Dean Vaughn

Medical Terminology

Gastr (gas truck)

Gastr (gas truck)

stomach

Cardi (cards)

heart

megal- (my gal)

enlarged

-itis (I test)

Inflammation (in flames)

dermat- (doormat)

skin

ology

study of

-ologist (hollow chest)

specialist

Spasm (involuntary contract)

involuntary contraction

Blephar- (blue fur)

eyelid

Hepat (he pat)

liver

Arthr

Joint

rhin- (rhinoceros)

Nose

Gingiv (gingerbread man)

Gum

Oma (two more)

Tumor

Nephr

kidney

path- (daisies)

disease

-ectomy (exit tommy)

surgical removal

-malacia (my late show)

soft

plast- (plastic cement)

surgical repair

angi- (angel, blood vessels)

vessel

-otomy (oh Tommy) (cut into the wall)

Cut into

-osis (oh sis) (air conditioner)

Any condition

enter- (enter sign)

Intestine

Aden (a den)

Gland

cerebr- (zebra)

Brain

algia-(algae,window pane)

Pain

crani (crane)

Skull

End (The End)

Inside, within

hemi- (hemisphere)

Half

-oid (void) (alike)

like

hyper (high purr)

above, more than normal

cyst- (sister)

sac containing fluid

chole- (coal) (coal pile)

Bile

hypo- (hippo) (under the table)

Under

scop (scope)

Observe

hyster- (his stir) (you turn us)

uterus

-ostomy (oh stop tommy)

create an opening

para- (parachute)

beside, beyond

-lysis (license)

loosening, destruction

cervic- (serve hic)

neck

chondr- (cone door) (cart of leaves)

cartilage

cyan- (sign) (blue paint)

blue

Hem (hem)

Blood

ost- (ostrich)

Bone

psycho-cycle, "mine, mine"

Mind

lip- (lip)

Fat

My (my eye)

Muscle

lith(later)

Stone

ophthalm (up thumb)

Eye

proct- (proctor and gamble)

Anus

cost

Rib

-gram

Record

acro (acrobat)

Extremities

rhexis

break, burst

carcin

Cancer

penia

decrease

gen

original, production

burso

Sac

retro-

backward

trip

rub, friction

strept

Twist

densis

binding

mani

Madness

glosso

tongue

trophy

development

supra

above

-ptosis

falling

dyn

pain

mast

Breast

rrhaphy

Suture

dent

teeth

cephal

head

auto

Self

epi

upon

hydro

Water

Lobo

section

-emesis

vomitting

contra

Against, counter

-iasis

Condition

trans

through, across

brady

slow

-ectasis

expansion

cyt

cell

odont-

tooth

leuk-

white

-esthesis

sensation

canthro

angle at the end of the eyelid

steno

Narrow, contracted

cheil

lip

-cele

hernia

benign

mild, not cancerous

semen

seed

celio

abdomen

erythro-

red

vaso

vessel

melan-

black

cauda

tail

lingua

tongue

myring

eardrum

spondyl

spinal column