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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
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