Terms 1

Ch. 1: Intro. to Medical Lang

phag/o pronounciaton

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