PSEO Medical Terminology - Ch. 2 & 3 Terms (Prefixes/Suffixes)

Angiogram

A radiograph made by angiography

Angiography

The radiographic visualization of the blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque substance

Angioma

A tumor composed chiefly of blood vessels or lymph vessels

Angioplasty

Surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel

Angiostenosis

Narrowing of the blood vessel

Arteriole

Any of the small terminal twigs of an artery that ends in capillaries

Arteriorrhexis

Artery rupture

Arteriosclerosis

Chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of arterial walls with loss of elasticity

Arteriospasm

Spasm of artery

Arthritis

Inflammation of joints

Arthrocentesis

Surgical puncture of joint

Arthroplasty

Plastic surgery of joint

Arthroscope

Device used to diagnose, treat, and examine joint

Arthroscopy

A surgical procedure involving examination of joint using a device to diagnose and treat conditions

Bronchitis

Acute or chronic inflammation of bronchaial tubes

Bronchoscope

Device that inspects the bronchi by obtaining tissue for biopsy

Bronchoscopy

Surgical view of the bronchi

Colectomy

Excision of a portion or all of the colon

Colopexy

Suturing the colon

Colostomy

Creating an opening of the colon

Cystic

Pertaining to the urinary bladder

Cystolith

Bladder stone

cystoscope

A device used to look into the bladder

cystoscopy

Surgical viewing of the bladder

cystostomy

Surgical opening of the bladder

dermatitis

Inflammation of the skin

dermatologist

One who studies the skin

dermatology

Study of the skin

dermatosis

Abnormal condition of the skin

gastralgia/-dynia

Stomach pain

gastroectomy

Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

gastroscope

Device used to view the stomach

gastroscopy

Surgical viewing of the stomach

hepatitis

inflammation of the liver

hepatic

pertaining to the liver

hepatocyte

liver cell

hepatoma

mass or tumor of the liver

hepatomegaly

Enlarged liver

myalgia/-dynia

muscle pain

myogram

Record of the muscle

myography

Process of recording the muscle

myopathy

Muscle disease

myorrhaphy

Suture of the muscle

myotome

Instrument used to cut into the muscle

nephrologist

One who studies the kidney

nephrology

Study of the kidney

nephromalacia

Abnormal kidney

nephropathy

kidney disease

nephropexy

surgical fixation of the kidney

nephrosis

Abnormal condition of kidney

neuralgia/-dynia

kidney pain

neurology

Study of the neurons

neuroplasty

Surgical repair of the neuron

rhinoplasty

Surgical repair of the nose

rhinorrhagia

Abnormal flow condition of the nose

rhinorrhea

Discharge from the nose

thoracalgia/-dynia

Chest pain

thoracocentesis

Puncture of the chest to withdraw fluid

thoracotomy

Cutting into the chest

tracheal

pertaining to the trachea

tracheocele

protrusion of the trachea

tracheomalacia

abnormal trachea

tracheostomy

surgical opening of the trachea

tracheotomy

cutting into the trachea

anuria

Absence of defective excretion of urine

apepsia

without digestion

aphagia

Loss ability to swallow

apnea

without breathing

atrophy

Wasting away body part or tissue

autograft

Tissue or organ being transplanted from one part of the body to a different area of the same body

bilateral

Two sides

bradycardia

Slow heart action

bradypepsia

Slow digestion

bradypnea

slow breathing

dyspepsia

Painful, difficult, abnormal digestion

dysphagia

Difficult swallowing

dystrophy

Painful growth

dysuria

Painful, difficult, abnormal urination

endocarditis

Inflammation within artery

epidermal

Pertaining to above the skin

eupnea

normal breathing

extracellular

Relating to outside of cell

hemiplegia

Half paralysis

heterograft

Different tissue being used to graft another part of the body

homograft

Same tissue being used to graft another part of the body

hyperpnea

Excessive breathing

hypopnea

insufficient breathing

infrascapular

Below scapula (shoulder blade)

infracellular

Below cell

intradermal

Within the skin

intraoperative

Pertaining to within surgical operation

monoplegia

One paralysis

multicellular

Many cells

multipara

Multiple deliveries (giving birth)

nullipara

No birth

pancarditis

Inflammation in all arteries

pericarditis

Inflammation around the artery

polyphagia

Multiple swallows

polyuria

Many amounts of urine

postoperative

After surgical operation