Terminology for Medical Professionals

Adenoma , aden/oma ,

tumor of the gland

Arthralgia , athr/algia

Pain in a joint

Adenoma , aden/oma ,

tumor of the gland

Arthralgia , athr/algia

Pain in a joint

Biopsy , bi/opsy ,

looking at or examining living cell or tissue

Cephalic , cephal/ic ,

pertaining to the head

Cerebral , cerebr/al ,

pertaining to the brain

Cystoscopy , cyst/o/scopy ,

the process of looking for and treating problems in the bladder or urethra

Cytology , cyt/o/logy,

The study of cells

Dermatitis , dermat/it is ,

meaning inflammation or irritation of the skin

Diagnosis , dia/gnosis ,

meaning to know of a condition or disease during examination ; to identify a condition or disease during examination

Electroencephalogram , electr/o/encephal/o/gram ,

a record of the electricity in the brain

Epigastric , epi/gastr/ic ,

the area right above the abdomen ; the area over the abdomen

Erythrocyte , erythr/o/cyte ,

A mature red blood cell

Excision , ex/cis/ion ,

The process of cutting out

Gastrectomy , gastr/ectomy ,

The surgical removal of the stomach

Gastroenterology , gatr/o/enter/o/logy ,

meaning the study of the normal function and disease of the gastrointestinal system  

Gastrotomy , gastr/o/tomy ,

The process of cutting or making an incision to the stomach

Gynecology ,  Gynec/o/logy ,

The study of the female reproductive

Hematology , hemat/o/logy ,

The study of blood

Hematoma , hemat/oma ,

tumor of the blood

Hepatitis , hepat/itis ,

inflammation of the liver

Hypogastric ,  hypo/gastr/ic ,

of or relating to the lower region of the abdomen or stomach

Hypoglycemia , hypo/glyc/emia ,

meaning a condition causing low sugar levels in the blood

Incision , in/cis/ion ,

a surgical cut made in the skin or flesh ; the state of cutting into something

Iatrogenic , latr/o/genic ,

caused the by diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician

Leukocyte , leuk/o/cyte ,

A white blood cell

Leukemia , leuk/emia ,

A condition of the white blood cells

Nephrectomy , nephr/ectomy ,

The removal of a kidney

Neuralgia , neur/algia ,

The pain of the nerve(s)

Oncology , onc/o/logy ,

the study of cancer

Ophthalmoscope , ophthalm/o/scope ,

Instrument to view the eye

Pathogenic , path/o/genic ,

capable of causing or generating disease

Pathologist , path/o/logist ,

a person who specializes in disease ; a person who studies disease

Pericardium , peri/cardi/um ,

meaning around the heart or surrounding the heart

Prognosis , pro/gnosis ,

to know of a condition before

Psychology , psych/o/logy ,

the study of the mind

Radiology , radi/o/logy ,

the study of using imaging technology (like x-rays) to diagnose disease

Retrocardiac , retro/cardiac,

behind the heart

Rhinitis , rhin/itis ,

meaning irritation or inflammation of the nose

Thrombocyte , thromb/o/cyte ,

cell fragments that aid in blood clotting

When the suffix starts with a vowel

When should you drop the combining vowel?

removal of

What does -ectomy mean?

thrombo and city

What is the root word in Thromboctyopenia?

intra

Which of the following word pairs are opposite?

inter and

sub

Which of the following word pairs are opposite?

epi and

cardi/o

Which word below is not a color word

1. cardi/o

2. cyan/o

3. erythr/o

4. leuk/o

the study of

What does -logy mean?

