Lesson 13 - Medical Terminology

viscer-

visceral

splanchn-

spanchnon (internal organ)

lingu-

language

gloss-

tongue

splen-

spleen

lien-

spleen

peri-

around

ton-

stretch

mes-

middle, secondary, partial - also mesentery

peps-

digest

gest-

carry

di(s)-

apart

helc-

ulcers

re-

back

flux

flow

-rrhea

profuse flow

diarrhea

frequent and liquid-y defaction

steatorrhea

flow of fat - high presence of fat in feces

creatorrhea

flow of flesh - high presence of undigested muscle fiber in feces

amylorrhea

flow of starch - high presence of starches in feces

dacry-

tear

lacrim-

tear

dacryostenosis

narrowing of the tear ducts

kerat-

cornea

conjunctiv-

conjunctiva

ir(id)-

iris

cycl-

ciliary body

cor(e)-

pupil

phac- / phak-

lens

choroid-

choroid-

ret- / retin-

retina

vitr-

vitreous body

-oma

eye condition/disease

stigmat-

point

ophthalm-

eye

ocul-

eye

op(s)- 

vision

opt-

vision, eye

prot-

first

protanopia

red receptors are absent

normal color vision is characteristically described as

trichromacy

monochromacy

total color blindness, sees light not color

blephar-

eyelid

dia-

apart

stas-

stand

blepharism

muscle spasm of the eyelid

akylobleblepharon

partial or complete fusion of the upper and lower eyelids

ton-

tension

herpet-

herpes

esotropia

eye is somewhat inward, toward the middle of the face

hypertropia

eye faces somewhat upward

hypotropia

eye faces somewhat downward

hertochromia iridis

difference in color of the iris

ophthalmia neonatorum

eye disease of newborns

cor(e)-

pupil of the eye

lex-

read

gnos-

know, recognize

no-

mind, mental activity, comprehension

phren-

mind, disphragm

ssthe(s)-

sensation

mnes-

memory

pha-

speak, communicate

phem-

speech

phras-

speak

lal-

talk

acou(s)- / acu(s)-

hearing

op(s)

vision

opt-

vision, eye

orex-

appetite

phag-

eating, hunger

dips-

thirst

osm-

sense of smell, odor

geus(t)-

sense of taste

building blocks for = acute, overly sensitive sensations

oxy- or hyper- and sometimes poly-

building blocks for dulled senses

ambly- or hypo- and sometimes olig-

hyperacusis

abnormally sharp sense pf hearing

hyperosmia

oversensitivity to smells

oxygeusia

usually sharp sense of taste

phak- / phac-

lens

polyphagia

excessive hunger even after eating

amblyopia

dull vision

ablyacousia

diminished sense of hearing

hypogeusia

diminished sense of taste

oligodipsia

unusual absence of a sense of thirst and fluid intake

a- an-

absence

dys-

defective or painful

para-

abnormal, unusual

hemianosmia

loss of smell in one nostril

dysacusis

hearing which is uncomfortable or painful

dysmnesia

impairment in one’s ability to remember

parorexia

an appetite for unusual/inedible foods

paraphasia

intelligible speech caused by brain damage

presby-

loss, accompanying age

pseud-

false, hallucinatory

presbyopia

worsened vision accompanying age

presbyosmia

natural loss of sense of smell experiences with old age

presbycusis

hearing loss in the elderly

pseudosmia

smelling smells which aren’t actually present

pseudogeusia

tasting things which aren’t actually present

pseudopsia

visual hallucinations