Terms 1

Ch. 1: Intro. to Medical Lang

phag/o pronounciaton

(FAY-goh)

phag/o example?

aphagia

phag/o meaning?

eat

plas/o pronounciation

PLAS-oh

plas/o meaning

formation

plas/o example

hyperplasia

morph/o pronunciation

MOR-foh

morph/o mean

change

morph/o example

morphology

myc/o pronunciation

MAI-koh

myc/o meaning

fungus

myc/o example

dermatomycosis

necr/o pronunciation

NEK-roh

necr/o meaning

death

necr/o example

necrosis

orth/o pronunciation

OR-thoh

orth/o meaning

straight

orth/o example

orthodontist

path/o pronunciation

PAH-thoh

path/o meaning

suffering, disease

path/o example

pathology

py/o pronunciation

PAI-oh

py/o meaning

pus

py/o examples

pyorrhea, pyemia

scler/o pronunciation

SKLEH-roh

scler/o meaning

hard

scler/o example

scleroderma

sten/o pronunciation

STIH-noh

sten/o meaning

narrowing

sten/o example

stenosis

troph/o pronunciation

TROH-foh

troph/o meaning

nourishment, development

troph/o examples

trophology, hypertrophy

xen/o pronunciation

ZEE-noh

xen/o meaning

foreign

xen/o example

xenograft

Pertaining to suffixes:

* -ac
* -al
* -ar
* -eal
* -ic
* -tic
* -ous

\-ia and -ism meaning

condition

\-ium meaning

tissue, structure

\-ium example

pericardium

\-y meaning

condition, procedure

\-y example

hypertrophy

Diminutive for small:

* -icle
* -ole
* -ule
* -ula

\-iatrics and -iatry meaning

medical science

\-iatrist meaning

specialist in medicine of

\-ist meaning

specialist

\-logist meaning

specialist in the study of

\-logy meaning

study of

\-algia pronunciation

AL-jah

\-algia and -dynia meaning

pain

\-algia example

myalgia

\-dynia pronunciation

DAI-nee-ah

\-dynia example

gastrodynia

\-cele pronunciation

SEEL

\-cele definition

hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong)

\-emia pronunciation

EE-mee-ah

\-emia meaning

blood condition

\-iasis pronunciation

AI-ah-sis

\-iasis meaning

presence of

\-itis pronunciation

inflammation

\-lysis meaning

loosen, break down

\-malacia pronunciation

mah-LAY-shah

\-malacia definition

abnormal softening

\-megaly pronunciation

MEH-gah-lee

\-megaly meaning

enlargement

\-oid meaning

resembling

\-oma meaning

tumor

\-osis meaning (that describe symptoms, diseases, and conditions)

condition

\-pathy meaning

disease

\-penia meaning

deficiency

\-ptosis pronunciation

puh-TOH-sis

\-ptosis meaning

drooping

\-rrhage pronunciation

RIJ

\-rrhage and -rrhagia meaning

excessive flow

\-rrhagia pronunciation

RAY-jee-ah

\-rrhea pronunciation

REE-ah

\-rrhea meaning

flow

\-rrhexis pronunciation

REK-sis

\-rrhexis meaning

rupture

\-spasm pronunciation

SPAZ-um

\-spasm meaning

involuntary contraction

\-centesis meaning

puncture

\-gram meaning

written record

\-graph meaning

instrument used to produce a record

\-graphy meaning

process of recording

\-meter meaning

instrument used to measure

\-metry meaning

process of measuring

\-scope meaning

instrument used to look

\-scopy meaning

process of looking

\-desis meaning

binding, fixation

\-ectomy meaning

removal

\-pexy meaning

surgical fixation

\-plasty meaning

reconstruction

\-rrhaphy meaning

suture

\-rrhaphy pronunciation

rah-fee

\-stomy meaning

creation of an opening

\-tomy meaning

incision

Singular → Plural suffix:

\-a →

\-ae

a- pronunciation

ay

a- and an- meaning

not