AHS 52: Med Term >> Combined

Putting it all together

hypercholesterolemia

elevated blood cholesterol

• prefix: hyper– = elevated

• root: cholesterol

• suffix: –emia = blood condition

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

• root: derm = skin

• suffix: –itis = inflammation

colostomy

creating an opening in the colon

• root: colo = large intestine, colon

• suffix: –stomy = creating an opening

carditis

inflammation of the heart

• root: card = heart

• suffix: –itis = inflammation

cardiomyopathy

disease of cardiac muscle

• root: cardio = heart

• root: myo = muscle

• suffix: –pathy = disease

echocardiography

process of making an image of the heart using ultrasonic waves

• prefix: echo– = using ultrasonic waves

• root: cardio = heart

• suffix: –graphy = process of making an image

colitis

inflammation of the large intestine, colon

• root: col(o) = large intestine

• suffix: –itis = inflammation

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hepatitis

inflammation of the liver

• root: hepat(o) = liver

• suffix: –itis = inflammation

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gastritis

inflammation of the stomach

• root: gastr(o) = liver

• suffix: –itis = inflammation

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nephrectomy

removal of kidney

• root: neph = kidney

• suffix: –ectomy = removal of

transesophageal echocardiogram

picture of heart using ultrasonic waves across the esophagus?

Johns Hopkins Medicine: an ultrasound of the heart. Instead of scanning from the outside of the chest, a doctor guides a thin, flexible tube with a small ultrasound probe down the esophagus. Because the esophagus sits right behind the heart, it provides incredibly clear, detailed, and unobstructed images

• prefix: trans– = across, through?

• root: esophag = esophagus

• suffix: –eal = pertaining or relating to

• prefix: echo– = using ultrasonic waves

• root: cardi(o) = heart

• suffix: –gram = picture

anatomy

• study of structure

• identification of body parts

• Latin – “to cut up”

physiology

• study of function

• how the parts of the body work

  • physis = nature

  • –ology = study of

pathology

• study of disease and the disease processes

• what makes you sick

• pathos = suffering, pain

microscopic anatomy

• study of anatomy on a microscopic level; cannot study without the aid of a microscope

• sub-branches of microscopic anatomy

  • histology = study of tissues

  • cytology = study of cells

gross anatomy

• study of anatomy on a large scale; you can see what you’re observing with the unaided eye

• typically the anatomy you’re studying when cutting open a cadaver

regional anatomy

• study of anatomy by regions of the body

• example: arm + forearm

  • cut open and observe muscles, veins / arteries, etc.

systemic anatomy

• study of anatomy by systems in the body

• example: digestive system