| Term | Definition |
|---|
| calcul/o | stone, calculi |
| cheil/o | lips |
| chole/o | gall, bile |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| dia- | through |
| diplo- | double |
| dips/o | thirst |
| drom/o | running along |
| erg/o(ism,istic) | work |
| esthesi/o(ia) | feeling, sensation |
| gen/o(ses) | original development |
| -iasis | infestation, presence of |
| lith/o | stone |
| men/o | menses |
| -metry | process of measuring(counting) |
| peps/o | digestion |
| phag/o(ia) | eating, swallowing |
| pleg/o(ia) | paralysis |
| pne/o(a) | breathe |
| py/o | pus |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| staphyl/o | bunches like grapes, uvula |
| strepto- | twisted chains |
| syn- | joined, fused |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| -blast | embryonic, immature cell |
| -cele | herniation |
| -cide | kill |
| colp/o | vagina |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| intestin/o(ai) | intestine |
| -lysis | destruction |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| metr/o | tissues of the uterus |
| nat/o(ai) | birth |
| neo- | new |
| nephr/o | kidney, nephrons |
| olig- | slight |
| oophor/o | ovaries |
| orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o | testicles |
| pen/o (ile) | penis |
| -pexy | fixation of a prolapsed organ |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -phagia | swallow, eat |
| -ptosis | condition of prolapse |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| py/o | pus |
| ren/o | kidney |
| -rrhagia | hemorrhaging |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| spermat/o, sperm/o | spermatozoa, sperm |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes, uterine tubes |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| ur/o(ia) | urine, condition in the urine |
| ureter/o | ureters |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| bacterium | The singular of bacteria is ________ |
| excision of the uvula | staphyl/ectomy(uvul/ectomy) means _____ |
| Staphyl/ectomy or uvul/ectomy | Words meaning removal of the uvula |
| pyothorax | pneumonia(fluid and infection) and lung abcess are two other diseases causing ____ |
| flow or discharge of pus | Py/o/rrhea means *____ |
| py/o | Py.o/rrhea alvelaris is a disease of the teeth and gums. The part of the disease name that tells you that pus is discharged is ___/____ |
| pyorrhea | Disease of the salivary gland for which there is a flow of pus is called _______ salivaris |
| otodynia or otalgia | when otitis media is prolonged there is usually been enough destruction of the tissue that _____(ear pain) no longer occurs |
| eardrum | membrana tympani sinistra (MTS) refers to the left ____ |
| tympan/ic | pertaining to the eardrum ___/______ |
| tympan/o/tomy | incision into the eardrum __/__/____ |
| tympan/ectomy | excision of the eardrum ______/______ |
| tympan/o/metry | process of measuring the function of the eardrum is called ____ |
| tympan/ites | Using the word root, what means distended with gas-as tight as a drum, ___/_____ |
| tympanites | if the patient complaines of very bloated, gassy feeling and has a distended abdomen, the doctor may write a ______ on the chart |
| audi/o/meter | instrument used to measure hearing |
| audi/o/metry | process of measuring hearing |
| audi/o/gram | a record made by the instrument used to test hearing |
| audi/o/log/ist | a hearing specialist is called an __/____/_____/____ |
| unable to make sounds | A/phonia means _____ |
| weak voice | Dys/phonia means____ |
| slow speech | brady/phasia means ____ |
| absence of speech | A/phasia means _____ |
| pertaining to the voice | Phon/ic means |
| phon/o/meter | instrument used to measure intensity of vocal sounds is called a ___/__/____ |
| phon/o/logy | study of voice or vocal sounds __/___/____ |
| audi/o/logy | study of hearing is ___/___/____ |
| phas/o/logy | study of speech is __/___/____ |
| nose | rhin/o is used in words abou the _____ |
| rhin/itis | inflammation of the nose |
| rhin/o/rrhea | drainage from the nose due to the head cold is a symptom of ____/___/_____ |
| rhinorrhea | A discharge from the sinuses through the nose is a form of _______ |
| rhinorrhea | nasal catarrh is another form of _____ |
| rhin/o/plasty | surgical repair of the nose is called ___/___/____ |
| rhin/o/tomy | incision of the nose is ___/____/_____ |
| calculus or stone | lith/o is the combining form for _____ |
| calculi or stones | lith/o/genesis means producing for formuing _______ |
| lith/o/gen/ic | the adjectival form of lithogenesis is ___/____/____/_____ |
| calculi or stones | lith/o/logy is the science of dealing with or studying ____ |
| lith/o/tomy | incision for the removal of a stone ____./___/_____ |
| lith/o/meter | instrument for measuring the size of calculi ___/____/_____ |
| gall or bile | chol/e is the combining form for _______ |
| chol/e/lith | one result of gallbladder disease is the presence of a gallstone or ___/___/_____ |
| chol/e/lith/iasis | presence of gallstones in the gallbladder is called __-/____/_____/____ |
| trichomonas | infestation caused by trichomoniasis |
| yeast(monilia) | infestation caused by moniliasis |
| filiarial worm or local inflammation of lymph nodes | infestation caused by elephantiasis |
| giardia lamblia | infestation caused by giardiasis |
| liver | chol/e/cyst is a medical name for ____ |
| chol/e/cyst/o/gram | an xray of the gallbladder __/__/___/___/___ |
| chol/e/cyst/o/graphy | process of taking a gallbladder xray |
| chol/e/cyst/itis | inflammation of the gallbladder is medically called ___/___/___/___ |
| cholecystitis | fatty food aggravate symptoms of abdominal pain and hyperemesis and should be avoided in cases of _____ |
| chol/e/cyst/o/tomy | incision into the gallbladder, __/___/___/____/___ |
| chol/e/cyst/ectomy | excision of the gallbladder __/___/___/___/__- |
| rhin/o/lith | a calculus or stone in the nose i a ___/___/____ |
| slow | brady/cardia means ____ heart action |
| brady/phag/ia | abnormally slow swallowing is called ___/___/____ |
| bradyphagia | slow eating |
| bradyphagia | elderly people who chew and swallow very slowly are exhibiting _____ |
| brady/cardi/a | abnormally slow heart action is ___/___/___ |
| fast or rapid | tachy- means ____ |
| rapid heart action | tachy/cardia means ________ |
| tachy/phagia | word for fast eating ___/_____ |
| tach/o/gram | record of the velocity of the blood flow is a ___/____/____ |
| tachy/cardi/a | an abnormally rapid heartbeat is ___/___/___ |
| respiration or breathing | pne/o any place means _____ |
| silent | When pne/o begins a word is it _____ |
| slow breathing | brady/pnea means _______ |
| tachy/pnea | rapid breathing ____/_____ |
| tachypnea | increased carbon dioxed speeds up breathing and causes ______ |
| tachypnea | muscle exercise increases amount of carbon dioxide in the blood, speeding respiration and produces ____ |
| tachypnea | running a race causes ______ |
| without breathing | A/pnea means ______ |
| a/pnea | if the level of carbon dioxide in the blood falls very low, ___/____ results |
| apnea | when breathing ceases for a bit ______ results |
| brady/pnea | breathing is very slow it is called ____/_______ |
| without generation(origin) | A/gen/esis means ______ |
| a/gen/esis | when an organ does not develop, physicians use the word __/___/___ |
| agenesis | it a hand does not develop the condition is called _____ |
| carcin/o/ges/esis | development of cancer, __/___/___/___ |
| dys/men/o/rrhea | painful or diffiicult menstruation ___/____/___/_____ |
| a/men/o/rrhea | absence of menstruation __/___/___/____ |
| dys/phag/ia | difficult swallowing: ___/___/___ |
| dys/pnea | difficult breathing ___/____ |
| digestion | peps/o and pept/ic are about the _____ |
| dyspepsia | eating under tension is called ______ |
| a/peps/ia | cessation of digestion is ___/___/___ |
| brady/peps/ia | slow digestions is __/___/___ |
| pept/ic | stomach ulcers are ___/____ ulcers |
| therm/o/meter | instrument used to measure heat is a ___/___/___ |
| therm/al or therm/ic | pertaining to heat ______/ ___ or ___/______ |
| therm/o/esthesi/a or therm/o/algesia | oversensitivity to heat ___/___/___/____ or ___/_/______ |
| therm/o/gen/esis | formation of body heat ___/____/____/____ |
| therm/o/phobia | abnormal fear of heat ___/____/____ |
| therm/o/plegia | heatstroke ___/___/___ |
| dia/therm/y | heating through tissue(treatment) ___/___/____ |
| hyper/therm/ia | high body temp(fever) __/___/___ |
| hypo/therm/ia | low body temp __/___/___ |
| micro/cephal/us | abnormally small head __/___/___ |
| micro/cyst | very small cyst __/____ |
| micro/cyte | very small cell __/____ |
| micro/cardi/a | condition of having a small heart is __/___/____ |
| micro/gram | one thousandth of a milligram ___/____ |
| micro/surgery | surgery performed on minute structures using a microsope and small instruments ___/____ |
| macro/cyte | very large cells are called __/____ |
| macro/gloss/ia | abnormally large tongue __/___/____ |
| macrot/ia | large ear __/___ |
| macro/rhin/ia | large nose ___/___/___ |
| macro/cheil/ia | large lips __/___/___ |
| dactyl | word root for fingers and toes is _____ |
| dactyl/o | combining form for finger or toes is ___/____ |
| dactyl/itis | inflammation of a digit ___/____ |
| dactyl/o/spasm | cramp of a digit __/___/___ |
| dactyl/o/gram | fingerprint ___/___/___ |
| macro/dactyl/ia | condition or having abnormally large fingers or toes |
| poly/dactyl/ism | too many fingers or toes ___/____/____ |
| syn/dactyl/ism | person with two or more fingers joined together has a condition called ___/___/____ |
| syn/erg/istic | drugs that work together to increase each other's effects are called ___/___/___ (adjective) drugs |
| syn/erg/etic | three muscles in the forearm that work together are __/___/___ muscles |
| synergistic | pain killing drugs are _______ |
| synergistic | taking alcohol while using painkillers can cause a dangerous _____ effect |