Acromegaly , acro/megaly ,

characterized by marked enlargement and elongation of the bones of the face, jaw, or extremities (adult)

Anemia , an/emia

lack of red blood cells

Angioplasty , angi/o/plasty

surgical repair of a blood vessel

Angiography, angi/o/graphy ,

process of recording blood vessels

Arteriole , arteri/ole ,

small branch of an artery leading to capillaries

Arteriosclerosis , arteri/o/sclerosis ,

hardening of an artery

Atrophy , a/trophy ,

without development

Axillary , axill/ary ,

the skin of the armpit

Biopsy , bi/opsy

surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination

Blepharoptosis , blephar/o/ptsosis ,

drooping of the upper eyelids

Cardiomyopathy ,cardi/o/my/o/pathy ,

disease of the heart muscle

Chronic , chron/ic ,

persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

Hemolysis , hem/o/lysis,

breakdown, separation, destruction, or loosening of red blood cells

Hemostasis , hem/o/stasis ,

to stop bleeding

Hypertropy , hyper/tropy ,

excessive growth or development of an organ or part

Ischemia , isch/emia ,

insufficient blood supply to an organ or part of the body

Laparoscope , lapar/o/scope ,

an instrument for examining the abdominal wall

Leukocytosis , leuk/o/cyt/osis ,

high white blood cell count

Mastectomy , mast/ectomy ,

surgical procedure to remove a part of the breast or the entire breast

metastasis , meta/stasis ,

the development of a secondary malignant growth at a distance from a primary site of cancer

Morphology , morph/o/logy ,

the study of the shape and structure of the (human) body with consideration of development and vital activity

Myalgia , my/algia

, meaning muscle pain

Myeloma , myel/oma ,

cancer in bone marrow

Necrosis , necr/osis ,

death of living cells or tissues to disease or injury

Nephrologist , nephr/o/logist

specialist in the study of the kidneys

Neuralgia , neur/algia ,

pain along the nerve

Osteomalacia , oste/o/malacia

softening of the bones

Peritoneal , peritone/al ,

pertaining to the peritoneum

Splenomegaly , splen/o/megaly ,

enlargement of the spleen

Tracheostomy , trache/o/stomy ,

creation of an opening into the trachea   

Thoracentesis , thorac/entesis ,

surgical removal of fluid in chest to help breathing

Thrombocytopenia , throm/o/cyt/o/penia ,

condition where blood platelet count is low

organ

What level of organization comes after tissues? 

sex cells

Which cells have 23 single chromosomes? 

superior

Which direction term means above another structure?

posterior

Which direction term refers to the back of the body?

inferior

Which direction terms means towards the lower part of the body?

ok

review planes, regions of the spines, etc from presentation

Acromegaly , acro/megaly ,

characterized by marked enlargement and elongation of the bones of the face, jaw, or extremities (adult)

Adipose , adip/ose ,

of or relating to animal fat or fat tissue

Anabolism , ana/bolism ,

meaning a set of metabolic pathways that construct molecules from smaller units

Anterior , Anter/ior  ,

meaning situated in the front or on the front or forward part of an organ

Body Cavities ,

meaning the body’s internal organization by means of membranes, sheaths, and other structures that separate compartments

Catabolism , cata/bolism ,

meaning a set of metabolic pathways that break down molecules into smaller units

Cytoplasm , cyt/o/plasm

, a component of the cell consisting of gelatinous material; containsthe small organelles of the cell that carry out various cellular activities

Craniotomy, Crani/o/tomy ,

the process of cutting into the skull

Divisions of the Spine ,

the organization of the spine consists of a series of individual bones called vertebrae; the five divisions are Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and Coccygeal

Distal , dist/al ,

meaning situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

Dorsal , dors/al ,

similar to posterior; situated in the back or on the back part of an organ

Histology , hist/o/logy ,

the study of tissue

Inferior , infra/ior ,

meaning lowermost, below, or toward the feed

Inguinal , inguin/al,

meaning right and left regions on the surface of the abdominopelvic area; lateral to the hypogastric region

Intervertebral , inter/vertebr/al , 

situated or occurring between vertebrae of the spinal column

Karyotype , kary/o/type ,

describes a procedure whereby an individual’s chromosomes are viewed microscopically; a picture of all the chromosome in a cell arranged in pairs