Medical Terminology - EMR NAIT

ITMS100 Flashcards NAIT EMR

adenoma

tumor of a gland

adenitis

inflammation of a gland

arthritis

inflammation of a joint

biology

study of life

biopsy

tissue sampling of the body

carcinoma

tumor or mass that grows from the skin or the tubes within the body

cardiology

study of the heart and its diseases

cephalic

the head first delivery of an infant (this is the safe procedure)

basal cell carcinoma

most common form of cancer, usually occurs on sun damaged skin.

Esophageal carcinoma

cancerous tumor of the esophagus

esophagus

tube leading from the throat to the stomach

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

medical term for “stroke.” Blood vessels in the cerebrum are damaged, causing the loss of blood from reaching the functional areas of the brain. Cells are then damaged due to insufficient oxygen.

cerebral

pertraining to the cerebrum

incision

to cut into something

excision

to cut out something

endocrine glands

secrete hormones into the bloodstream

exocrine glands

release secretions to outside of the body

cystoscopy

the process of visually examining the urinary bladder.

cytology

the study of cells

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

hypodermic

too low

electrocardiogram

recording of the electricity in the heart forming a chart

electroencephalogram

to record electricity in the brain

enteritis

inflammation of the small intestine

erythrocyte

red bloods cells that carry oxygen in the blood

gastrectomy

removal of all or part of the stomach

gastrotomy

the process of cutting the stomach

hyperglycermia

excessive sugar in the blood

diagnosis

state of complete knowledge

prognosis

knowledge before; a prediction of the outcome. (given after diagnosisis determined). EX: How long do you have left to live? 

gynecology

the study of females

hematology

the study of blood

hematoma

collection of blood aka clot in a cavity or organ under the skin

hemoglobin

protein that carries oxygen in the red blood cells

hepatitis

inflammation of the liver

iatrogenic

adverse effect result of treatment from a physician ex: infection after surgery or complications of drug administration. 

leukocyte

white blood cell; helps the body fight disease

dermatology

study of the skin.

nephritis

inflammation of the kidney

nephrology

study of the kidney

neurology

study of nerves

oncology

study of cancerous tumors

oncologist

someone who specializes in cancerous tumours 

ophthalmoscope

instrument for examination of the eye

ostetis

inflammation of the bone

osteoarthritis

degeneration of bones/joints often accompanied by inflammation. 

pathology

the study of disease

pathologist

one who specializes in the study of disease

pedatric

someone who specializes in treating children

psychology

study of the mind

psychatrist

one who specializes in treating the mind

radiology

the study of x-rays.

renal

another term for kidney

rhinitis

inflammation of the nose

sarcoma

cancerous tumour grows from cells of fleshy connective tissue 

resection

removal or cutting back (excision)

thrombocyte

cells that help blood clot, thrombus is the actual clot that forms, thrombosis is condition of such clot. 

urologist

one who specializes in the study of urinary tract

-ac

suffix: pertaining to

-al

suffix: pertaining to

-algia

suffix: pain

-cyte

suffix: cell

-ectomy

suffix: excision, removal

-emia

suffix: blood condition

-genic

suffix: pertaining to producing, produced by or produced in

-globin

suffix: protein

-gram

suffix: record

-ic, -ical

suffix: pretaining to

-ion

suffix: process

-ist

suffix: specialist

-itis

suffix: inflammation

-logy

suffix: process of study

-oma

suffix: tumor, mass, swelling

-opsy

suffix: process of viewing

-osis

suffix: condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

-pathy

suffix: disease condition

-scope

suffix: instrument to visually examine

-scopy

suffix: process of visually examining

-sis

suffix: state of, condition

-tomy

suffix: process of cutting, incision

-y

suffix: process, condition

a-, an-

prefix: no, not, without

aut-, auto-

prefix: self, own

dia-

prefix: complete, through

endo-

prefix: within

epi-

prefix: above, upon

ex-, exo-

prefix: out, outside of, outward

hyper-

prefix: excessive, above, more than normal

hypo-

prefix: deficient, below, under, less than normal

in-

prefix: into, in

peri-

prefix: surrounding, around

pro-

prefix: before, forward

re-

prefix: back, backward, again

retro-

prefix: behind

sub-

prefix: below, under

trans-

prefix: across, through