Med Term

Ch. 1 & 2

Angiogram

Diagnostic procedure that shows blood flow through the heart/blood vessels.

Apnea

Without breathing.

Arteriole

Small blood vessel.

Arthritis

Inflammation of the joints.

Arthroscope

Instrument to view the joint.

Bilateral

Two sides.

Bronchitis

Inflammation of the bronchi.

Cardiomegaly

Enlarged heart.

Colostomy

Opening of the colon.

Cystoscope

Instrument used to view the bladder.

Dermatitis

Inflammation of the skin.

Dermatology

Study of the skin.

Electrocardiogram

Record of heart’s electric activity.

Esophageal

Relating to the esophagus.

Gastrectomy

Surgical removal of the stomach.

Gastric

Relating to the stomach.

Hepatic

Relating to the liver.

Hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver.

Intramuscular

Taking place in the muscle.

Laryngitis

Inflammation of the throat.

Myopathy

Disease of the muscle.

Nephrologist

Specialist in the kidneys.

Neuralgia

Nerve pain.

Neurology

Study of the nerves.

Osteoarthritis

Inflammation of the bones and joints.

Pulmonary

Issue of the lungs.

Rhinorrhea

Discharge of the nose.

Rhinoplasty

Surgical repair of the nose.

Thoracotomy

Surgical incision in the chest wall.

Tracheal

Relating to the trachea/windpipe.

Uterine

Relating to the uterus.

Venous

Relating to the veins.

-algia

Pain.

-cele

Swelling.

-centensis

Remove fluid.

-cyesis

Pregnancy.

-cye

Cell.

-dipsia

Thirst.

-ectomy

Surgical removal.

-itis

Inflammation.

-genis

Produces.

-gram

To record.

-latrist

Medical specialty.

-kinesia

Motion.

-lith

Stone.

-meter

Instrument for viewing.

-metry

Process of measuring.

-oma

Tumor.

-osis

Abnormal condition.

-ostomy

Surgically create an opening.

-pathy

Disease.

-pepsia

Digestion.

-phasia

Speech.

-plasty

Surgical repair.

-plegia

Paralysis.

-penia

Too few.

-pnea

Breathing.

-porosis

Porosis.

-sclerosis

Hardening.

-scope

Instrument for viewing.

-tripsy

Surgical crushing.