Chapter two - Word Parts

SCC Medical Terminology chapter 2 words

-cele

hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

-edema

swelling

-phobia

fear

-rrhage

excessive bleeding

-stasis

stopping, controlling

cardi/o

heart

chir/o

hand

derm/a, dermat/o

skin

lith/o

stone or calculus

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/o

eye

ot/o

ear

tonsill/o

tonsil

trache/o

trachea

adenectomy

excision of a gland

anesthesiology

the branch of medicine concerned with the anesthetics and their effect

angiorrhaphy

suture of blood vessel

biopsy

excision of a small lump for microscopic examination

carcinoma

a cancer, or a cancerous tumor

cardiologist

a physician who specializes in diseases of the heart

chirospasm

cramping of the hand

colopexy

surgical fixation of the colon and the abdominal wall

coloscopy

visual examination of the colon with a lightened instrument

colostomy

opening of some portion of the large intestine onto the abdominal surface

cutaneous

pertaining to the skin

gastroenterologist

a physician who specializes in gastric and intestinal disorders

gynecology

study of treating diseases of the female reproductive organs including the breasts

hyperemesis

excessive vomiting

lithiasis

a condition in which a stone or calculus is present

lithotripsy

surgical crushing of a calculus or stone

mastectomy

removal of one or both breasts

myalgia

muscle pain

neural

pertaining to the nerves

neuralgia

pain along the course of the nerve

neurectomy

partial or total excision of a nerve

neurolysis

destruction of nerve tissue or loosening of adhesions surrounding a nerve

neurosis

a nervous condition that is not caused by a demonstrable structural change

ophthalmitis

inflammation of the eye

ophthalmoplasty

surgical repair of the eye

ophthalmorrhagia

hemorrhage or excessive bleeding of the eye

opthalmorrhexis

rupture of the eye

otalgia

pain of the ear

otic

pertaining to the ear

otoscope

visual examination of the ear

tonsillectomy

surgical removal of the tonsils

vascular

pertaining to the vessels of the body