| syn/arthr/osis | when bones are fused at a joint so there in no movement __/___/___ |
| syndrome | complete picture of a disease |
| Korsakoff's syndrome | syndrome due to alcoholism |
| Fetal Alcohol syndrome | pregnant mothers drinking alcohol can cause deformities in newborns and is called ____ |
| Reye's syndrome | behavior changes and hyperemesis following a viral infection and fever are symptoms of ___ |
| pro/drome | indicating an approaching disease __/____ |
| prodromes | the sneezes that come before a common cold are the ___(plural) of the cold |
| pro/drom/al | chickenpox has a macular rash that precedes the papules, this is known as the ___/___/___(adjective) rash. |
| dips | root word for thirst |
| poly/dips/ia | highly salted meal may cause ___/___/___ |
| polydipsia | if the pituitary gland secretes too much of one hormones, salt is retained in the body, and ___results |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst is called ___ |
| dips/o/man/ia | alcoholism is ___/___/___ |
| alcohol/ism | nerve inflammation, insomnia, hallucinations, and nerve pain is sequel to ___/____ |
| ur/o | combining form for urine |
| ur/o/logist | men with concerns about infertility or impotence may consult a __/___/__ |
| ur/o/genital | pertaining to urinary tract and genitals __/___/___ |
| ur/o/pathy | any disease of the urinary tract __/__/__/__ |
| poly/uria | too much urination __/___ |
| noct/uria | excessive urination at night __/___ |
| an/uria | suppressed urination ___/___ |
| olig/uria | abnormally low amounts of urine __/___ |
| hemat/ura | blood in the urine _____/____ |
| albumin/uria | protein in the urine ___/____ |
| glycos/uria | sugar in the urine ___/____ |
| keton/uria | ketones in the urine ___/___ |
| noctum/al en/ur/esis | bed wetting ___/___/___/____ |
| bacter/i/uria | bacteria in the urine __/__/____ |
| poly/uria | when a person drinks too much water, ___/___ results |
| noct/uria | urinating at night ___/____ |
| poly/uria | frequent urination ______/_____ |
| hemat/uria | blood in the urine ___/____ |
| olig/uria | low amount of urine ___/____ |
| poly/neur/itis | inflammation of many nerves ___/___/____ |
| poly/arthr/itis | inflammation of many joints ___/___/____ |
| poly/neur/algia | pain in the nerves ___/___/___ |
| poly/ot/ia | state of having too many or more than two ears |
| poly/cyst/ic | having many cysts ___/___/___ |
| poly/phagia | eating too much ___/____ |
| poly/phobia | excessive fear of things ___/____ |
| ren/o | root word for kidney |
| ren/al | pertaining to the kidney ___/___ |
| ren/o/pathy | any kidney disease ___/__/__ |
| ren/o/gram | record from an xray of the kidney ___/__/-__ |
| renointestinal | pertaining to the kidney and intestine |
| renogastric | pertaining to the kidney and stomach |
| nephr/itis | inflammation of the kidneys ___/____ |
| nephr/o/ptosis | people who ride motorcycles often wear special clothing or a kidney belt to protect against __/__/___ |
| -pexy | suffix for fixation |
| nephr/o/pexy | specific type of repair to treat nephroptosis is ___/__/___ |
| nephr/o/lith | stone in the kidney _____/__/___ |
| nephr/o/megal/y | enlargement of kidney tissue __/___/___/__ |
| nephr/o/malac/ia | softening of the kidney tissue ____/____/___ |
| nephr/o/lysis | destruction of kidney tissue __/___/___ |
| chol/e/lith | gallstone ___/_/__ |
| chol/e/lith/iasis | infestation of gallstones __/__/__/__/__ |
| rhin/o/lith | nasal stones __/___/___ |
| renal pelvis | pyel/o refers to ___ |
| pyel/itis | inflammation of the renal pelvis ____/____ |
| pyel/o/plasty | surgical repair of renal pelvis ___/___/___ |
| pyel/o/nephr/osis | condition of renal pelvis and kidney ___/___/___/____ |
| pyel/o/nephr/itis | inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney __/__/___/___ |
| pyel/o/gram | xray of the renal pelvis __/__/____ |
| stone or calculus in the ureter | ureter/o/lith means____ |
| ureter/o/cele | herniation of the ureter __/___/___ |
| ureter/o/pathy | any disease of the ureter __/___/____ |
| ureter/o/pyel/o/plasty | plastic surgery of the ureter and renal pelvis __/___/____/___/__ |
| ureter/o/pyel/itis | inflammation of the ureter and renal pelvis __/__/__/___ |
| ureter/o/cyst/o/stomy | making a new opening between the ureter and bladder ___/___/___/__/___ |
| ureter/o/py/osis | a condition of the ureter involving pus __/___/__/___ |
| ureterorrhaphy | suturing or stitching of the ureters |
| ureter/o/rrhaphy | suturing of the ureter __/__/___ |
| nephr/o/rrhaphy | suturing of the kidney __/__/___ |
| cyst/o/rrhaphy | suturing of the bladder __/__/_____ |
| neur/o/rrhaphy | suturing of a nerve __/__/__ |
| colp/o/rrhaphy | suturing of the vagina __/__/_____ |
| urethr/o | combining for of urethra -tube from urinary bladder to outside ___/_ |
| ureter/o | combining form of ureters-tubes from each kidney to the bladder ___/___ |
| uret/o | combining form of uterus-womb ___/__ |
| urethr/o/rrhaphy | suturing of the urethra ___/___/____ |
| urethr/o/tomy | incision into the urethra ___/___/___ |
| urethr/o/spasm | spasm of the urethra __/___/___ |
| urethr/o/vagin/al | pertaining to the urethra and vagina |
| urethr/o/cyst/itis | inflammation of the urethra and bladder |
| hem/o/rrhage | encephal/o/rrhagia means brain ___/_/___ |
| urethr/o/rrhagia | urethra hemorrhage __/__/____ |
| men/o/rrhagia | excessive bleeding during menstruation __/___/____ |
| cyst/o/rrhagia | hemorrhage of the bladder __/__/__ |
| ureter/o/rrhagia | hemorrhage of the ureter ___/__/____ |
| spermat/o/genesis | formation of sperm or male germ cells __/__/___ |
| sperm/o/lysis | destructionof spermatozoa ___/__/___ |
| spermat/o/lysis or sperm/o/blast or spermat/o/blast | immature sperm cell ___/__/___ or ___/___/____ or __/__/___ |
| spermat/o/cyst | a bladder or sac containing sperm is a ___/__/___ |
| spermat/oid | a word for resembling sperm __/___ |
| spermat/o/pathy | a word for disease of sperm __/___/____ |
| spermat/o/cele | herniated saclike structure containing sperm is __/__/___ |
| sperm/i/cide | an agent used to kill sperm __/__/___ |
| spermicide | condoms are used with creams and/or foams thta contain a ____ |
| excision of the testicle | orchid/ectomy, or orchi/ectomy, or orch/ectomy |
| orchid/algia or orchid/o/dynia | pain in the testes __/___ or __/__/___ |
| testicul/ar | a person with orchidalgia is experiencing _____/___ pain |
| testicular | testicular self-exam is recommended for the early detection of ___ cancer |
| orchid/o/plasty | surgical repair of testicles __/__/__ |
| orchid/o/cele | herniation of the testicle __/__/___ |
| orchid/o/tomy | incision into the testicle __/__/___ |
| crypt/orchid/ism | testicle is hidden in the abdominal cavity __/___/____ |
| test/is | singular noun for testicles ___/___ |
| test/es | plural noun for testicles ___/_____ |
| test/icle | singular noun for testicles ___/____ |
| test/icles | plural noun ____/____ |
| test/icular | adjectival form ____/_______ |
| hidden | a crypt/ic belief is one whose meaning is _____ |
| hidden(undescended) | cyrptorchidism refers to the _____ testicle |
| prostat/itis | inflammation of the prostate gland ___/____ |
| semin/al | combination of fluids and sperm is called ___(adjective ) fluid. |
| semin/al | ___/___ vesical secretes fluid to lubricate and nurture sperm |
| semin/oma | seminal tissue tumor is called a __/____ |
| semen | fluid containing porstatic fluid and sperm is ____ |
| prostat/o/rrhea | abnormal flow or discharge from prostrate gland is ___/___/___ |
| prostat/algia | prostatic pain is called ___/____ |
| prostat/ectomy | excision of the prostate ___/____ |
| balan/o/plasty | surgical repair of the glans penis __/__/____ |
| balan/o/rrhea | flow or discharge from glans penis __/_/__ |
| pen/itis | inflammation of the penis __/___ |
| scrot/um | scrot/al is adjective for ___/___ |
| pen/ile | device implanted into the penis is called a ___/____ prosthesis |
| scrot/um | saclike structure that contains the testes is the __/___ |
| pen/o/scrot/al | pertaining to the penis and scrotum __/__/__/___ |
| o/o/blast | embryonic egg cell is __/__/___ |
| o/o/gen/esis | changes that occur in the cell from ooblast to mature ovum __/__/___/___ |
| oogenesis | it it impossible for a spermatozoon to fertilize an ovum until ____ occurs |
| ovary | when you see oophor in a word you think of ___ |
| ovary | about every 28 days an ovum is discharged from the ___ |
| oophorectomy | excision of the ovary |
| oophor/itis | inflammation of the ovary __/__ |
| oophor/ectomy | excision of an ovary __/____ |
| oophor/oma | tumor of an ovary ___/____ |
| fixation | -pexy is a suffix for ___ |
| orchi/o/pexy or orchid/o/pexy | displaced testicle is __/__/___ or ___/__/____ |
| oophor/o/pexy | when an ovary is displaced an ___/___/___ is performed |
| oophoropexy | surgical procedure to fixate a prolapsed ovary is called ___ |
| fallopian tube | a salping/o/scope is an instrument used to examine ______ |
| salping/o/stomy | a new surgical opening made in a fallopian tube is __/__/___ |
| salping/itis | inflammation of the fallopian tube __/___ |
| salping/ectomy | excision of a fallopian tube __/___ |
| salping/o | also refers to eustachian tubes in ears __/__ |
| salping/o-/oophor/itis | inflammation of the fallopian tube and overy __/__/__/__ |
| salping/o-/oophor/o/cele | a hernia that encloses the fallopian tube and ovary is a ___/___/___/___/___ |
| colp/itis | inflammation about the vagina __/____ |
| colp/o/dynia | means vaginal pain ___/___/___ |
| colp/o/pathy | an disease of the vagina is __/__/___ |
| vaginal spasm | colp/o/spasm is a __ |
| colp/ectomy | excision of a part of the vagina is ___/____ |
| colp/o/pexy | fixation of the vagina __/__/___ |
| colp/o/plasty | surgical repair of the vagina __/__/___ |
| colp/o/scope | instrument for examing the vagina __/__/____ |
| colp/o/tomy | incision into the vaginal wall ___/___/____ |
| uterus | hyster/o excision of the ___ |
| hyster/o/tomy | incision into the uterus ___/__/___ |
