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Med Term Chapters 1-3
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Dermitis
inflammation of the skin
cutaneous
pertaining to the skin
nephroma
tumor of the kidney
renal
pertains to the kidney
stomatitis
inflammation of the mouth
oral
pertaining to the mouth
Latin roots
used to name anatomical structures
Greek roots
used to describe disease, condition, treatment or diagnosis
erythro
red
gastro
stomach
hepato
liver
immuno
immune, immunity, safe
nephro
kidney
osteo
bone
-itis
inflamation
-ectomy
excision/ removal
-oma
tumor
-megaly
enlargement
an-
without, not
esthes
feeling
-ia
condition
anesthesia
condition of not feeling
hyper-
excessive, above normal
therm
heat
hyperthermia
condition of excessive heat
intra-
in, within
muscul
muscle
-ar/ -al
pertaining to
intramuscular
pertaining to within the muscle
para-
near, beside; beyond
nas
nose
paranasal
pertaining to near the nose
poly-
many, much
ur
urine
polyuria
condition of much urine
pre-
before
nat
birth
prenatal
pretaining to before birth
enter
intestine
gastroenteritis
inflammation of stomach and intestine
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver
cyte
cell
hepatocyte
liver cell
chondr
cartilage
arthr
joint
osteochondritis
inflamation of bone and cartilage
osteoarthritis
bone and joint inflammation
spleno
spleen
hystero
uterus
neuro
nerve
oto
ear
hydro
water
hemat
blood
-emesis
vomiting
hematemesis
vomiting blood
-dynia
pain
gastrodynia
pain in the stomach
-logy
the study of
hematology
study of blood
centesis
surgical puncture
arthrocentesis
surgical puncture of a joint with a needle and the withdrawal of fluid
encephalo
brain
mening
meninges
encephalomeningitis
inflammation of brain and meninges
-clasis
to break; surgical fracture
osteoclasis
surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity
-desis
binding; fixation
arthrodesis
binding together of a joint
appendectomy
excision of the appendix
append
appendix
lysis
separation, destruction, loosening
thrombo
blood clot
thrombolysis
destruction of a blood clot
pexy
fixation of an organ
masto
breast
mastopexy
fixation of the breasts
plasty
surgical repair
rhino
nose
rhinoplasty
surgical repair of the nose
rrhaphy
suture
myo
muscle
myorrhaphy
suture of a muscle
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
tracheostomy
forming an opening into the trachea
-tome
instrument to cut
osteotome
instrument to cut bone
-tomy
incision
tracheotomy
incision into the trachea
-tripsy
crushing
lithotripsy
crushing a stone
electrocardiogram
record of the electrical activity of the heart
cardiograph
instrument for recording electrical activity of the heart
angiography
process of recording blood vessels
pelvimeter
instrument for measuring the pelvis
pelvimetry
act or process of measuring the dimensions of the pelvis
endoscope
instrument for examining within
endoscopy
visual examination within
-algia
pain
neuralgia
pain of a nerve
-dynia
pain
otodynia
pain in the ear
-cele
hernia, swelling
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
hepatocele
hernia of the liver
bronchiectasis
expansion of the bronchi
-edema
swelling
lymphedema
swelling and accumulation of tissue fluid
-emesis
vomiting
hyperemesis
excessive vomiting
-emia
blood condition
anemia
blood condition caused by a decrease in red blood cells
-gen
forming producing or origin
carcinogen
origin of cancer
carcinogenesis
forming, producing or origin of cancer
-iasis
abnormal condition
-malacia
softening
-osis
abnormal condition, increase
-pathy
disease
-penia
decrease, deficiency
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-phasia
speech
-plasia
formation, growth
-plegia
paralysis
-ptosis
prolapse, downward placement
rrhea
discharge, flow
rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
-trophy
nourishment, development
-iatry
medicine, treatment
-ician/-ist
specialist
icle, ole, ule
small
peri-
around
epi-
above
hypo-
below
infra
under
pro-
before
inter
between
retro
backward, behind
diplo
double
hemi
half
hyper
excessive
nulli-
none
primi
first
ab-
from, away from
ad-
toward
circum, peri
around
dia, trans
through, across
ecto, extra, exo
outside
para
near
super
above
ultra
excess
brady
slow
dys-
bad, painful
eu-
good, normal
pan-
all
syn
union, together
tachy
rapid