Medical Terminology for Health Professions-9th edition--Chapter 1--intro to Medical Terminology

-algia

pain and suffering

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

a picture or record

hyper-

excessive or increased

hypo-

deficient or decreased

eu-

good, easy, normal

dys-

bad, difficult, or painful

-itis

inflammation

-osis

disorders or abnormal states

-ostomy

surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-otomy

cutting or a surgical incision

pre-

before

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage

bleeding

-rrhagia

bleeding

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhea

flow or discharge of bodily fluids

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-megaly

enlargement

-malacia

abnormal softening

-necrosis

tissue death

path-

death

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-graphy

process of producing a picture or record

-scopy

visual examination

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

ab-

away from, negative, absent

ex-

out of, outside, away from

dextro-

right side

macro-

large, abnormal size, or long

mega-,megalo-

large,great

ad-

to, towards, into

in-

in,into,not

sinistro

left side

oligo-

scanty, few

micro-

small

post-

after, behind

abdominocentesis (ab-dom-ih-noh-sen-TEE-sis)

the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

acronym (ACK-roh-nim)

a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term

acute

has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration

angiography (an-jee-OG-rah-fee)

The process of producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessels visible.

appendectomy (ap-en-oh-skleh-ROH-sis)

the surgical removal of the appendix

arteriosclerosis (ar-tee-ree-oh-skleh-ROH-sis)

the hardening of the walls of the arteries

arthralgia (ar-THRAL-jee-ah)

pain in a joint or joints

colostomy (koh-LAHS-toh-mee)

the surgical creation of artificial creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface

cyanosis (sigh-ah-NOH-sis)

blue discoloration of the skin due to poor circulation or inadequate oxygen

dermatologist

a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin

diagnosis

the identification of a disease

diarrhea

frequent discharge of liquid stool

Edema (eh-DEE-mah)

swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues

endarterial (end-ar-TEE-ree-al)

pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

eponym (EP-oh-nim)

a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

erythrocyte (Eh-RITH-roh-SIGHT)

RED blood cell

fissure

a groove or crack-like sore of the skin

fistula (FIS-chuh-luh)

abnormal passage, usually between 2 internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

gastralgia (gas-TRAL-jee-ah)

pain in the stomach

gastritis (gas-TRY-tis)

inflammation of the stomach

gastroenteritis (gas-troh-en-ter-EYE-tis)

intestinal infection

gastrosis (gas-TROH-sis)

disease of the stomach

hemorrhage

escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

Hepatomegaly (hep-ah-toh-MEG-ah-lee)

enlarged liver

hypertension

blood pressure that is higher than normal

Hypotension

blood pressure that is lower than normal

infection

invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

inflammation

localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues

interstitial (in-ter-STISH-al)

between organs or tissues in the body

intramuscular (in-trah-MUS-kyou-lar)

situated in the muscle

laceration (lass-er-AY-shun)

a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut

lesion (LEE-zhun)

a pathological change of the tissues due to disease or injury

malaise (mah-LAYZ)

feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness from something difficult to identify

mycosis

describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

myelopathy (my-eh-LOP-ah-thee)

describes any injury, degeneration or disease in the spinal cord

myopathy (my-OP-ah-thee)

describes any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue

natal

pertaining to birth

neonatology (nee-oh-nay-TOL-oh-jee)

the study of disorders of the newborn

neurorrhaphy

suturing of a divided nerve

otorhinolaryngology (oh-toh-rye-noh-law-in-GOL-oh-jee)

the study of the ear, nose, and throat

palpation (pal-PAY-shun)

an examination technique to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts

palpitation (pal-pih-TAY-shun)

a pounding or racing heart

pathology (pah-THOL-oh-jee)

The study of diseases

Phalanges (fah-LAN-jeez)

bones found in the hands and toes

poliomyelitis (poh-lee-oh-my-eh-LYE-tis)

disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis

prognosis

a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

pyoderma (pye-oh-DER-mah)

any acute, inflammatory , pusforming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo

pyrosis

discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus

remission

the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure

sign

objective evidence of disease

supination (soo-pih-NAY-shun)

the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

suppuration (sup-you-RAY-shun)

the formulation of pus

supracostal (sue-prah-KOS-tal)

located above the ribs

syndrome

a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

symptom

a set of signs that occur together as part of a specific disease process

tenorrhaphy (ten-OR-ah-fee)

(ten-OR-ah-fee)

sutures connecting torn or divided tendons

tonsillitis (ton-sih-LYE-tis)

tonsil inflammation

trauma (TRAW-mah)

wound or injury

Triage (tree-AHZH)

the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and proper place of treatment

viral (VYE-ral)

pertaining to a virus