| hysterospasm | spasm of the uterus |
| hyster/o/salping/o/gram | an xray of the uterus and fallopian tubes is called a __/__/__/__/___ |
| hyster/o/pathy | general term for any disease of the uterus is ___/___/___ |
| hyster/o | combining form for uterus ___/__ |
| salping/o | combining form for fallopian tubes ___/___ |
| oophor | word root for ovary |
| -ectomy | suffix for excision |
| hyster/o/scope | instrument used to see into the uterus ___/___/____ |
| hyster/o/scopy | procedure involving a hyster/o/scope ___/____/_____ |
| uter/ine | tubes leading to the ovares ___/____ |
| hyster/o | __/__ means uterus as an organ |
| metr/o | __/___ means uterine tissues |
| metr/o/plegia | paralysis of uterus or uterine musculature __/___/___ |
| metr/o/rrhea | discharge from the uterine tissues __/___/___ |
| metr/o/pathy ir hyster/o/pathy | building words meaning uterine disease ___/___/___ or ___/___/____ |
| metr/o/cele or hyster/o/cele | herniation of the uterus __/__/__ or __/___/__ |
| endo/metr/iosis | tissue is found outside of the uterus, ovaries or bowel is called ___/___/____ |
| hyster/o/salping/o-/oophor/ectomy | excision of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries ___/__/___/__/___//___ |
| prolapse or falling | ptosis in greek |
| hyster/o/ptosis | a hyster/o/pexy would be done to correct a __/__/___ |
| hysteroptosis | when a uterus prolapses it is called ____ |
| colp/o/ptosis | prolapse of the vagine __/___/____ |
| hyster/o/pexy | surgical fixation of uterus is __/___/____ |
| hyster/o/cele | uterine hernia is called __/__/___ |
| cervic/itis | inflammation of the cervix ___/___ |
| cervic/al | pertaining to the cervic __/___ |
| con/ization | ___may be performed to remove a cone-shaped sample of __/____ tissue |
| endo/cervical or cervic/al | a coni/ization is performed to remove a cone-shaped ____/____ tissue |
| women | field of medicine called gynec/o/logy deals with diseases of _____ |
| gynec/o/logist or gynec/o/log/ic | physician who specializes in female disorders is __/___/___ |
| gynec/oid | resembling woman ___/____ |
| gynec/o/pathy | any disease peculiar to women ___/___/___ |
| gyn/e/phobia | abnormal fear of women __/___/____ |
| vessel | vas/o/dilatat/ion means enlarging the diameter of a _______ |
| vas/o/constrict/ion | decreasing the size of the diameter of a vessel __/___/____ |
| vas/o/dilator | allows more blood to flow to heart and pain stops __/___/____ |
| vessel | vas/o/dilator is an adjective that refers to nerves that control the tone of the blood ___ walls |
| vas/al | pertaining to a vessel __/__ |
| vas/o/spasm | spasm of a vessel ___/____ |
| vas/o/tripsy | crushing of a vessel with a forcep to stop hemorrhage __/__/___ |
| vas/o/tomy | incision into the vas deferens __/___/___ |
| vas/o/ectomy | removal of a segment of the vas deferens __/___/___ |
| vas/o/rrhaphy | suture of the vas deferens __/___/___ |
| vas/o/stomy | making a new opening into the vas deferens __/___/___ |
| an/o | anus |
| -cele | herniation |
| cheil/o | lips |
| choleangi/o | bile ducts(vessels) |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| -clysis | irrigation or washing |
| col/o | large intestine |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| -ectasia | dilation or stretching |
| enter/o | intestine(mostly small intestine) |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| -graphy | process of making a picture |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| -logist | specialist who studies |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| myc/o | fungus |
| -ostomy | make a new opening |
| pancreat/o | make a new opening |
| -pexy | fixation of a prolapsed organ |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| -ptosis | prolasped organ |
| rect/o | rectum |
| -rrhagia | hemorrhage |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -scope | looking instrument |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| splen/o | spleen |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| -centesis | surgical puncture (remove fluid) |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| CEC/o | blind gut |
| ileocecal | ileum and cecum |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| glossectomy | excision of the tongue |
| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue |
| hypoglossal | under the tingue or to the tongue |
| glossitis | inflammation of tongue |
| glossoptosis | prolapse of the tongue |
| glossoscopy | examination of the tongue |
| chelitis | inflammation of the lips |
| cheloplasty | plastic surgery of the lips |
| cheilotomy | incision of the lips |
| gingival | pertaining to the gums |
| mastication | process of chewing |
| ingestion | process of swallowing |
| digestion | chemical breakdown of food |
| absorption | movement of nutrients from intestine to the blood |
| defecation | expelling solid waste |
| stool | solid waste material |
| feces | solid waste material |
| ic | pertaining to |
| esophageal | adjective of esophag/o |
| osis | condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| stomatomycosis | condition of mouth fungus |
| glossalgia | pain in the tongue |
| glossal | pertaining to tongue |
| sublingual | adjective, means under the tongue |
| hypoglossal | under the tongue |
| glossoptosis | prolapse of the tongue |
| -plegia | suffix meaning paralysis |
| glossoplegic | paralsis of tongue |
| cheilitis | inflammation of lips |
| cheiloplasty | plastic surgey of the lips |
| cheil | word root for lips |
| cheil/o | combining form for lips |
| BM | bowel movement |
| PO | by mouth,orally |
| NPO,npo | nothing by mouth |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| Hep B | hepatitis B vaccine |
| HAV | hepatitis A virus |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HP | Helicobacter pylori |
| GI | gastrointestional |
| GB | gallbladder |
| NG | naogastric |
| BE | barium enema |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| stomatoplasty | surgical repair of the mouth |
| stomatalgia | pain in mouth |
| stomatorrhagia | hemorrhage of the mouth |
| stomatomycosis | condition of mouth fungus |
| cheilotomy | incision of the lips |
| cheilostomatoplasty | plastic surgery of lips and mouth |
| gingiv/o | combining form for gums |
| gingival | pertaining to the gums |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| gingivctomy | excision of the gums |
| gingivoglossitis | inflammation of the gums and tongue |
| linguogingival | tongue and gums ( adjective) |
| mastication | process of chewing |
| ingestion | process of swallowing |
| digestion | chemical breakdown of food |
| absorption | movement of nutrients from intestine to the blood |
| defecation | expelling solid waste |
| feces | solid waste material |
| stool | solid waste material |
| eso- | means in or toward |
| esophageal | ( adjective) of esophagus |
| esophagostenosis | narrowing of the esophagus |
| stenosis | condition of narrowing that may occur in a tube or passageway |
| mitral stenosis | narrowing of the mitral valve opening in the heart |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | ( GERD) causes the gastric and duodenal juices to enter and irritae the esophagus |
| gastrorrhagia | stomach hemorrage |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| -ectasia (ectasis) | suffix meaning stretching or dilatation |
| gastrectasia | dilatation or stretching of the stomach |
| gastroenteroptosis | prolapse of the stomach and small intestine |
| enter/o | words used about the small intestine or intestine in general |
| gastroenterology | internal medicine specialty that studies diseases of stomach and intestine |
| enteritis | inflammation of intestine |
| dysenterly | diorder of intestine by inflammation, pain, and diarrhea. |
| dys- | diffuculty or pain |
| gastroenteric | pertaining to stomach and small intestine |
| enterorrhagia | hemorrhage of small intestine |
| enterocele | intertinal hernia |
| enterocentesis | surgical punture of the small intestine |
| enteroptosis | prolapse of small intestine |
| col/o | combining form for colon ( large intestine) |
| colic or colonic | pertaining to colon or large intestine |
| colocentesis | surgical punture of colon |
| colopexy | surgical fixation of colon |
| colostomy | making new opening into colon |
| coloptosis | prolapseof colon |
| diverticulitis (singular,diverticulum) | inflammation of diverticula |
| diverticula | outpouchings or pockets that develop in colon wall |
| diverticulosis | chronic abdominal pain,cramping,and changes in bowel habits |
| coloclysis | irrigation of colon |
| -clysis | suffix for washing or irrigation |
| enteroscope | instrument to examine small intestine |
| sigmoid/o | refers to the sigmoid colon |
| sigmoidoscope | used to examine the sigmoid colon ( instrument) |
| sigmoidoscopy | procedure of examining the sigmoid colon with scope |
| rect/o | combining form for rectum |
| rectal | pertaining to rectum |
| rectocele | rectal hernia or herniation of rectum |
| colorectal | pertaining to colon and rectum |
| rectoclysis | washing or irrigation of rectum |
| rectoscope | instrument for examining the rectum |
| rectoscopy | proces of examining the rectum with rectoscope |
| rectoplasty | plastic surgery of the rectum |
| rectorrhaphy | suturing or stitching of rectum |
| cathartic | another name for a laxative |
| constipation | infrequent or small amount of bowel movement |
| hepat/o | combining form for liver |
| hepatomegaly | means enlargement of liver |
| rectourethral | pertaining to rectum and urethra |
| rectocystotomy | incision of bladder through the rectum |
| proct/o | combining form for anus and rectum |
| proctoclysis | washing or irrigation of anus and rectum |
| proctologist | specializes in diseases of anus and rectum |
| proctopexy | surgical fixation of rectum and anus |
| proctorrhaphy | suturing of rectum and anus |
| hepatitis | inflammation of liver |
| pancreat/o | used in words about pancreas |
| pacreatolysis | destruction of pancreatic tissue |
