Medical Terminology Exam #1

Cardiomalacia

Softening of the heart (muscle)

Neuralgia

Pain occurring along a nerve

Osteocyte

(mesodermal) bone-forming cell

Stereometry

Measurement of a solid body

Leukocyte

White blood cell

Abiosis

Absence of life

Lithology

The science dealing with calculi

Nephrotoxin

substance toxic to kidney (tissue)

Stenosis

Narrowing of a passage or orifice

Endocardium

Membrane that lines (the chambers of) the heart

Metrology

The science (and technology) of measurement

Arteriosclerosis

Hardening of the arteries

Mesocephalic

Having a medium sized head

Tachygastria

Increased rate (of contractions) of the stomach

Encephalalgia

deep-seated head pain

Symbiosis

living together of two organisms

Nephritis

inflammation of the kidneys

Bradytachycardia

increased heart rate alternating with slow rate

Hyperemia

unusual amount of blood (in a part)

Stomatitis

inflammation of the mouth

Acrocyanosis

(purple or) blue discoloration in the extremities

Chirospasm

spasm of the hand (muscles)

Hemocyte

Any blood cell

Cystalgia

pain in the bladder

Perihepatic

surrounding the liver

Gastrohepatic

Pertaining to the stomach and liver

Anodyne

Drug that relieves pain

Splenocolic

Pertaining to the spleen and colon

Coloenteritis

Inflammation of the (mucous membrane of) the small and large intestines

Ergometer

Apparatus for measuring the amount of work done

Pericholangitis

Inflammation (of tissues) surrounding a bile duct

Sarcoma

bladder cancer arising from (mesenchymal) tissue

Hepatomegaly

Enlargement of the liver

Hyperlipemia

(abnormal amount of) fat in the blood

Cystoma

growth containing cysts

Cyanosis

Blue (gray, slate, or dark purple) discoloration of the skin

Anergia

lack of energy

onychomycosis

fungal infection of the nails

myoneural

pertaining to the muscle and nerve

chondralgia

pain in or around a cartlilage

porous

full or pores

Narcosis

(unconsciousness or) stupor produced by drugs

Chondritis

inflammation of the cartilage

Hidrosis

Excessive sweating

Somatic

Pertaining to the body

Sympodia

Fusion of the lower extremities

Osteomyelitis

inflammation of bone and marrow

Pachyderma

(unusual) thickness of the skin

Asthenia

Lack or loss of strength

Trachelodynia

Pain in the neck

Hypnotic

pertaining to or causing sleep

Myocyte

muscle (tissue) cell

Dermatology

The science of the skin and its diseases

polycythemia

excess of (red) blood cells

Antihypnotic

Agent that prevents or inhibits sleep

spasmpolytic

pertaining to the arrest of spasms

Bradykinesia

(extreme) slowness of movement

otomycosis

infection of the ear caused by fungus

carcinogen

any substance or agent that produces cancer

Hypertonus

increased tension

myxolipoma

mucous tumor with fatty tissue elements

cardiotomy

incision of the heart

nephrolithotomy

renal incision for the removal of kidney stones

hepatogenous

originating in the liver

latrogenesis

injury or illness that occurs because of medical care

myectomy

excision of (a portion of) a muscle

necrogenous

pertaining to, caused by, or originating in dead matter

cardioptosis

prolapse of the heart

myotome

instrument used for cutting muscles

encephalomyopathy

disease of the brain and spinal cord

acroanesthesia

lack of sensation in (one or more of) the extremeties

Dyskinesia

defect in the ability to perform voluntary movement

rhinolith

nasal stone

Hyperleukosis

condition of an abnormally high wbc count

endartitis

inflammation of the inner lining of an artery

endoneurium

The connecting tissue surrounding individual nerve fibers

sclerosis

abnormal hardening of a tissue or body part

perinephric

pertaining to the area around the kidnet

algia

lack of speech

cytobiology

the study of cells and their biological functions

exocardia

congenital abnormal position of the heart

exencephalia

a birth defect where the brain develops outside of the skull due to incomplete cranial formation

arthritis

inflammation of the joints

arthroscelerosis

hardening of the joins

Tachycardia

abnormally fast heart rate

endagiitis

inflammation of the inner lining of a blood vessel

stenosis

abnormal narrowing of a body passage or opening

analgesic

drug that relieves pain

biologic

pertaining to the life or living organisms

exotoxin

a toxin secreted externally by bacteria

exoerythrocyte

located outside the red blood cells

acanthocytosis

presence of thorny red blood cells in blood

antibiosis

against life

hemicrania

one side of the head

antilithic

pertaining to preventing or dissolving stones

hypertosis

abnormal (exessive) growth of bone tissue

encephalolith

stone of calcified mass within the brain

ostosis

any condition related to the bone

pericyte

a cell located around blood vessels

neuritis

inflammation of a nerve