Physical diagnostics

ab-

away from

ad-

toward or to

aden-

an-

not or without

aniso-

unequal

asthen-

weak

contra-

diplo-

duc-

to lead or bring

dys-

bad or ill

eso-

in

eu-

good; advantageous

exo-

out

hemi-

half

hydro-

water

hyper-

above or excessive

hypno-

sleep

hypo-

below or deficient

idio-

infra-

below or beneath

intra-

within

ipsi-

same or self

iso-

equal

leuko-

white

lith-

stone

macro-

larger than normal

micro-

smaller than normal

neo-

pedia-

child

peri-

around

poly-

many

presby-

old

retro-

backward or behind

soma-

body

sten-

narrow or constricted

trans-

through

-dynia

pain or discomfort

-ectomy

surgical removal of a part or organ

-gnosis

recognition

-gram

something written

-ism

state; condition

-itis

inflammation of

-kinesia

movement

-lysis

dissolution

-malacia

softening

-megal-

enlargement

-mycosis

fungus

-oid

resembling

-ologist

specialist in study of

-oma

tumor; growth

-osis

diseased state

-otomy

cutting; incision

-pathy

disease

-phobia

fear; pain; intolerance

abduction

away from the body

adduction

toward the body

adenopathy

glandular disease

anosmia

without the sense

anisocoria

unequal pupils

asthenopia

eye fatigue

contralateral

pertaining to the opposite side

diplopia

double vision

abduction

turning outward

dysuria

painful urination

esotropia

eyes deviated inward

eupnea

easy breathing

exotropia

eyes deviated outward

hemiplegia

paralysis of one side of the body

hydrophilic

readily absorbing water

hyperemia

excess of blood

hypnotic

inducing sleep

hypodermic

below the skin

idiopathic

of unknown cause

infrahyoid

below the hyoid gland

intracranial

within the skull

ipsilateral

situated on the same side

isotonic

equal tension

leukocyte

white blood cell

lithotomy

incision of an organ to remove a stone

macrocephaly

head size larger than normal

microcephaly

head size smaller than normal

neoplasm

abnormal new growth

pediatrics

branch of medicine treating diseases of children

pericardium

sac around the heart

polycystic

many cysts

presbyopia

impairment of vision as a result of advantage

retrobulbar

behind the eye

somatic

pertaining to the body

stenosis

narrowed

transurethral

through the urethra

cephalodynia

headache

appendectomy

removal of the appendix

stereognosis

recognizing an object by touch

myelogram

x-ray film of the spinal cord

gigantism

state of abnormal overgrowth

colitis

inflammation of the colon

bradykinesia

abnormal slow movement

hemolysis

liberation of hemoglobin into solution

osteomalacia

softening of bones

cardiomegaly

enlargement of the heart