| pancreatolith | stone or calculus in pancreas |
| pancreatopathy | any pancreatic disease |
| pancreatectomy | excision of part or all pancreas |
| choleiths | condition which gallstones form in gallbladder |
| cholecystograph | x-ray of gallbladder |
| pancreatisis | caused by choleiths lodge in the bilary duct blocking bile flow or in pancreatic ducts |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of gallbladder |
| cholangiopancreatography | ERCP look for a stone that is difficult to see |
| a/tresia | not perforated or not opened |
| esophageal atresia | esophagus would be closed |
| cirrhosis | chronic alcoholism or hepatitis may lead to dysfunctional liver disease |
| kirrhos | means orange-yellow |
| splen/o | used in words about the spleen |
| splenectomy | excision of spleen |
| splenomegaly | englargement of spleen |
| splenoptosis | prolapse of spleen |
| splenic | pertaining to spleen |
| esphagoduodenostomy | particular anastomosis is also called, entire gastrectomy performed |
| enterocholecystostomy | incision in small intestine, gallbladder |
| algesia | condition of pain sensitivity |
| algesic | pertaining to algesia |
| algesimeter | an instrument used for measuring level of pain |
| analgesia | condition without pain |
| anesthesia | conditon of no sensation |
| anesthesiology | science of studying the administration of anesthetics |
| anesthetic | agent that produces loss of sensation |
| angiectasia | dilation of a vessel |
| angiogram | x-ray of a vessel |
| angioblast | immature vessel cell |
| angiolysis | vessel destruction |
| angioma | vessel tumor |
| angiopathy | vessel disease |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a vessel |
| angiorrhexis | rupture of a blood vessel |
| angiosclerosis | hardening of a vessel |
| angioscopy | process of looking into a vessel using a scope |
| angiospasm | vessel spasm |
| arteriectasia | dilation of an artery |
| arteriofibrosis | condition of fibrous growth in the arteries |
| arteriomalacia | softening of the arteries |
| arteriorrhexis | hardening of the arteries |
| hematology | study of blood |
| hematolysis | destruction of blood cells |
| hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| hepatopathy | any disease of the liver |
| histoblast | an embryonic cell |
| hydrophobia | abnormal fear of water |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomiting |
| hypertension | abnormally high blood pressure |
| hypoplasia | deficient develpoment |
| hypotrophy | progressive degeneration, organ or tissue wastes away or decreases in size |
| abduction | movement limb away from midline of body |
| adduction | movement of limb towards body |
| abdominocentesis | surgical punture of abdomen |
| adenitis | inflammation of glands |
| adenocarcinoma | cancer of glandular tissues |
| adhesion | condition of body tissues that normally grow seperate join together |
| infarction | sudden insufficiency of blood supply arterial or venous |
| inflammation | redness,swelling,pain,heat irrated or infected tissue |
| embolus | a thrombus (clot) that moves |
| erthropenia | abnormally low red blood cells |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| Kinesalgia | pain in movement |
| kinesology | study of movement |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| lipoma | fatty tumor |
| lithotripsy | surgical crushing of stones |
| megalocardio | enlargement or overdevelopment of heart |
| megalomania | sympton of mental disorder, patient has delusion of grandeur |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| metastasis | transfer of a disease from one organ to another not connected to it |
| metastases | plural form of metastasis, disease spreads beyond its point of origin |
| myocardial | relating to the myocardium |
| myelodysplasia | defective poor formation of spinal cord |
| myofibroma | fibrous muscle tumor |
| myography | the process of taking |
| neuroarthropathy | any disease of nerves and joint |
| neuroblast | a germ cell from which a nerve cell develops |
| orthrodontist | dentist specializes in straighting abnormally positioned teeth |
| osteoporosis | disease condition of which the deterioration of the bone matrix |
| osteosarcoma | bone cancer |
| otorrhea | discharge from ear |
| paroxysmal | waking in night with difficulty breathing |
| pharmacology | one who studies pharmacy, drugs or medicine |
| phlebotomy | incision into vein or venipunture |
| phleborrhexis | rupture of vein |
| thrombosis | condition of forming a thrombus |
| thrombocyte | cell that aids in clotting |
| thrombus | clot |
| psychology | study of mind,mental process and human behavior |
| psychomotor | mental process that causes movement |
| pschoneurosis | emotional and behavior disorder manifested by aniety, phobias and defens mechanisms |
| parnephritis | inflammation near kidney |
| paraplegia | paralysis of lower body |
| neurologist | specialist who studies nervous system disorders |
| neuropathy | generalized disease condition of the nerves |
| atherosclerosis | haardening of the ateries caused by fatty substance atheroma |
| proximal proxim/o | near the point of origin |
| coronal coron/o | resembling a crown or encircling |
| sagittal sagitt/o | vertical, anterposterior direction or plane dividing into left and right |
| distal dist/o | away from the point of origin |
| inferior sub- or infra | below |
| lateral later/o | toward the side, away from midline |
| plasm/o | disolved material within cells |
| trans- | across |
| tonsill/o (ar) | tonsils |
| -phillia | attraction toward |
| per- | through |
| or/o (al) | mouth (oral) |
| ocul/o (ar) | eye |
| necr/o | dead |
| lumin/o | light |
| leps/o (y) | seizure |
| lact/o | milk |
| iso- | same size |
| ex- | out from |
| epi- | upon |
| dia- | through |
| de- | down |
| circum- | encircling making a circle |
| articul/o (ar) | joint articulation |
| aer/o | air, oxygen |
| aniso- | unequal in size |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| ur/o (ia) | urine, condition in the urine |
| vers/o (ion) | turning, twisting |
| vaccin/o | immunization, vaccine |
| -scopic | pertaining to use of a scope |
| retro- | behind, in back of |
| pyr/o | fire, heat |
| primi- | first |
| periton/o | peritoneum |
| -ostomy | make a new opening |
| -osis | condition |
| nulli- | none |
| nucle/o (ar) | nucleus |
| mono- | one |
| milli- | one thousandth |
| meso- | middle |
| mamm/o | breast |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| kilo- | one thousand |
| immun/o | immunity |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| graft | place new tissue on to grow |
| gen/o | produce, develop |
| flex/o (ion) | bending, shortening |
| endocardi/o | lining of the heart (endocardium) |
| endo- | inner |
| ecto- | outer |
| dont/o | tooth |
| deci- | one tenth |
| deca- | ten |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cholaeangi/o | bile duct |
| centi- | one hundredth |
| auto- | self |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| viscer/o | organ |
| -tropic | effects, alters |
| toc/o (ia) | labor |
| than/o | death |
| syphil/o | syphillis |
| -stasis | stay constant, control |
| sagitt/o | vertical ( cut or plane) |
| psych/o | mind, mental process |
| pseud/o | false |
| proxim/o | close |
| pro- | in front of, before |
| pharmac/o | drugs |
| peritone/o (um) | peritoneal membrane |
| pariet/o | wall |
| omphal/o | naval, umbillicus |
| later/o | side |
| -iatrist | one who practices ( specialist) |
| eu- | easy, good |
| dist/o | distant |
| coron/o | crown |
| chrom/o | color |
| cephal/o | head |
| caud/o | tail, bottom end of spine |
| anter/o | front, anterior |
| aer/o | air, ( with oxygen) |
| phon/o (ia) | voice, sounds |
| -penia | abnormally low number, lack of |
| phas/o ( ia) | speech |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| -emia | condition in the blood |
| ana/tomy | study of naming body structures |
| medial medi/o | toward the midline |
| caudal, caudad caud/o | downward, toward the tail |
| cephalic, cephal/o | upward, toward the head |
| posterior ( post) poster/o | following or located behind |
| anterior ( ant) anter/o | toward the front or in front of |
| ventral ventr/o | near or on the belly side of the body |
| dorsal dors/o | near or on the back |
| coronary arteries | arteries encircling the heart |
| sagittal | any vertical slice from front to back view |
| dialysis | is a normal separation of substances in a solution and continous |
| bio | life, living things |
| biogenesis | formation of living things |
| anaerobic | existing without air (oxygen) |
| aerobic | needing air, (oxygen) to live |
| tetanus bacillus | causes lockjaw, develop only in closed wounds where air does not penerate |
| botulism | food poisoning occurs canned meat and veg. that do not admit air. |
| decalcification | when calcium is removed from the bones |
| deciduoous | baby teeth that fall from a child mouth |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| bid | twice a day |
| Ca | calium |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| cm | centimeter |
| CST | certified surgical technologist |
| D/W | dextrose in water |
| DPT,DTP,DTaP | diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (vaccine) |
| exc | excision |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| grav 1,2,3 | pregancy (number of) |
| FMS | full mouth extraction |
| GHB | glycated hemoglobin |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| laparectomy | excision of part of abdomainal wall |
| laparohempatotomy | incison into the liver |
| pyro | heat, fever, fire |
| pyrosis | condition of heat |
| pyrexia | fever |
| hyperpyrexia | condition of high fever |
| pyrotoxin | toxin produced by fever |
| hidrocystadenoma | cystic tumor of a sweat |
| hidrosis | condition of sweating |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of sweat glands |
| anhidrosis | absence of sweat |
| pyrolysis | destruction by fever |
| glyc/o and gluc/o | sweet or sugar |
