Medical Terminology A Short Course Chapter 3

-algia

condition of pain, pain

-emia

blood condition

-ia

condition

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease condition

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-rrhage or -rrhagia

excessive discharge of blood

-sclerosis

hardening

-uria

condition of urine

-al or -eal

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectomy

removal, resection, excision

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-lysis

separation, breakdown, destruction

-plasty

surgical repair, or surgical correction

-scopy

process of visual examination

-stomy

openning

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

incision, cutting into

Leiomy/o-

visceral/smooth muscle

Lip/o

fat

acute

short period of time, sudden onset

adenocarcinoma

cancerous tumor derived from glandular cells

adeoma

benign glandular tumor

amniocentesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid from amniotic sac

anastomosis

surgical connection between two previously unconnected bowel part, vessels or ducts

angiography

x-ray recording of vessels after contrast ingested

angioplasty

surgical repair of blood vessels

arteriosclerosis

hardening of arteries

arthralgia

joint pain

arthropathy

disease condition of joints

atherosclerosis

hardening of vessels

axillary

pertaining to the armpit

bronchitis

inflammation of the bronchial tubes

bronchoscopy

visual examination of the bronchial tubes

carcinoma

cancerous tumor, form from epithelial cells, which line the internal organs and cover the outside of the body

cardiomegaly

enlargement of the heart

chemotherapy

treatment with drugs

cholecystectomy

surgical removal of the gallbladder

chronic

ongoing long period of time

colitis

inflammation of the colon

colostomy

surgical opening of the colon to outside the body

colocolostomy

new surgical connection of two previously unconnected parts of the colon

craniotomy

incision of the skull

cysitis

inflammation of the bladder

dialysis

complete separation of wastes (urea) from the blood when the kidneys fail.

electroencephalography

process of recording electrical activity of the brain

encephalopahy

disease of the brain

erythrocytosis

abnormal condition of a slight increase in RBC

esophageal

pertaining to the esophagus

hematuria

abnormal condition of blood in urine

hemorrhage

bursting forth of blood

hysterectomy

surgical removal of the uterus

infarction

area of dead tissue caused by decreased blood flow to that part of the body

inguinal

pertaining to the groin

ischemia

deficiency of blood flow to a part of the body, caused by narrowing or obstruction of blood vessels.

laparoscopy

visual examination of the abdomen

laparotomy

incision into the abdomen

laryngitis

inflammation of the larynx

laryngoscopy

visual examination of the larynx

leukemia

increase in malignant (cancerous) white blood cells in blood and bone marrow

mammogram

x-ray of the breast

mammography

process of making an x-ray recording of the breast

mammoplasty

surgical correction of the breast

meningitis

inflammation of the meniges

menorrhagia

excessive discharge during menses

menorrhea

discharge during menses

myalgia

muscle pain

myelogram

x-ray image of the spinal cord after contrast is injected with the membranes surrounding the spinal cord in the lumbar are of the back.

myeloma

malignant tumor originating in the bone marrow

myocardial

pertaining to the muscle of the heart

myoma

muscle tumor (benign)

myosarcoma

tumor (malignant) of muscle, tumor is of connective tissue origin

necrosis

death of cells

nephrosis

abnormal condition of the kidney

neuralgia

nerve pain

oophorectomy

surgical removal of the ovaries

otalgia

pain in the ear

pelvic

pertaining to the pelvis

pertioneal

pertaining to the peritonium

phelbitis

inflammation of a vein

phlebotomy

incision into a vein

pneumonia

abnormal condition of the lungs marked by inflammation and collection of material within the air sacs of the lungs.

pulmonary

pertaining to the lungs

radiotherapy

treatment using radiation

renal

pertaining to the kidney

rhinoplasty

surgical correction of the nose

rhinorrhea

discharge from the nose

salpingectomy

surgical removal of the fallopian tube(s)

septicemia

infection of the blood, commonly called blood poisoning and is associate with the presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood.

bacteremia

bacterial invasion of the blood with or without symptoms

thoracentesis

surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid,

tonsillectomy

excision of tonsil(s)