cumulative med term auld

ts pmo icl

Pruritis

Itching

Edema

Swelling

Erythema

Redness

rrhea

Flow/discharge

rrhythmo

Heart Rhythm

rrhagia

excessive/abnormal flow or discharge from organ or part (like rrhea but more)

rrhexis

Rupture

rrhaphy

Suture/Stitch

Ixodi

Hard tick

helmintho

parasitic worm

pediculo

genus of lice of pedculidae family including body louse (multiple lice)

vermi

worm

arachno

spider

viro

virus

parasito

animal/plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species parasite

coccus

spherical bacterium

myco

relationship to fungus

acaro

mite

fungi

mushroom/fungus

hirudi

leeches

bacterio

bacteria

scoleco

structure of worms

--- Surgical Procedures

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stomy

surgical opening

plasty

surgical procedure for repair, restoration, or replacement of part of the body

pexy

fixation (not adhesion)

desis

surgical fusion/ surgical fixation

tripsy

crushing to break up (diff types of tripsy)

ectomy

surgical removal of something, usually from inside the body

sect

to cut

tomy

cutting/surgical incision

centesis

puncture/perforation

--- Diagnostic Procedures

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meter

instrument for measuring

graph

instrument used to record

ausculto

to listen

scopy

process of the testing of visualizing tissue/organs viewing or examination

metry

test to measure

tome

cutting, cutting instrument

aspiro

normal inspiration or inhalation or respiration can be pertaining procedure to aspirate body (can be called blops

gram

written/to record

electro

electricity

graphy

process to record

assay

examine closely lab test to find or measure the amount of specific substance

echo

revirbirate sound different from ECHO (ultrasound of heart)

scope

instrument for viewing/examining with eye (ex: microscope)

opsy

to view/radio (examination/inspection)

radio

x-rays, radiation, radius (images, pictures)

turbidi

cloudy

therio

animals

tyro

caseous (cheese/protein make up)

thanato

death

thyro

pertaining to the thyroid gland

techno

skill

topo

particular space

tympano

regarding to tympanic membrane

tetra

4

taxia

coordination

thymia

mind

tocia

labor (of L and D)

tapho

grave

terti

3rd

theco

sheath

termino

boundary

thymo

pertaining to the thymus gland

toxo

regarding a toxin (or poison)

typho

referring to the typhus or typhoid

torso

denoting a torsion/a twisting

tonsillo

referring to the tonsils

tono

about tension or a healthy muscle tone

tapino

low

torpido

sluggish

terato

monster

thermo

heat

tropia

to turn

tetano

pertaining to the tetanus

ule

small

urano

palate

unguo

nail

ulo

scar

viscero

re: internal organs

volvo

to roll

verruci

wart

vitreo

glassy

venereo

re: sexual intercourse

vaso

vessel

verso

to turn

vitello

yolk

vermi

worm

volemia

re: blood volume

vesico

urinary bladder

vago

re: the vagus nerve

xero

dry

xipho

re: the xiphoid

xeno

foreign matter

zygo

junction

zoo

animal

zymo

to ferment

supra

above/beyond

sclerosis

hardening