| glucogenesis | formation of glycogen from carbohydrates |
| glucose | usable form of stored glycogen |
| glycohemoglobin | combination of sugar and hemoglobin in the blood |
| glycemia | sugar in the blood |
| hemi- | half |
| semi- latin | half |
| mono- | one |
| uni- latin | one |
| prot | first |
| prim latin | first |
| di (plo) | two |
| bi latin | two |
| tri | three |
| tri latin | three |
| tetra | four |
| quadr latin | four |
| penta | five |
| quint latin | five |
| hexa | six |
| sexta latin | six |
| hepta | seven |
| septa latin | seven |
| octa | eight |
| oct latin | eight |
| enne(a) | nine |
| non(i) latin | nine |
| deca | ten |
| dec(i) latin | tenth |
| hecto | one hundred |
| cent(i) | one hundredth |
| kilo | one thousand |
| mill(i) | one thousand |
| mononucleosis | condition caused by viral infection that can damage liver |
| gravida | refers to pregnancies |
| para | refers to live births |
| anti- | against |
| arthrit/ic | arthritis |
| bi- | two |
| cath/o | flexible tube |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum (brain) |
| contra- | against |
| cost/o | ribs |
| dis- | undo, take apart |
| dur/o | dura matter |
| epi- | upon |
| extra- | outside |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| infra- | below |
| later/o | side |
| mammo- | breast |
| meta- | beyond |
| narc/o | sleep |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| -opia | vision |
| patell/o | patella (knee cap) |
| pub/o | pubis |
| py/o | pus |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rheum/atic | rheumatiod arthritis |
| seps/o | infection, poison |
| spasm/o | involuntary contracting |
| splen/o | spleen |
| sub- | below |
| super- | above, on top of |
| sym- | joined |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | high, beyond, above |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| homoglandular | same gland |
| homosexual | women attracted women, men attracted men |
| hetoropsia | different vision in each eye |
| heterosexual | attracted to different sex (straight) |
| bisexual | someone who attracted physical or sexual to both sexes |
| cross-dresser | person who wears clothing typically worn by opposite sex (transvestite) |
| transgender | umbrella term for all gender variant people |
| transsexual | person in process of physically altering her or his sex to the opposite, by surgery, implants or hormones |
| intersex | perosn bornwith a body not clearly male or female caused by genetic or chromosomal anomaties (hermphrodite) |
| homogeneous | pertaining to the same throughout |
| heterogeneous | pertaining to different throughout |
| heterogenesis | alternation of generations (syn asexual generation)syn(spontaneous generation) |
| sympath- | prefixes denoting the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| symphysis | eyelids have grown together or ashesions of the eyelids |
| pod/o | combining form for foot |
| sympodia | lower extremities are grown together (united) |
| sympathectomy | excision of a sympathic nerve |
| sympathoma | tumor of sympathic nerve |
| syn and sym | both mean together |
| sym | together when followed by (b, m, p, f, ph) |
| symmetric gangrene | condition affecting the extremities of both sides of the body |
| symmetry | equality or correspondence in form of parts distributed around a center at the extremities or opposite sides of body |
| symmetric fetal growth restriction | proportional reduction in fetal head and body size |
| superciliary | relating to eyebrow |
| superfical | not through, pertaining to or near the surface |
| superinfection | new infection in addition to one already present |
| a- | use if followed by a consonant |
| an- | use if followed by a vowel |
| epigastric region | region over the stomach |
| episplenitis | inflammation of tissue over the spleen |
| epi- | over, upon |
| epicystitis | inflammation of area over the bladder |
| epiephritis | inflammation of tissue upon kidney |
| epidermal | pertaining to tissue upon the outermost layer of skin |
| epicranial | (tissue) covering the cranium |
| episternal | the area above the sternum |
| epicardium | tissue upon the heart |
| epididymis | small oblong body resting upon the testicle, containing convoluted tubes. (sperm production and transportation) |
| epidural | layer is located upon the dura |
| derm/is | middle layer of skin |
| dura matter | outer layer of meninges |
| extrauterine | adjective meaning uterus |
| extranuclear | nucleus of a cell |
| extracystic | outside urinary bladder |
| mammography | process of taking x-ray of breast |
| bilateral hernia | both sides |
| bilateral | opposite of unilateral, including both sides |
| inframammary | below or under the mammary gland |
| infrapatellar | below or under patella (kneecap) |
| subcutaneous | below or under skin |
| subaural | below or under ear |
| aur | ear |
| infrasternal | below or under sternum |
| pub/o | pubis |
| metaphysics | beyond the physical or of the spirit this is study of them |
| metacarpals | bones of hand that are beyond the carpals (wrist) |
| metatarsals | bones of foot beyond tarsals (ankle) |
| metastasis | disease spreads beyond its point of origin |
| metastatic | secondary growth from malignant tumor |
| ultra- | beyond or in excess |
| ultrasonography | process of making an image using ultrasound (US) |
| asepsis | without (lack of) |
| septicopyemia | infection with pus in the bloodstream |
| sept/o or seps/o | combining form for infection |
| seps/is | noun for infection |
| sept/ic | adjective for infected |
| antipyretic | agent works against fever |
| antitoxin | agent that works against toxin |
| apyrotoxin | toxin produced by fever |
| antipruritic | dry skin (itching) |
| antibiotic | works against living bacterial infections |
| antitussive | works against coughs |
| erythomycin | prescribed to fight bacteria, one type antibiotic |
| antiseptics | agents that prevent sepsis by inhibiting growth of causative organisms |
| antibiotics | inhibit growth or destroy microorganisms. cna be used topically or taken internally |
| disinfections | chemical or physical agents that prevent infection by killing microorganisms |
| contra- | against |
| trans- | across or over |
| transpostion | postion across or over |
| transfusion | blood is passed from one person to another |
| catheter | flexible tube |
| catheterization | inserting catheter for urine collection |
| cardiac catheterization | alllows physician to view inside vessel |
| A, B, O, AB | blood types |
| AAMA | American association of Medical Assistants |
| ARDMS | American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
| c | with |
| cath | catheter |
| cm | cenimeter |
| CMA | certified medical assistant |
| C&S*, C and S | culture and sensitivity (antibiotic0 |
| ftm | female to male |
| inf | infusion |
| met.,metas. | metastasis/metastases |
| mtf | male to female |
| RDMS | registered diagnostic medical sonographer |
| s | without |
| subcu,subq, sc* | subcutaneously |
| trans | transverse |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| US | ultrasound |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| XM | cross match (as in blood type and cross match) |
| desis | immobolize |
| arthrodesis | immobolize a joint |
| formation | build |
| foration | puncture |
| per | through |
| perforation | puncture through |
| perforate | act of puncturing |
| perfusion | merge, passing fluid through vessel |
| fusion | skin |
| gestation | period of time from fertilization of oocyyte (ovun) until birth |
| gravida | term used to state the number of pregancies ending inlive or nonlivable births |
| para | state number of live births |
| laser | beam thru scope |
| type I diabetes | IDDM |
| type II diabetes | NIDDM |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| meta- | beyond,after, occurring later in series |
| transcheter | angioplasty (procedure doe enlarging heart vessels) |
| antiarthritic | agent that works against arthritis |
| antipruritic | dry skin (itching) |
| antacid | acid |
| antianemic | works against anemia |
| antiarrhythmic | works against irregular heartbeats |
| anticoagulant | works against clotting |
| bronch/odilator | dilates or enlarges bronchi |
| decongestant | reduces respiratory congestion |
| diuretic | increases urine flow |
| expectorant | assists in removing respiratory secretions |
| hemostatic | controls bleeding |
| hormones | endocrine secretions that affect control mechanisms |
| hypnotic | sleep agent, produces state of hypnosis |
| hypoglycemic | agent that lowers blood sugar (glucose) |
| metaphysics | beyond the physical or of the spirit |
| infracostal | under ribs |
| metacarpals | bones of the hand beyond the carpals (wrist) |
| metatarsals | bones of the foot beyond the tarsals (ankle) |
| ultraviolet | light waves beyond the violet frequency (UV) |
| pathogenic | disease production |
| anticonvulsant | works against seizures |
| antiemetic | works against vomiting |
| antispasmodic | works against muscle spasms |
| anticholinergic | works against parasympathetic impulses |
| antineoplastic, antitumor | works against tumor |
| contra- | against |
| laxative | loosens or liquifies stool for relief of constipation |
| muscle relaxant | relieves tension in skeletal muscle |
| sedative | calms nervous excitement |
| tranquilizer | lowers anxiety and mental tension |
| vasodilator | dilates blood vessels |
| vasopressor | constricts blood vessels, increases blood pressure |
| mi | milliliter (0.001L) |
| cl | centiliter (0.01L) |
| L | liter (1000ml) |
| ht | height |
| U | units |
| spiare | latin for breathe |
| inspiration | breathing in |
| exspiration | breathing out |
| in | in, into, not able |
| incompetence | occurs when orgen is not able to perform its function |
| inompetence | noun |
| incompetent | adjective |
| continence | the ability to control defecation and urination |
| incontinence | lack of control of waste removal or bladder control |
| insane | not sane |
