pleural space) (also called empyema) |
| tracheostenosis | narrowing of trachea |
| Rhinorrhagia | rapid flow of blood from the nose (also called epistaxis) |
| lobectomy | excision of a lobe (of the lung) |
| thoracocentesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the chest cavity. |
| laryngoscopy | visual examination of the larynx |
| laryngoscope | a medical instrument for examining the larynx |
| Orthopnea | ability to breathe only in an upright position |
| rhinorrhea | persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold) |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| aphonia | a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice |
| Thoracotomy | incision into the thorax |
| Esophagitis | inflammation of the esophagus |
| Osteoarthropathy | disease of the bone and joint |
| dorsal, posterior | pertaining to the back |
| combining form red | erythr/o |
| suffix for toward | -ad |
| suffix for producing, originating and causing | -genic |
| combining form for cancer | cancer/o, carcin/o |
| myc/o | fungus |
| combining form for hair | trich/o |
| combining form for chest (thorax) | thorac/o |
| combining form for pulmon/o | childbirth |
| what is medical term for discharge of oil? | seborrhea |
| laryngotracheobronchitis | inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchus; also known as croup |
| tachypnea | abnormally rapid rate of breathing |
| hemothorax | blood in the chest (pleural space) |
| combining form for nose | nas/o, rhin/o |
| combining form for ureter | ureter |
| ureters | two slender tubes, approximately 10 to 13 inches long, that receive the urine from the kidneys and carry it to the posterior portion of the bladder |
| ventricles (heart) | the two lower chambers of the heart. There is a right ventricle (which sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs) and a left ventricle (which sends oxygen-rich blood to the body). |
| ventricles (brain) | spaces within the brain that contain a fluid called cerebrospinal fluid, which flows through the subarachnoid space around the brain and spinal cord. |
| what does the suffix -algia mean? | pain |
| what does the suffix -sclerosis mean? | hardening |
| endarterectomy | excision within an artery (excision of plaque from the arterial wall) |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gall bladder |
| Esophagitis | Inflammation of the esophagus. |
| azotemia | condition of urea in the blood (a toxic condition resulting from disease of the kidney in which waste products are in the blood that are nornally excretted by the kidney. also called uremia. |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| fistula | abnormal passageway between two organs or between an internal organ and the body surface |
| colostomy | excision of the colon |
| herniorrhaphy | Suture (repair) of a hernia. |
| esophagogastroplasty | surgical repair of the esophogus and stomach |
| Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty | surgical repair of the uvula, palate, and pharynx |
| gastroscopy | visual examination of the stomach |
| pertaining to the mouth and stomach | stomatogastric |
| retina | innermost layer of the eye, which contains the vision receptors (that perceives and transmits light to the optic nerve) |
| combining form for the eye | ocul/o, ophthalm/o |
| dacryocystitis | inflammation of the tear (lacrimal) sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose |
| ophthalmalgia | pain in the eye |
| presbyopia | impaired vision as a result of aging |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| cry/o | combining form for cold |
| blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelid |
| keratometer | instrument used to measure (the curvature of) the cornea (used for fitting contact lenses) |
| tympanic membrane | middle ear (eardrum). A structure that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and vibrates in response to sound waves. |
| myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum / tympanic membrane |
| combining form of the eardrum | myring/o |
| tympanitis | inflammation of the middle ear |
| inflammation of the middle ear | otitis media (OM) |
| audiometry | the measurement of hearing |
| audiology | study of hearing |
| electromyogram | EMG; graphic record of muscle contraction as a result of electrical stimulation; record of the (intrinsic) electrical activity in a (skeletal) muscle |
| dyskinesia | difficult movement |
| clavicle | collar bone, bone linking the scapula and sternum |
| maxilla | upper jawbone |
| mandible | lower jaw bone |
| combining form for kneecap | patell/o |
| combining form for fingers and toes | phalang/o |
| combining form for vertebra | vertebr/o |
| necrosis | abnormal condition of death (cells and tissue die because of disease) |
| diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
| what is found in the medullary cavity of a long bone? | contains yellow marrow |
| prefix for between | inter- |
| medical term for visual exam of a joint? | arthroscopy |
| ischemic stroke | the most common kind of stroke |
| cerebral thrombosis | pertaining to the cerebrum, abnormal condition of a clot (blood clot in a blood vessel of the brain); a type of ischemic stroke |
| interictal | occurring between seizures or attacks |
| hematoma | collection of blood under the skin |
| neuroma | tumor made up of nerve (cells) |
| neuralgia | pain in a nerve |
| subduralhematoma | when blood accumulates between the dura mater and arachnoid mater due to a blow in the head |
| subdural | pertaining to below the dura mater |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body (right or left) stroke is the most common cause |
| hemiparesis | partial paralysis of the right or left half of the body |
| monoplegia | paralysis of one limb |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
| vertigo | a sense that either one's own body (subjective vertigo) or the environment i(objective vertigo) is revolving |
| syncope | fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by lack of blood supply to the cerebrum |
| pyuria | Pus in the urine |
| dysuria | painful or difficult urination |
| polyuria | condition of excessive urination |
| oliguria | scanty (abnormally small production of) urine |
| glycosura | sugar (glucose) in the urine |
| medical terms of Greek and Latin | Terms built from greek and latin word parts such as arthritis |
| eponyms | Terms derived from the name of a person, often a physician or scientist who was the first to identify a condition or technique such as Parkinson disease. |
| Acronyms | Terms formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, can be spoken as a whole word, usually contain a vowel (e.g. laser - light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) |
| Modern language | Terms derived from the English language such as nuclear medicine scanner |
| dura mater | tough outer layer of the meninges |
| cephalalgia | pain in the head; headache |
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