Ch 1-8 All Categories

Vocabulary flashcards based on medical terminology lecture notes.

-al

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-ectomy

Surgical removal, excision

-gen

Substance that produces

-genic

Producing, originating, causing

-itis

Inflammation

-logist

One who studies and treats

-logy

Study of

-oma

Tumor

-osis

Abnormal condition

-plasm

Growth (substance or formation)

-stasis

Control, stop

-y

No meaning (used to complete the word)

adenocarcinoma

Cancerous tumor of glandular tissue

arteriosclerosis

Hardening of the arteries

arthr/o

Joint

arthritis

Inflammation of a joint

brady-

Slow

bradycardia

Slow heart rate

bronchitis

Inflammation of the bronchial tubes

carcinogenesis

Formation of cancer

cardi/o

Heart

cardiology

Study of the heart

cardiomegaly

Enlargement of the heart

colostomy

Creating an opening in the colon

cystoscopy

Visual examination of the bladder

cyt/o

Cell

cytology

Study of cells

derm/o

Skin

dermatitis

Inflammation of the skin

dys-

Painful, difficult

epi-

Upon, over

epithelioma

Tumor of the epithelium

erythrocyte

Red blood cell

gastr/o

Stomach

gastrectomy

Surgical removal of the stomach

gastroscopy

Visual examination of the stomach

hemolysis

Destruction of blood cells

hepat/o

Liver

hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver

hepatomegaly

Enlargement of the liver

hist/o

Tissue

histology

Study of tissues

hyper-

Above, excessive

hyperglycemia

Excessive sugar in the blood

hypo-

Below, deficient

hypodermic

Pertaining to under the skin

hysterectomy

Surgical removal of the uterus

intra-

Within

laryngoscope

Instrument to visually examine the larynx

leukocyte

White blood cell

mastitis

Inflammation of the breast

melanoma

Black tumor (malignant skin cancer)

meta-

Beyond

my/o

Muscle

neo-

New

neoplasm

New growth (tumor)

nephr/o

Kidney

nephrectomy

Surgical removal of a kidney

nephrology

Study of the kidneys

neur/o

Nerve

onc/o

Tumor

onychomycosis

Fungal infection of the nails

oophorectomy

Removal of an ovary

orchiectomy

Surgical removal of a testis

osteopathy

Disease of the bone

pancreatolysis

Destruction of the pancreas

path/o

Disease

pathology

Study of disease

pneumonectomy

Surgical removal of a lung

prostatitis

Inflammation of the prostate gland

pyelitis

Inflammation of the renal pelvis

rhinoplasty

Surgical repair of the nose

salpingitis

Inflammation of a fallopian tube

sarc/o

Flesh, connective tissue

spermatogenesis

Formation of sperm

sub-

Under, below

tachy-

Fast

tachycardia

Fast heart rate

thrombosis

Abnormal condition of a blood clot

trichopathy

Disease of the hair

urethroplasty

Surgical repair of the urethra

vasectomy

Excision of the vas deferens

viscer/o

Internal organs