med term ch. 1 vocab

gastrosis

any disease of the stomach

path/o

disease

abdomin/o

abdomen

ab-

away from

-ac

pertaining to

ad-

toward or in the direction of

-al

pertaining to

appendic

appendix

ather/o

plaque or fatty substance

cardi

heart

angi/o

blood vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

-algia

pain, painful condition, suffering

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

col

colon

crani

skull

cyan/o

blue

dermat

skin

dia-

through

-dynia

pain

dys-

bad, difficult, or painful

end-

within

eu-

good, normal, well, or easy

gastr/o

stomach

enter/o

small intestine

erythr/o

red

-ectomy

surgical removal, cutting out

-gram

picture or record

-graphy

process of producing a picture or record

hem/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hyper-

excessive, increased

hypo-

deficient, decreased

inter-

between or among

intra-

within or inside

-itis

inflammation

laryng

larynx or throat

leuk/o

white

lith

stone

-megaly

enlargement

-malacia

abnormal softening

melan/o

black

my/o

muscle

myc/o

fungus

myel/o

bone marrow/spinal cord

nat

birth

-necrosis

tissue death

neo-

new

neur/o

nerve

-ology

study of

-ologist

specialist

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-ostomy

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

ot/o

ear

-otomy

cutting, surgical incision

peri-

surrounding

-plasty

surgical repair

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis (part of the kidney)

pyr/o

fever/fire

poli/o

gray

post-

after

rhin/o

nose

pre-

before

-rrhage/-rrhagia

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing to close a wound; includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-scopy

visual examination

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

sub-

under, less, or below

super-/supra-

above or excessive

-um

noun ending

tonsill

tonsils

vir

virus/poison

abdominocentesis

the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

abnormal

not normal; away from normal

acronym

a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term

angiography

process of producing a radiographic (x-ray) study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible

angiogram

resulting film that is produced by angiography

addiction

drawn toward or a strong dependence on a drug or substance

acute

condition with a rapid onset, severe course, and relatively short duration

arteriomalacia

abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries

arterionecrosis

tissue death of an artery/arteries

appendicitis

inflammation of the appendix

appendectomy

surgical removal of the appendix

arteriostenosis

abnormal narrowing of an artery/arteries

arteriosclerosis

abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

arthroscopy

visual examination of the internal structure of a joint

atheroma

fatty deposit within the wall of an artery

arthralgia

pain in a joint or joints

colostomy

surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface

cranium

portion of the skull that encloses the brain

colotomy

surgical incision into the colon

chronic

condition of long duration; can be controlled, but rarely cured

dermatologist

physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin

cyanosis

blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood