Chapter 1: Intro to Medical Terminology

-al, -ary, -eal, -ior, -tic, -ac, -an, -ar, -eal, -ical, -ial, -ic, -ine, -ory, -ous

pertaining to

-algia

pain, suffering

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

picture or record

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement

-necrosis

tissue death

-ologist

specialist

-ology

study of

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-osis, -ago, -iasis, -pathy, -esis, -ia, -ion, -ism

abnormal condition, disease

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

surgical incision

-plasty

surgical repair, change the shape

-rrhage

bleeding, bursting forth

-rrhage, -rrhagia

bleeding, sudden severe bleeding, excessive flow

-rrhaphy

suture; surgical suturing to close a wound, and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue

-rrhea

flow, discharge, refers to the flow of most body fluids

-rrhexis

rupture of, bursting

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-scopy

visual examination

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-tomy

to cut

A medical specialist concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease is a/an

Cardiologist

A medical specialist in disorders of the newborn is a/an

Neonatalogist

a set of signs and symptoms

syndrome

a term meaning pain in a joint or joints

arthralgia

ab-

away from

abdominocentesis (ab-dom-ih-noh-sen-TEE-sis)

surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid.

abnormal condition or disease of the stomach

gastrosis

acute

condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatiely short duration. opposite of chronic

ad-

toward or in the direction of

An inflammation of the stomach and small intestine is known as

Gastroenteritis

angiography (an-jee-OG-rah-fee)

process of producing an x-ray, or radiographic study, of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium.

Any acute pus-forming bacterial skin infection

pyoderma

appendectomy (ap-en-DECK-toh-mee)

surgical removal of the appendix.

arteri/o

artery

arteriosclerosis (ar-tee-ree-oh-skleh-ROH-sis)

abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries.

arthr/o

joint

arthralgia (ar-THRAL-jee-ah)

pain in a joint or joints.

ather/o

plaque, fatty substance

atheroma (ath-er-OH-mah)

fatty deposit within the wall of an artery

chlor/o

green

chronic

Long-standing/duration, constant. Opposite of acute

colostomy (koh-LAHS-toh-mee)

surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface.

combining form

combination of the root and the combining vowel

cyan/o

blue

cyanosis (sigh-ah-NOH-sis)

blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen in the blood.

dermatologist (der-mah-TOL-oh-jist)

a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin.

dextr/o, dextr-

right

diarrhea (dye-ah-REE-ah)

the frequent flow of loose or watery stools.

Divide each term into its component word parts: Neonatology is the study of disorders of the newborn.

Neo/nat/ology

Divide each term into its component word parts: Otorhinolaryngology is the study of the ears, nose, and throat.

Ot/o/rhin/o/laryng/ology

Divide each term into its component word parts: Poliomyelitis is a viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord.

Poli/o/myel/itis

Divide each term into its component word parts: The term endarterial means pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

End/arteri/o/al

Divide each word into its component word parts: The term mycosis means any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus.

Myc/o/osis

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

edema

swelling caused by too much fluid trapped in the body's tissues.

edema (eh-DEE-mah)

swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body.

endarterial (end-ar-TEE-ree-al)

pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery.

endo, intra, intro

within, inside

epi-, supra-

above, upper

eponym (EP-oh-nim)

a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first.

erythema

redness of the skin

erythr/o (eh-RITH-roh)

red

erythrocyte (eh-RITH-roh-sight)

a mature red blood cell.

examination procedure

palpation

exo, extra, extro

out, outside of, outward

exudate (ECKS-you-dayt)

fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound.

fever is considered to be a \____________

sign

Find the misspelled word: A disease named for the person who discovered it is known as an enaponym.

Eponym

Find the misspelled word: A fisure of the skin is a groove or crack-like sore of the skin.

Fissure (TWO S's)

Find the misspelled word: A localized response to injury or tissue destruction is called inflimmation.

Inflammation (a not i)

Find the misspelled word: The medical term meaning inflammation of the tonsils is tonsilitis.

Tonsillitis (TWO L's)

Find the misspelled word: The medical term meaning the inflammation of a nerve or nerves is neuroitis.

Neuritis (NO 'O')

fissure

is a groove or crack-like sore of the skin

fistula

an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

flav/o

yellow

gastralgia (gas-TRAL-jee-ah)

pain in the stomach.

gastroenteritis (gas-troh-en-ter-EYE-tis)

inflammation of the stomach and small intestine.

gastrosis (gas-TROH-sis)

any disease of the stomach.

Gina's physician ordered laboratory tests that would enable him to establish a differential\_____ to identify the cause of her signs and symptoms.

Diagnosis

hemorrhage (HEM-or-idj)

the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time.

hepatomegaly (hep-ah-toh-MEG-ah-lee)

abnormal enlargement of the liver.

hyper-

excessive or increased, above

hypertension (high-per-TEN-shun)

higher-than-normal blood pressure.

hyperthermia

having a body temperature greatly above normal. heat

hypo-

deficient or decreased, below

hypotension (high-poh-TEN-shun)

lower-than-normal blood pressure.

ileum (ILL-ee-um)

the last and longest portion of the small intestine. e as in intestine

ilium (ILL-ee-um)

part of the hip bone. i as in hip

In case of a major disaster Cheng Lee, who is a trained paramedic, helps to perform\_____. This is the screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

Triage

In the accident Felipe Valladares broke several bones in his fingers. The medical term for these injuries is fractured \_____

Phalanges

In the term myopathy, the suffix -pathy means

disease

infection (in-FECK-shun)

invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease producing) organism

inflammation (in-flah-MAY-shun)

a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues

interstitial (in-ter-STISH-al)

between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.

intramuscular (in-trah-MUS-kyou-lar)

within the muscle.