Med term Chapter 1 🤞🏼

-algia

Pain, painful condition

-ectomy

Surgical removal

Oliglo

Scanty, few

Pre

Before

Peri

During ,while

Post

After

Eu

Good, normal

Inter

Between or among

Intra

Within or inside

Sub

Under, less or below

Fissure

Groove or crack like sore of the skin

Fistula

Abnormal passage usually between two internal organs

-itis

Inflammation

-osis

Abnormal condition

-sclerosis

Abnormal hardening

-ostomy

Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-otomy

Cutting, surgical incision

-plasty

Surgical repair

-rrhage

Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rrhaphy

Surgical suturing

-rrhea

Flow or discharge

Dys-

Bad

Hyper-

Excessive, increased

Hypo-

Deficient, decreased

Myel/o

Spinal cord

My/o

Muscle

Oste/o

Bone

Neur/o

Nerve

Arthr/o

Joint

Cyan/o

Blue

Erythr/o

Red

Leuk/o

White

Melan/o

Black

Poli/o

Gray

-megaly

Enlargement

-malacia

Softening

-necrosis

Tissue death

-stenosis

Narrowing

-centesis

Surgery to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes

-graphy

Producing a picture or record

-gram

A picture or record

-scopy

Visual examination

-rrhexis

Rupture

Ab-

Away from, negative

Ad-

Toward, to, in the direction of

Dextr/o

Right side

Sinistr/o

Left side

Ex-

Out of, outside, away from

In-

In, into, not, without

Macro

Large, abnormal size or long

Micr/o or micro

Small

Mega or megal/o

Large

Ileum

The last and longest portion of small intestine

Ilium

Part of hip bone

Infection

The invasion of the body by the pathogenic organism

Inflammation

Localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissue

Laceration

A torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound

Lesion

A pathological change of the tissue due to disease or injury

Mucous

The specialized membranes that line the body cavities

Mucus

Name of fluid secreted by the above-mentioned mucous membranes

Palpation

Examiners hand are used to feel texture and location of certain body part

Palpitation

A pounding or racing heart

Supination

Rotating arm so that the palm is upwards and foward

Suppuration

Formation of discharge of pus

Triage

Medical screening to determine their relative priority of need and proper placement

Trauma

A wound or injury

Viral

Pertaining to a virus

Virile

Have the nature properties or qualities of an adult male