med terms

-itis

inflamattion

-ois

abnormal condition

-ectomy

to cut out

-otomy

to cut into

-ostomy

to make a "mouth"

a/an

without, none

micro

small

macro

large

-megaly/mega

enlarged

-scopy/-scopic

to look, observe

-graphy/graphy

recording an image

-gram

image (x-ray)

-ology/ologist

study, specialize in

stomato

mouth

dento

teeth

glosso/linguo

tongue

gingivo

gums

encephalo

brain

gastro

stomach

entero

intestine

colo

large intestine

procto

anus/rectum

hepato

liver

nephro/rene

kidney

orchido

testis

oophoro

ovary

hystero/metro

uterus

salpingo

uterine tubes

dermo

skin

masto/mammo

breast

osteo

bones

cardio

heart

cysto

bladder

rhino

nose

phlebo/veno

veins

pneumo/pulmo

lung

hemo/emia

blood

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

cyan/o

blue

xanth/o

yellow

-oma

swelling

malignant

cancerous

benign

not life-threatening

aden/o

gland

lip/o

fat

my/o

muscle

lymph/o

lymph tissue

carcin/o

malignant

osteo

bone

what are negative symptoms of cancer?

benign, low grade, radiosensitive, no metastases, well differentiated, negative nodes, in remission, & surgically resectable

what are positive symptoms of cancer?

malignant, high grade, radioresistant, metastases, poorly differentiated, positive nodes, relapse, inoperable

endo

within, inside of

peri

around

circum

around

retro

behind

epi

upon, on top

trans

through

intra

within

sub

below

cardi/o

heart

brady/tachy

slow/fast

angi/o

vessel

veno/phlebo

vein

-stasis

to stop

-cyte

cell

-emia, hem/o

blood

atherosclerosis

"Hardening of fatty stuff," hardening of arteries

myocardial infarction (MI)

Heart attack; a blockage of blood flow in the coronary artery, resulting in the death of muscle tissue

mitral prolapse, stenosis, regurgitation

The mitral valve tears away due to disease, resulting in leakage & backward flow.

angina pectoris

Pain in the chest associated with the heart, accompanied with shortness of breath, fatigue, & nausea. A result from not getting enough blood to the heart muscle.

arrhythmia/dysrhythmia

"No rhythm," "abnormal rhythm"

ischemia

The heart is not getting enough blood flow, thus there isn't enough oxygen to sustain it.

cardiologist

A physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the circulatory system. Doesn't perform surgery

hematologist

A physician specializing in diseases of the blood

electrocardiogram (ecg/ekg)

A printout recording of the electrical activity in the heart

echocardiography

Using ultra high frequency sound waves to form an image of the inside of the heart

cardiac catheterization

A long, hollow tube that is threaded into an artery up into the heart.

phlebotomist/venipuncturist

Specially trained nurse or technician that draws blood for lab tests & starts IVs.

oste/o

bone

chondr/o

cartilage

arthr/o

joint

myel/o

bone marrow

ten/o, tendin/o

tendon

ligament/o

ligament

burs/o

bursa, "bag"

my/o, myos/o

muscle

-malacia

softening

-porosis

porous

-asthenia

weakness, loss of strength

-trophy

development, stimulation, maintenance

-algia, algesia

pain

arthritis

Joint tissues becoming less resilient to wear & tear, starting to degenerate and resulting in pain, swelling, and loss of joint mobility.

osteoporosis

Bones losing density & getting easily fractured as a result of not enough calcium; a common occurrence as one ages

osteomalacia

Bones becoming rubbery during childhood development if there isn't enough calcium

carpal tunnel syndrome

Repeated flexing of wrist resulting in tingling and/or pain in thumb, index and middle fingers along with weakness of movements of the thumb

tendonitis

Repeated strain on a tendon, inflaming the tendon & resulting in pain & difficulty with movement involving the muscle

rotator cuff tear

Tearing the tendons in the shoulder, resulting in pain & decreased mobility of shoulder

bursitis

Inflammation of the bursa, leading to pain and immobility in a joint area

muscular dystrophy

A group of inherited diseases in which the muscles that control movement progressively weaken