Med Term Chapter's 1 & 2

Intro to Med Term, Suffixes

-algia

Pain condition

-cele

protrusion

-centesis

Puncture to withdraw fluid

-cyesis

Pregnancy

-cyte

Cell

-dipsia

Thirst Condition

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-itis

Inflammation

-genic

Pertaining to producing

-gram

A record

-iatrist

Physician

-kinesia

Movement condition

-lith

Stone

-meter

Instrument for measuring

-metry

Process of measuring

-oma

Tumor or Mass

-osis

Abnormal condition

-pathy

Disease

-pepsia

Digestion Condition

-phasia

Speech condition

-plasty

Surgical repair

-plegia

Paralysis condition

-pnea

Breathing

-porosis

Porous

-sclerosis

Hardening

-scope

Instrument for viewing

-stomy

Surgically create an opening

-tomy

Cutting into

-tripsy

Surgical crushing

-trophy

Development

-derma

Skin condition

-edema

Swelling

-emesis

Vomiting

-emia

Blood condition

-malacia

Abnormally soft condition

-megaly

Enlarged

-opia

Vision Condition

-osmia

Sense of smell condition

-penia

Condition of too few

-rrhage

Abnormal flow

-rrhagia

Abnormal flow condition

rhhea

Discharge

-stenosis

Narrowing

-clasia

To surgically break

-desis

Surgical fusing

-pexy

Surgical fixation

-rrhaphy

To suture

-cle / -ole / -ule

Small

-globin / -globulin

Protein

-opsy

View of

-plasm / -poiesis

Formation

Angi/o-

Vessel

Arteri/o-

Artery

Arthr/o-

Joint

Broch/o-

Bronchus

Col/o-

Colon

Cyst/o-

Bladder, or sac

Dermat/o-

Skin

Gastr/o

Stomach

Hepat/o

Liver

My/o-

Muscle

Nephr/o-

Kidney

Neur/o-

Nerve

Rhin/o-

Nose

Thorac/o-

Chest

Trache/o-

Trachea

Carcin/o-

Cancer

Cephal-

Head

Electr/o-

Electricity

Oste/o-

Bone

Cardi/o-

Heart

What is an example of a Word root built from Latin/Greek terms?

Hepatitis

What is an example of a term built from Modern English?

Pacemaker

What is an example of a term built from an Eponym?

Addisons Disease

What is the plural form of Bursa?

Bursae

What is the plural form of adenoma?

Adenomata

What is the plural form of Index?

Indices

What is the plural form of nucleus?

Nuclei

a-

Without

bi-

Two

dys-

Abnormal, difficult, painful

Inter-

Between

Post-

After

Sub-

Under

Define Angiogram:

Record of a vessel

Define Apnea:

Without breathing

Define Arteriole:

Small artery

Define Arthritis:

Joint Inflammation

Define Arthroscope:

Instrument for viewing joints

Define Bilateral:

Two sides

Define Bronchitis

Bronchus inflammation

Define Cardiomegaly:

Enlarged Heart

Define Colostomy:

Surgical creation of an opening into the colon

Define Cystoscope:

Instrument for viewing the bladder

Define Dermatitis:

Inflammation of the skin

Define Electrocardiogram:

Record of the hearts electrical activity

Define Esophageal:

Pertaining to the esophagus

Define gastrectomy:

Surgical removal of the stomach

Define Gastric:

Pertaining to the stomach

Define Hepatic:

Pertaining to the liver