| insomnia | not able to sleep |
| incoherent | not coherent |
| incise | verb= to cut into |
| excise | verb= to cut out or remove |
| excision | noun= removes an organ or tissue |
| inflammation | noun= redness, swelling, pain and heat |
| inflamed | verb= tissues invaded by pathogensor receive physical injury |
| inject | means to introduce a substance into the body |
| inject, injected | verb= form of inject |
| injector | one who injects |
| injection | procedure of injecting |
| IV | intravenous infusion,using an infusion pump |
| stillare | latin means to drip |
| instillation | medication put in ear or eye by drops |
| artifical insemination | process of placing semen into opening of cervix using either husband or donor sperm, |
| expire, exhale | breathe out= verb |
| excision | cutting out=noun |
| inspiration | breathing in= noun |
| incise | to cut into= verb |
| incompetence | not competent |
| incompatiable | not compatiable |
| infusion | solution introduced into a vein |
| incoherent | not able to be understood |
| instillation | medication administration by drops |
| inflamed | red, swollen, painful, warm |
| mal- | bad or poor |
| malodorous | bad odor |
| malaise | general feeling of illness or feeling poorly |
| malformation | poorly form or poor formation |
| malnutrition | poor nutrition,may take form of overnutrition or undernutrition |
| malnutrition | causes overeating,lack of nutrients, emotional eating disorders, starvation, socioeconimic conditions |
| hyperplagia | overeating=eating disorder |
| anorexia nervosa | not eating=eating disorder |
| bulimia | binging and purging = eating disorder |
| anorexia nervosa | person obessed about being thin, severly limits their food intake |
| bulimia | person may overeat then take laxatves or force themselves to purge stomach of food |
| malaria/o | combining form for malaria |
| malaria | bad air |
| antagonistic | opposition between similiar things |
| uni- | one |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| triceps | muscle has three heads |
| tricuspid | valve has three cusps |
| trigeminal | nerve has three branches |
| extension of muscle pair | biceps relaxed, triceps contracted |
| flexion of muscle pair | biceps contracted, triceps relaxed |
| triceps | three headed muscle in posterior upper arm |
| triplets | giving birth to three infants in the same pregnancy |
| furco- | branching or dividing |
| bifurcates | divides into two branches, when an atery divides it (verb) (e.g. carotid artery) |
| note furc | = think fork |
| bifurcation | when a nerve divides into two branches |
| bifurcations | various ducts in the body also form bifurcations (plural) |
| biceps brachi | muscle with two heads or muscle bundles |
| bicuspid | tooth with two cusps |
| bifocal glasses | have two foci lens |
| unicorn | one horn |
| uniovular | pertains to twins develop from on ovum |
| universal | combined into one whole |
| bicellular | made of two cells |
| monocellular or unicellular | made of one cell (adjective) |
| nucleus | singular form |
| nuclei | plural form |
| nuclear | adjective |
| hermaphrodite | person with physical characteristics of both males and females |
| bipolar | affective disorders, severe mood swings from a manic (excited) to depressive state. two polar extremes |
| bisexual | sexually attracted to both sexes |
| bipolar | having two poles (as manic/depressive) |
| multi- | many |
| semi- | half |
| hemi- | half |
| hemicardia | presence of only half of heart (noun) |
| hemigastrectomy | removal of half stomach |
| hemiplegia, hemiparalysis | paralysis of half of body (one side) |
| genit/o | beginning or formation |
| genital | area aroud the external genitalia |
| con- | with |
| congenital cataracts | is born with cataracts |
| congenital scoliosis | child born with lateral curvature of spine |
| congenital anomaly | another way of saying deformity which child is born with |
| kyphosis | posterior curvature of the spine |
| hydrophthalm | child born with congenital glaucoma(increased fluid pressure condition of the eye) |
| kyphosis | humpback |
| lordosis | hollow sway back |
| scoliosis | lateral side diversion |
| sanguin/o | combining form for bloody |
| ity | quality |
| consanguinity | noun= relationship by descent from a common ancestor |
| sanguineous or sanguinous | pertaining to bloody drainage on a dressing |
| consanguinity | blood relationship |
| sanguinous or sanguineous | bloody |
| congenital | born with |
| dis- | to free of, to separate or to undo |
| disease | free of ease |
| dissect | cut a tissue or to undo it (into parts) for study (verb) |
| dissection | noun |
| dissected | paste tense (verb) |
| disinfect | free of infective agents |
| MPD=mutiple personality disorder | disassociate and experience various personas |
| post- | =time, behind,after |
| ante- | movement, before,forward |
| pre- | location, before in front of |
| postprandial | after meals (pp) |
| postcibum | after meals (pc) |
| postglucose | after ingesting glucose (pg) |
| postesophageal | behind the esophagus |
| postmenopausal | after menopause |
| pre- | before or in front of |
| preanesthetic | before anesthesia |
| prehyoid | in front of hyoid bone |
| antepyretic | before fever |
| anteflexion | forward bending |
| postfebrile | pertaining to after a fever |
| postnatal | after birth |
| prenatal | before birth |
| perinatal | concerns events that are around birth |
| antenatal | before birth |
| postoperative | after an operation |
| postcoital | after coitus (intercourse) |
| postpartum | after delivery (refers to the mother) |
| postnatal | after delivery or birth (refers to the baby) |
| Rx | prescription |
| anteversion | turning forward |
| antepartum | before delivery |
| anteposition | position in front |
| mortem | death (think of mortal) |
| postmortem | after death |
| antemortem | before death |
| mortality | death rate |
| morbidity | rate of occurrence of disease |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| LPN | liscensed practial nurse, pass state practical nursing licensing exam,graduate of practical nurse program |
| RN | registered nurse, graduate state board school of nursing,passed state RN exam |
| NP | nurse practioner, RN with advanced preparation of practice |
| CRNA | certified registered nurse anesthetist, RN admisters anesthesia under supervision |
| clinical nurse specialist | RN with master with a special area in such as obstertrics, cardiology, or intensive care |
| MSN | master of science in nursing |
| PhDs | rns with doctorate degrees in nursing |
| intracellular | within a cell |
| intrauterine | within the uterus |
| intravenous | within the vein |
| intraspinal | within the spine |
| intralumbar | within the lumbar region |
| intramuscular | 90 degree angle (IM) |
| subcutaneous | 45 degree angle (SC) |
| intravenous | 25 degree angle (IV) |
| intradermal | 10 to 15 deegree angle (ID) |
| intra-arterial | within a artery |
| intracranial | within the cranium |
| intracystic | within the bladder |
| intra-aortic | within the aorta |
| intradermal | adjective= within the skin |
| intraduodenal | adjective= within the duodenum |
| intrathoracic | within the thoracic cavity |
| ac | before meals (ante cibum) |
| ad lib | ad libetum as desired |
| AID | artifiicial insemination by donor sperm |
| AIH | artificial insemination by husband sperm |
| am,a.m. | ante meridiem (morning) |
| bid | bis in die, twice a day |
| caps | capsules |
| CRNA | certified registered nurse anesthetist |
| exc | excision |
| GNID | gram-negative intracelluar diplococcus |
| gt/gtt (gtts) | drop (drops) |
| I&O | intake and output |
| IABP | intra-aortic balloon pump |
| ID | intradermal, identification |
| inf | infusion |
| instill | instillation |
| IU | international unit |
| IUD | intrauterine unit |
| IV | intrvenous |
| pm,P.M. | post meridiem (after noon) |
| postop | postoperative |
| prn | pro renata, as needed or required |
| PO | by mouth (per os) |
| sc,Sq,subq | subcutaneous |
| tab | tablet |
| tid | ter in die, three times a day |
| aa | of each |
| AD | right ear |
| ADLs | activities of daily living |
| adm | admission |
| AE | above elbow |
| AJ | ankle jerk |
| AK | above knee |
| AMA | against medical advice |
| AMB | ambulate |
| ant | anterior |
| ANS | autonomic nerous system |
| AP | anteoposterior |
| approx | approximately |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| AS or LE | left ear, arteriosclerosis |
| AU | both ears |
| BE | below elbow |
| bin | twice a night |
| BK | below knee |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| CBR | complete bed rest |
| CC | chief complaint |
| CCU | cardiac care unit (coronary care unit) |
| C ,C ,C ,....C | cervical vertebrae first, second, third....seventh |
| C ,C ,.....C | cervical spinal nerve pairs |
| C | centigrade, celsius, or large calorie |
| histologically | involves complex series of events |
| histology | study of tissue |
| acute | sudden inset |
| adhesive | promotes adhesion |
| atrophic | results in deformity |
| chronic | slow process |
| focal | single spot |
| metastatic | reproduced in a distant part |
| toxic | caused by a poison |
| traumatic | caused by an injury |
| BMI | body mass index |
| semicomatose | partially in coma |
| pne/o | breathing (medical term= pne/o pne/ic) |
| pneum/o | air=lungs (medical term=pneum/o / thorax) |
| pneumon/o | lung (medical term= pmeumon/ectomy) |
| -pnea (suffix) | fast/ breathing (medical term= tachy/pnea) |
| pneumonia | acute inflammation of lung (caused by variety of bacteria, fungi, viruses |
| pneumonitis | same as pneumonia (acute inflammation of lung) |
| pneumonocentesis | surgical puncture of lung to remove fluid |
| thoracocentesis | surgical punture of chest to remove fluid |
| atelectasis | imperfect expansion of the lungs, commonly known collasped lung |
| congential lung defect | may cause atelectasis or collasped lung |
| -ectasia | dilation or expansion |
| -ectasis | dilation or expansion |
