Lesson 6 medical terminology UGA

What is the meaning of the combing form: "andr-"

man, male

What is the meaning of the combing form: "ankyl-, ancyl-"

fused, stiffened, hooked,

What is the meaning of the combing form: "aphrodis(i)-"

sexual desire

What is the meaning of the combing form: "brachy-"

short

What is the meaning of the combing form: "crypt-"

hidden, latent

What is the meaning of the combing form: "dem-"

people, population

What is the meaning of the combing form: "dolich-"

long, narrow, slender

What is the meaning of the combing form: "drom-"

a running

What is the meaning of the combing form: "er-, erot-"

sexual desire

What is the meaning of the combing form: "gyn(ec)"

woman, female

What is the meaning of the combing form: "helmint(h)-"

(intestinal) worm

What is the meaning of the combing form: "nemat-"

worm (thread)

What is the meaning of the combing form: "nos-"

disease, illness

What is the meaning of the combing form: "odont-"

tooth

What is the meaning of the combing form: "pali(n)-"

repetition, back, again

What is the meaning of the combing form: "pan(t)"

all, entire, every

What is the meaning of the combing form: "phor-"

bearing, carring

What is the meaning of the combing form: "phos-,phot-"

light, daylight

What is the meaning of the combing form: "plec-,pleg-"

strike, paralyze

What is the meaning of the combing form: "r(h)achi-"

spine

What is the meaning of the combing form: "schiz-, schist, -schisis"

split, cleft,fissure

What is the meaning of the combing form: "spondyl-"

vertebra

What is the meaning of the combing form: "staxis-, staxia-"

dripping/oozing blood

What is the meaning of the combing form: "than(at)-"

death

What is the meaning of the combing form: "the-"

place, put

What is the meaning of the combing form: "trich-"

hair

What is the meaning of the combing form: "troph-"

growth/development of bodily tissues (usuaaly muscle) (nourishment)

what is the meaning of the common combination: "-atrophia"

deficient development of

what is the meaning of the common combination: "-atrophy"

absence of development AND (common meaning) wasting away of bodily tissues

what is the meaning of the common combination: "-dystrophy"

abnormal development of AND referring to condition caused by genetic disorders

what is the meaning of the common combination: "-hypertrophy"

excessive development of AND enlargement of an organ due to enlargement of tissue cells

what is the meaning of the word: "muscular dystrophy"

disorders which interfere with the body's ability to develop muscles

what is the meaning of the word: "chondrodystrophy"

broad term for disorders which effect how the body develops cartilage

what is the meaning of the word: "achondroplasia"

abnormal cartilage development leading to shortened arms and legs

what is the meaning of the word: "hypertrophic cardiomyopathy"

thickening of the heart muscles that reduces efficiency of pumping blood

what is the meaning of the word: "kidney hypertrophy"

enlargement of tissue cells of the kidney

what is the meaning of the common combination "-plegia"

paralysis of

what is the meaning of the common combination: "cytistaxis"

refer to the oozing of blood from the membrane of the bladder into interior of bladder

what is the meaning of the common combination: "enterostaxis"

refers to a slow bleed through the mucous membrane of the intestines

what is the meaning of the common combination: "epistaxis"

nosebleed in which a blood vessel in the nose bursts

what is the meaning of the common combination: "diplegia"

paralysis of two limbs

what is the meaning of the common combination: "paraplegia"

paralysis of the lower half of the body

what is the meaning of the common combination: "r(h)achi-,-rrhachi"

spine, spinal column

what is the meaning of the common combination: "spondyl-"

individual vertebrae

what is the meaning of the common combination: "kyphosis"

frontward/backward curvature of the spine

what is the meaning of the common combination: "myelomeningocele"

hernia of the spinal cord in the meningeal membrane

what is the meaning of the common combination: "myelocele"

tissue of spinal cord exposed without any protective membranes

what is the meaning of the common combination: "rachischsis"

fetal abnormality where gaps occur in spinal column

what is the meaning of the common combination: "craniorachischisis"

gaps in spinal cord and brain that exposes tissue

what is the meaning of the common combination: "ankylosis"

(literal translation "abnormal fusing") immobility of a joint due to pathological change to the surrounding tissue

what is the meaning of the common combination: "cryptomnesia"

remembering suppressed memories at a later time

what is the meaning of the common combination: "onchyocryptosis"

ingrown nail

what is the meaning of the common combination: "trichocryptosis"

ingrown hair

what is the meaning of the common combination: "cryptorchidism"

one or both testicles don't descend during early childhood

what is the meaning of the common combination: "trichinosis"

disease from eating undercooked meat and getting a round worm infestation

what is the meaning of the combing form: "prosth-"

put in place of

what is the meaning of the common combination: "orthodontist"

specialist in straightening teeth

what is the meaning of the common combination: "synthesis/synthetic"

creation or production of something

what is the meaning of the common combination: "osteosynthesis"

reconstructive surgery aimed at restoring structure to the bones

what is the meaning of the common combination: "osteogenesis"

production/formation of bone

what is the meaning of the word: "syndrome"

grouping symptoms which occur together

what is the meaning of the word: "pandemic"

diseases which are widespread over large geographical region

what is the meaning of the word: "epidemic"

disease occurring in a particular population at a particular time

what is the meaning of the word: "pathology"

refers to the study of the cause and effect of diseases

what is the meaning of the word: "nosology"

study of the classification of diseases

what is the meaning of the word: "epidemiology"

study of diseases in relation to populations

what is the meaning of the word: "euphoria"

state of comfort and wellbeing

what is the meaning of the word: "dysphoria"

state of discomfort

what is the meaning of the word: "diaphoresis"

excessive sweating

what is the meaning of the word: "schistocyte"

split/fractured red blood cell

what is the meaning of the word: "schistocytosis"

abnormally high amount of fractured red blood cells

what is the meaning of the word: "apoplexy"

stroke caused by hemorrhage