Medical Terminology Lecture Notes

A comprehensive collection of medical terminology vocabulary covering various body systems, procedural terms, and descriptive suffixes/prefixes as found in the lecture transcript.

Aden/o

gland

Bi/o

life

Cerebr/o

cerebrum

Cyst/o

urinary bladder

-oma/mata

tumor, mass, swelling

Onc/o

cancer

-Al

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-Opsy

the process of viewing x

-scopy

the process of visually examining

-osis

abnormal condition

Erythr/o

red

Enter/o

intestine

Gastr/o

stomach

Gnos/o

knowledge

Cis/o

to cut

Leuk/o

white

Iatr/o

treatment/physician

Tomy

incision

-ion

process of

-Genic

pertaining to producing

Ur/o

urinary tract

Sect/o

to cut

Karyotype

picture of chromosomes

Trans

upper and lower

Frontal

anterior and posterior

Midsagital

r/L

Cervic/al

pertaining to neck or cervix

-cele

hernia

Myel

spinal cord

Strepto

chains

Ischemia

to hold back blood from cells

Staphylo

clister

Amnio

sac around fetus

-orrhea

discharge (rapid flowing of)

Morpho

shape

cardiomyo

heart muscle

Bleph

eyelid

Phleb

vein

Laparo

abdominal

Acro

extremity

-um

structure

-y

condition, process

-ptosis

falling

-dynia m

pain

ana

up/apart

Auto

self

Cata

down

Contra

against

Analysis

to separate

Ec

out

Eu

good

In

in/not

Infra

within

Per

through

Peri

surrounding

Para

near

-Mortem

death

Labi/o and Cheil/o

lip

Gloss/o and lingu/o

tongue

Oro and stomato

mouth

Laparo and celio

abdomen

Sial aden

Salivary gland

Palat

roof of mouth

Cib/o

refers to meals or feeding

-prandial

meals

Procto

anal and revtal region

Eito

cause of disease

Cholodoch

common bile duct

Bucc

cheek

X and y stomy

new hope between x and y

Chezia

passage of

Steato

fat/fatty

Ascites

abnormal accumulation of fluid in abdomen

Borborygmi

bowel sounds

-pepsia

digestion

-ptysis

spitting

-rrhage

bursting

-rrhaphy

suture

-tresia

opening

-cholangio

bile duct

-lithi

stone

Volvus

twist

Aphthous

small ulcers

Calic

calix

Pyelo

renal pelvis

Trigon

trigone

Vesico

urinary bladder

Olig

scanty

Py

pus

Diu

excessive

-cyesis

pregnancy

-salpingo/salpingx

fallopian tube

Episio

vulvw

-parenunia

intercouse

Meno

menstruation

Parturition

giving Beth

Curettage

scarping the lining of the uterus

Tubal ligation

blocking tubes to prevent pregnancy

Pelvic exenteration

removal of internal gynecological organs and adjacent structure