| pneumonopexy | prolasped lung tissue can be surgically attached (fixated) |
| melan/o | black |
| pneumonomelanosis | condition of black lung |
| myc | fungus |
| pneumonomycosis | fungal diease of lung |
| myc | fungus (single) fungi (plural) |
| mycoid | resembling fungi |
| pharyngomycosis | fungal disease (condition) of the pharynx (thorax) |
| pneumonomelanosis | inhalation (breathing) of black dust over time or soot and black smoke |
| rhinomycosis | fungal disease of nose |
| dermatomycosis | fungal disease of skin |
| mycdermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by fungus |
| pneumon/o and pneum/o | both refer to lung |
| pneum/o | also used to mean air |
| thorax | (noun and suffix) chest cavity |
| pneumoderma | collection of air under the skin |
| pneumothorax | collection of air in chest cavity (thorax) |
| pneumotherapy | compressed air treatment |
| pneumometer | instrument measures air volume in respiration |
| apnea | absence of breathing |
| atelictasis | collapsed lung |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| bronchitis | inflammation of bronchi |
| broncholith | bronchial stone |
| bronchorrhagia | hemorrhage of bronchi |
| bronchorrhaphy | suture of bronchi |
| bronchoscopy | examination of the bronchi with bronchoscope |
| bronchospasm | uncontrolled contraction of bronchial muscles |
| cardipulmonary | pertaining to heart and lungs |
| chiroplasty | surgical of hand |
| chiropractic | practic of using hands for therapeutic spinal and skull manipulation |
| chiropractor | doctor of chiropractic (DO) |
| dermatomycosis | fungal infection of skin (mycodermatitis) |
| dextral | pertaining to the right |
| dextrocardia | heart displaced to the right |
| dextrogastria | stomach displaced to right |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing (painful) |
| embolus | moving blood clot (embolism) |
| endotracheal | inside the trachea |
| epitaxis | nosebleed |
| hemoptysis | bloody sputum |
| fungi | plural of fungus |
| geriatrics | medical speciality studying aging and related diseases (gerontology) |
| hyperpnea | increase in depth and rate of breathing |
| laryngalgia | larynx pain (laryngodynia) |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the voice box (larynx) |
| laryngocele | herniation of larynx |
| laryngoscope | instrument used to examine larynx |
| laryngospasm | uncontrolled contraction of vocal cords |
| laryngostomy | making a new permanent opening in the larynx |
| laryngotomy | temporary incision in larynx |
| larynx | voice box |
| manual | pertaining to hands |
| mycoid | resembling fungus |
| mycology | science and study of fungi |
| nasonantritis | inflammation of the nose and antrum |
| nasofrontal | pertaining to nasal and frontal bones |
| nasolacrimal | pertaining to nose and lacrimal duct |
| nasomental | pertaining to nose and chin |
| nasopharyngeal | pertaining to nasopharynx (nose and pharynx) |
| orthopnea | dyspnea when lying down ( straight) or any position other than sitting or standing upright |
| nasopharyngitis | inflammation of nose and pharynx |
| pedal | pertaining to foot |
| pedialgia | foot pain (podalgia) |
| otochinolaryngologist | specialist in disease of ear, nose, throat |
| pediatrician | specialist in childrens diseases and development |
| pharyngocele | herniation of throat (weaking of the wall) |
| pharyngomycosis | fungal infection of the throat |
| pharyngoplasty | surgical repair of throat |
| pharynx | throat |
| phrenectomy | excision of part of phrenic nerve (phreniceectomy) |
| phrenoplegia | paralysis of diaphragm |
| pleural | pertaining to pleura |
| pleuralgia | pleural membrane pain (pleurodynia) |
| pleurectomy | excision of part of the pleura |
| pleurisy | inflammation of pleura (pleuritis) |
| pleurocentesis | surgical puncture of pleura to remove fluid |
| pleurolith | stone in pleural cavity |
| pneumonohemothorax | air and blood in the thoracic cavity |
| pneumometer | instrument to measure air volume |
| ser/o | serum |
| pneumoserothorax | collection of air and serum in chest cavity |
| pneumopyothorax | collection of air and pus in thoracic cavity |
| pneumohemothorax | collection of air and blood in this same cavity |
| pneumothorax | air forced in to the chest |
| pulmon/o | combining form for lung |
| pulmonary and pulmonic | adjectives both used meaning pertaining to lungs |
| pulmonary | heart valve through which blood travels to the lungs |
| pulmonary or pulmonic | blood flows from the heart to lungs via this artery |
| cardiopulmonary | refers to heart and lungs |
| embolus | thrombus (clot) that moves |
| pulmonary embolus | blood clot moving to the lung |
| hemoptysis | expectorating (coughing up) blood |
| hyperventilaton | excessive movement of air in and out of lungs sighing respirations |
| hypoxia | low oxygen levels in organs and tissues |
| cyanosis | bluish color due to hypoxia |
| pne/o | combining form for breathing or breath |
| normal breathing rate and rhythm | 12 to 16 breaths per minute (bpm) for adults, increases with activity and body temp. |
| orth/o | straight |
| othropnea | two or three pillow to breathe |
| hem/o | blood |
| sputum | combination of mucus and other fluids and substances that have entered respiratory tract |
| ptyal/o | refers to either salvia or sputum |
| hemoptysis | condition of bloody sputum |
| ptyalorrhea | flow of salvia |
| ptyalism | excess salvia (drools) |
| nas/o | air enters the nose and nasal cavity |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| trache/o | trachea |
| bronch/o | bronchi |
| alveol/o | alveoli |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| phren/o | diaphragm is a muscle that assists with inhalation exhalation |
| phrenic nerve | innervates the diaphragm |
| nas/o | nasal cavity |
| ment/o | combining form for chin |
| nasomental | pertaining to nasal cavity and chin |
| nasal | pertaining to nose |
| nasolacrimal | pertaining to nose and lacrimal duct |
| epi | upon |
| staxis | dripping or oozing |
| epistaxis | nosebleed (hypertension,stress, sinusitis and dry membranes are causes) |
| pharyngmycosis | fungus disease of pharynx |
| pharyngolith | calculus in the wall of pharynx |
| larynx | contains vocal cords |
| ligaments | body of cords |
| laryngocele | herniation of larynx |
| laryngopathy | disease of larynx |
| trache/o | windpipe |
| tracheopyosis | condition of trachea with pus formation |
| tracheorrhagia | hemorrhage from the trachea |
| endotracheal | within the trachea |
| pleural | membrane around the lungs |
| pleurae | plural for pleura |
| bronchorrhaphy | suture of bronchus |
| bronchostomy | formation of new opening in bronchus |
| broncholith | calculus in bronchus |
| visceropleural | pertaining to membrane attached to lung |
| phrenic nerve | controls the diaphragm |
| phrenoplegia | paralysis of diaphragm |
| sinistr/o | left |
| ad | toward |
| sinistrad | toward the left |
| phrenectomy | removal of a portion of phrenic nerve |
| sinistrocerebral | pertaining to left half of cerebrum |
| sinistrocardia | displacement of heart to the left |
| manual | hand |
| pedal | foot |
| dextr/o | right |
| dextral | toward the right |
| pod/o or ped/i | combining forms for foot |
| podiatrist | health professional for conditions of feet (DPM) |
| chir/o | hands (combining form) |
| chiropractors | doctor of chiropractice (DC) use hands to manipulate body for therarpy |
| chiroplasty | surgical repair of hand |
| ontology | study of developmental process embryology,or gerontology |
| pedi/a | combining form for child |
| pediatrics | suffix meaning medical or physician |
| psychiatrist | study and diagnosing and treatment of mental disorders |
| ger/i | old age |
| geronto | relationship to old age |
| gerontology | study of treatment of aging and the elderly |
| ABG | arterial blood gases |
| AD | right ear (auris dexter) |
| AHIMA | american health information management association |
| RHIT | registered health information technician |
| AS | left ear (auris sinister) |
| CO 2 | carbon dioxide |
| COLD | chronic obstructive lung disease |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resusicitation |
| CRT | certified respiratory therapist |
| DC | doctor of chiropractic medicine |
| DPM | doctor of podiatric medicine |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| HIPAA | healthe insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 |
| NBRC | national board for respiratory care |
| NMT | nebulizing mist treatment |
| O 2 | oxygen |
| PD | pulmonary disease |
| PE | pulmonary edema, physical exam, pulmonary embolism |
| Peds | pediatrics |
| PFT | pulmonary function test |
| PND | paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, postnasal drip |
| R | respiration (rate) |
| RHIA | registered health information administrator |
| RRT | registered respiratory therapist |
| RT | respiratory therapist |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| TC&DB | turn, cough, and deep breathe |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| nasopharynx | spelling pharyng/o |
| sphenoid sinus | spelling |
| frontal sinus | spelling right |
| nasal cavity | nas/o |
| nose | rhin/o |
| chin | ment/o |
| epiglottis | spell correct |
| larynx | laryng/o |
| trachea | trache/o |
| mediastinum | spelling cor. |
| alveoli | alveol/o |
| terminal bronchioles | bronchiol/o |
| esophagus | esophag/o |
| oropharynx | spell rightly |
| laryngopharynx | spelling correctly |
| c/o | complains of |
| cont | continue |
| D | diopter (ocular measurement) |
| dc | discontinue |
| DC | discharge from hospital |
| DNA | does not apply |
| DNR | do not resusicitate |
| DNS | did not show |
| Dr | doctor |
| D/W | dextrose in water |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EOM | extraocular movement |
| ER | emergency room |
| Ex | examination |
| F | fahrenheit |
| FHS | fetal heart sounds |
| FHT | fetal heart tones |
| GB | gallbladder |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GU | genitourinary |
