Medical Terminology: Chapters 3 and 4 Dictation Terms

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering medical dictation terms, their word part breakdowns (prefixes, roots, and suffixes), and definitions from Chapters 3 and 4.

Acrophobia

Fear of heights. Word parts: acro- (highest/tip) and -phobia (fear/dread).

Angiogenesis

Production of blood vessels. Word parts: angio- (vessel/blood vessels) and -genesis (creation/origin).

Biopsy

Examination where cells, tissue, or fluid are taken from a living organism. Word parts: bio- (life/living) and -psy (viewing/examination).

Blepharoptosis

Abnormal drooping or falling of the eyelid. Word parts: blepharo- (eyelid) and -ptosis (drooping/sagging).

Cardiomyopathy

Disease of the heart muscle, making it harder to pump blood into the body. Word parts: cardio- (heart), myo- (muscle), and -pathy (disease).

Cystocele

Hernial swelling where muscles and tissue between the woman's bladder and vaginal wall weaken, causing the bladder to sag or bulge into the vagina. Word parts: cysto- (bladder) and -cele (hernia/swelling).

Electroencephalogram

Recording electrical activity of the brain. Word parts: electro- (electricity), encephalo- (brain), and -gram (drawing/graph/written record).

Hemolysis

The destruction or breaking down of blood cells. Word parts: hemo- (blood) and -lysis (destruction/breaking down).

Hydronephrosis

An abnormal condition of fluid (urine) in the kidney. Word parts: hydro- (water/fluid), nephr- (kidney), and -osis (abnormal condition).

Inguinal

Pertaining to the groin area. Word parts: inguin- (groin) and -al (pertaining to).

Ischemia

A shortage of blood supply to a part of the body. Word parts: isch- (restrain/to hold back) and -emia (blood condition).

Laparotomy

A surgical cut or incision that opens the abdomen. Word parts: lapar- (loin/soft part between ribs & hips) and -tomy (incision/surgical cut).

Laryngeal

Relating to or pertaining to the larynx (throat). Word parts: laryng- (larynx/throat) and -eal (pertaining to).

Mastectomy

Surgical procedure that removes all or part of breast tissue. Word parts: mast- (breast) and -ectomy (surgical removal/incision).

Metastasis

The spread of a disease from its original site to a new part of the body. Word parts: meta- (beyond/across) and -stasis (standing/stopping).

Necrosis

Uncontrolled death of cells and living tissue in the body. Word parts: necr- (dead) and -osis (a condition/disease).

Otalgia

Earache or ear pain. Word parts: ot- (ear) and -algia (pain).

Peritoneal

Pertaining to or relating to the peritoneum. Word parts: peri- (around/surrounding), ton- (to stretch), and -eal (pertaining to).

Thrombocytopenia

A lower than normal number of platelets in the blood. Word parts: thrombo- (refers to a blood clot or clotting), cyto- (cell), and -penia (lack/deficiency).

Tracheostomy

Surgical creation of an opening in the windpipe to help a person breathe. Word parts: trache/o- (trachea/windpipe) and -stomy (surgical creation of new opening).

Abduction

Moving a structure away from the midline of the body. Word parts: ab- (away from), duct- (lead), and -ion (action).

Adrenal

Pertaining to being near or on the upper kidney. Word parts: ad- (toward), ren- (kidney), and -al (pertaining to).

Anoxia

Total lack of oxygen reaching the body's tissues or organs. Word parts: an- (without/no) and -oxia (oxygen).

Antitoxin

A specialized antibody that neutralizes a specific biological poison. Word parts: anti- (against) and toxin (poison).

Benign

Harmless in its behavior (not broken down into combining word parts).