Med Term Exam 2

pyrex

to be feverish

gen

Root - a substance that produces (something)

genesis

Noun - formation, origin

-genic

Adj, causing, producing, produced by, caused by or in
N, a substance that causes

genous

Adj, causing, producing, produced by, caused by or in

tom

cut or slice

tome

N, a surgical instrument (for cutting)

ectomy

N, surgical excision, surgical removal of all or part (of an organ)

tomy

N, surgical incision (on/into an organ)

gram, graph

R, writing

gram

N, the results of a procedure

graph

N, an instrument that produces a record (of activity)

grapy

N, recording of the activity (of an organ)

-scope

N, instrument for examining

scopy

N, an examination (procedure)

scopic

ADJ, relating to an examination

scop

R, look at or examine

ly(s)-

break down or destroy

lysis

N, disruption, relief
N, occasionally, a surgical seperation

lytic

ADJ, destroying, dissolving
N, drug that relieves

lysin

N, substance that destroys

pathy

N, disease

rrhagia

N, profuse discharge, hemmorhage

rrhea

N, profuse flow, excessive secretion

rrhexis

N, bursting/rupture (of tissue)

ptosis

N, dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ)

ta-

stretch

ectasia, ectasis

N, dilation, enlargement

tel

end

atel

incomplete development of

telangi

capillaries

ton

muscular tone

atony

loss of muscular tone

esthe(s)

sensation, sensitivity, sense

esthesia

unusual forms of sensation

all

other

otic

relating to the ear(s)

ototoxic

poisonious to the ears

macrotia

N, abnormally large ears

microtia

N, condition in which the ear isn’t fully formed

otitis

N, inflammation of the ears

panotitis

N, infection of both the middle and inner ear

sep

be infected

iatr

healer, physician, treatment

therap(eu)

treat medically, heal

iatrist, iatrician

N, specialist in a field

iatric

Adj, Specialist in a field

therapeutics

study of medical treatments

therapist

persons who perform medical treatments

therapy/-therapy

N, specific treatments

therapeutic

Adj, specific treatments

latrrogenesis

origination of a disease during the course of treatment

Iatrogenic anemia

diminished levels of RBCs due to medical care

aut

self

crin

seperate secrete, secretion

gen(e)

come into being, produce

iatr

healer, physician, treatment

idi

of one’s self

kine

move

kines

movement, motion

ly(s)

destroy, break down

myx

mucus

orth

straight, erect, normal

ot

ear

phil

love, have an affinity for

pt

fall, sag, drop

rhe

flow, secrete

rhag

flow profusely, hemmorahge

rhin

nose

scop

look at, examine

sep

be infected

ten

tendon

Hemolytic anemia

red blood cells in the body break down faster (hemolysis) than the ody can replace them

emia

flow of blood

eme

vomit

emesis

relating to vomit

hematemesis

N, abnormal vomiting of blood

cholemesis

N, abnormal vomiting of bile

cente

pierce

athrocentesis

procedure to drain excess flui from a joint

amniocentesis

procedure to draw amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac

poie

make, do

poiesis

N, relating to the bodies production of cells and tissues

poietic

Adj, relating to the bodies production of cells and tissues

myelopoiesis

N, bodies production of bone marrow

centesis

N, surgical piercing to drain fluid

phobia

N, uncontrollable fear of

phobic

Adj, relating to an uncontrollable fear of

phag

to swallow

esophag

inside and swallow

esophageal

Adj, inside and swalllow

phren

mind or diaphragm

phragm

block

phil

inclination of a cell to recieve stain rom a die

phob

inability of a cell to recieve stain from dye

ox(y)

oxygen
rapid
pointed
shrill
keen
acidic

physi

nature or appearance of

phyt

growth or plants

symphysis

condition of growing together

lal

talk, speech