| h,hr | hour |
| Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
| hpf | high power field |
| hs | hour of sleep, bedtime |
| hypo | hypodermic injection |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IM | intramuscular |
| I&O | intake and output |
| iss | one and one half |
| IU | international units |
| IV | intravenous |
| L, lt | left |
| L ,L , L ,....L | lumbar vertebrae first, second, third,...fifth (spinal nerve pairs) |
| nyct/o | night |
| noct/i | night |
| Greek night | sleep and night |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| ambulance | a vechile to transport sick (who cannot walk) |
| ambul | wood root for walk |
| noctambulism | sleepwalking |
| somnambulism | word root for sleep |
| somnambulism | sleepwalking can occur at any age, childhood most common |
| somnambulish | not really asleep when sleepwalking, suppressing the memory |
| nyct/o | combining form for night |
| nyctalbumminuria | presence of alnumin in the urine only at night |
| nyctalopia | night blindness or difficulty seeing at night |
| night vision | vitamin a associated with night vision |
| Greek al | alaos means blind |
| nyctalopia | retinal fatigue from exposure very bright light |
| nyctalopia | retinitis pigmentosa another cause |
| nycturia | excessive urination during the night |
| nocturia | same as nycturia |
| ankyl/o | immovable or fixed |
| ankylosed | stiffened |
| ankyloblepharon | adhesions resulting in immovable eyelids |
| ankylosing spondylitis | condition of immobility of spine |
| aden/o | gland (noun or suffix=aden/ia) |
| cardi/o | heart (noun or suffix=cardi/a) |
| cheil/o | lips (noun or suffix=cheil/ia) |
| dactyl/o | digits (noun or suffix=dactyl/ia) |
| dent/o | teeth (noun or suffix=dent/ia) |
| derm/o | skin (noun or suffix=derm/a, derm/ia) |
| gastr/o | stomach (onun or suffix=gastr/ia) |
| gloss/o | tongue (noun or suffix=gloss/ia) |
| onych/o | nails (noun or suffix=onych/ia) |
| ophthalm/o | eyes (noun or suffix=ophthalm/ia) |
| ot/o | ears (noun or suffix=ot/ia) |
| phag/o | eat (noun or suffix=phag/ia) |
| pneumon/o | lung (noun or suffix=pneumon/ia) |
| proct/o | anus and rectum (noun or suffix=proct/ia) |
| urethr/o | urthra (noun or suffix=urethr/ia) |
| ia | suffix=condition |
| ankylostoma | lockjaw (stiff mouth) |
| ankyloproctia | closure (immobility) of the anus and the rectum |
| ankylophobia | abnormal fear of ankylosis |
| -stasis | suffix means stopping or controlling |
| viscerostasis | control an organ or what the organ produces |
| fungistasis | condition in which the growth of fungi is stopped or controlled |
| cholestasis | control or stopping bile flow |
| enterostasis | controlling the small intestine |
| pyostasis | stopping the formation of pus |
| hemostasis | controlling the flow of blood |
| phelbostasis or venostasis | checking flow in the veins |
| arteriostasis | checking flow in the arteries |
| schizo, schisto | split, cleft, fissure (prefix) |
| -schisis | suffix (split, cleft, fissure) |
| schizophasia | split speech (incomprehensible speech) |
| schizonychia | split nails |
| schizophrenia | split mind (group of severe mental disorders in which thinking, emotions and behaviors are disturbed) |
| paranoid schizophrenia | delusions of perecution, jealousy, hallucinations |
| antischpsychotic | medications used for schizophrenia |
| psychotherapy | treatment used for schizophrenia |
| schistoglossia | split tongue condition |
| schistocyte | split cell (cell with a tissue) |
| schistothorax | split chest (tissue) (shaped like a trough) |
| palatoschisis | cleft palate |
| uranoschisis | cleft palate |
| rachischsis | split spine |
| carpos | greek for wrist |
| carpal | adjective=wrist |
| carpi | plural for carpus=noun |
| carp | word root= carpi, carpus |
| carpal | adjectival=form for carpus (carpal tunnel syndrome occupational hazard from repetitive hand movement) |
| carpal | pertaining to wrist |
| carpometacarpal | pertaining to wrist and metacarpals |
| carpectomy | excision of all or part of the wrist |
| carp/o | refers to the wrist |
| meta- | beyond |
| metacarpals | bones in the hand beyond the carpals |
| tars/o | combining form for the tarsal bones in ankle |
| metatarsals | bones located beyond the tarsals |
| lateral malleolus | protrusion on the fibula bone |
| medial malleolus | protrusion on the distal end of tiba |
| OTR | registered occupational therapist |
| AOTA | american occupational therapy association |
| phalanges | bones of the fingers and or toes |
| phalang | word root for phalanges |
| phalanx | singular form of phalanges |
| phalangitis | inflammation of phalanges |
| phalangectomy | excision of a phalanx (singular) |
| acromi/o | combining form for acromion |
| acromion process | projection of the scapula |
| acromial | pertaining to acromion |
| acromiohumeral | pertaining to acromion and humerus |
| humer/o | combining form for humerus |
| radi/o and uln/o | located in forearm |
| radiounlnar | if both are fractured |
| condyl | rounded process that occurs on many bones, found at the medial and lateral ends of the femur |
| epi/condyle | upon a condyle |
| ischium | ischi/o refers to the hip bone known as ? |
| ganglia | main cerebral nerve centers are called |
| gangli/on | one of three neural masses found in the cervical region |
| vicerostasis | control of organ |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| schistosomiasis | infestation with schistomsoma flukes |
| ileum | third part of small intestine |
| ilium | upper pelvic bone |
| rachiometer | instrument to measure spinal curvature |
| crossed eyes | diplopia |
| diplopia | when both eyes fail to record the same image to the brain |
| ophthalmoptosis | herniation of eye (abnormal herniation or protrusion) |
| ophthalmocele | herniation of eye (abnormal herniation or protrusion) |
| exophthalmos | herniation of eye (abnormal herniation or protrusion) |
| ophthalmometer | instrument for measuring the eye |
| optic | adjective- pertaining to vision |
| hypertropia | eyes pointing upward |
| hypotropia | eyes pointing downward |
| exotropia | eyes pointing outward |
| esotropia | eyes pointing inward |
| strabismus or squint | exotropic, esotropia, hypertropia, hypotropia |
| phor | carry or bear or feel |
| euphoria | feeling of well being |
| phoropter | instrument used to determine prescription strenght needed for corrective lens |
| blepharoptosis | prolapse eyelid |
| edema | swelling due to to fluid retention |
| blepharedema | swelling of eyelid |
| edematous | adjective form |
| blepharitis | inflammation of eyelid |
| blepharorraphy | suture of eyelid |
| blepharoptosis | droopy eyelid (prolapse of eyelid) |
| conjunctiva | membrane lines eyelids (palpebral conjunctiva) |
| sclera | bublar conjunctiva |
| corneoiritis | inflammation of eyelid and iris |
| corneoscleral | inflammation of cornea and sclera |
| scler | word root for sclera |
| phac/o | combining form for crytalline lens of eye |
| phacocele | dislocation of lens |
| cataracts | opacities of the lens of eye |
| phacoemulsification | procedure using ultrsonic device to emulsify the lens for removal |
| phacoemulsification | note: part of a lens implant surgical procedure |
| sclerosis | condition of hardness |
| corneoiritis | inflammation of cornea and iris |
| iridoptosis | prolapse of iris |
| iridorrhexis | rupture of iris |
| glaucoma | disease of eye ( intraocular pressure increased if not treated will become blind) |
| 3 types of glaucoma | open angle, angle closure, congential |
| skiascopy | proper term for retinoscopy |
| pupil | opening in iris which light passes |
| cor/e | combining form for pupil |
| corectopia | pupil out of place |
| corelysis | destruction of pupil |
| corectasia | dilatation (stretching) of pupil |
| aniscoria | unequal pupil size |
| coreometer or pupillometer | instrument for measuring pupil |
| pupillometry or coreometry | measurement of pupil |
| kerat | another word root for cornea( most commonly used) |
| keratectasia | forward bulging (dilatation) of cornea |
| keratoplasty | plastic operation of cornea (corneal transplant) |
| keratorrhexis | rupture of corneal |
| cycl/o | combining form for ciliary body |
| ciliary body | encircles inside of iris |
| cyclokeratitis | ciliary body and cornea inflammation |
| lacrimal | pertaining to tears |
| lacrimation | tearing |
| lacrimal gland | secretes tears |
| lacrimal sac | collects lacrimal fluid |
| nasolacrimal | duct which lacrimal fluid is drained away |
| crying or tearing | there is more fluid formed than can be drained through duct |
| lacrimation | crying |
| dacryorrhea | excessive lacrimation |
| dacry | another word root for tear |
| dacryocystitis | tear sac inflammation |
| dacryoadenalgia | pain in tear duct gland |
| paronychia | condition of infection i tissues around nails ( also known as run around) |
| lithiasis | formation of calculi |
| trichopathy | any hair disease |
| phagia | condition of eating or swallowing |
| phagocyte | cell that eats cells |
| phagocytosis | process cell eats cells |
| cytophagy | ingestion of cells by phagocytes or phagocytosis |
| cytometer | instrument used for measuring (counting) cells |
| cytometry | process of measuring (counting) cells |
| cytostasis | stopping or controlling cells |
| trichophagy (ia) | hair swallowing |
| aerophagy | air swallowing |
| endo | inside |
| endocrine | literaly means to secrete inside |
| endocrine glans | hormones secreted from |
| hyperthyroidism | overactived thyroid |
| hypothyroidism | underactived thyroid |
| suprarenal gland | also adrenal glands |
| epinephrine | hormone produced by suprarenal glands |
| hypophysis | pituitary gland |
| -emia | condition of blood or in blood |
| ischemia | condition which blood flow is interrupted |
| anemia | reduction in red blood cells |
| hematuria | blood in urine |
| uremia | urine constituents in the blood |
Combine with other sets
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