Western Medical Terminology: Chapter 2

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-cele

protrusion

-dynia

pain

-cytosis

abnormal cell condition (too many)

-ectasis

dilated

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emetic

pertaining to vomiting

-emia

blood condition

gastralgia

stomach pain

myasthenia

muscle weakness

cystocele

protrusion of urinary bladder

cardiodynia

heart pain

erythrocytosis

too many red blood cells

bronchiectasis

dilated bronchi

lymphedema

lymphatic swelling

hematemesis

vomiting blood

leukemia

white blood cells condition

-ia

condition

pneumonia

lung condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

lithiasis

abnormal condition of stones

-ism

state ofhypo

hypothyroidism

state of insufficient thyroid hormones

-itis

inflammation

dermatitis

skin inflammation

-lith

stone

cytolith

bladder stone

-lysis

to destroy

oestolysis

to destroy bone

-lytic

destruction

thrombolytic

clot destruction

-malacia

abnormal softening

chondromalacia

abnormal cartilage softening

-megaly

enlarged

cardiomegaly

enlarged heart

-oma

tumor, mass

carcinoma

cancerous tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

cyanosis

abnormal condition of blue skin

-pathy

disease

myopathy

muscles disease

-penia

too few

cytopenia

too few cells

-phobia

fear

photophobia

fear of (sensitivity to) light

-pelgia

paralysis

paraplegia

paralysis of both lower extremities

-ptosis

dropping

proctoptosis

drooping rectum

-rrhage

abnormal flow

hemorrhage

abnormal blood flow

-rrhagia

abnormal flow condition

menorrhagia

abnormal menstrual flow condition

-rrhea

discharge

rhinorrhea

discharge from nose

-rrhexis

rupture

hysterorrhexis

rupture of uterus

-sclerosis

hardening

arteriosclerosis

hardening of artery

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

bronchospasm

involuntary contraction of bronchi muscles

-stasis

stopping

hemostasis

stopping blood flow

-stenosis

narrowing

angiostenosis

narrowing of a vessel

-toxic

poison

cytotoxic

poisonous cell-

-uria

urine condition

hematuria

blood in urine condition

-clasia

surgical breaking

osteoclasia

surgical breaking of bone

-desis

surgical fusing

arthrodensis

surgical fusing of joint

-ectomy

surgical removal

gastrectomy

surgical removal of the stomach

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

colostomy

surgically create opening for colon

-otomy

cutting into

thoracotomy

cutting into chest

-pexy

surgical fixation

nephropexy

surgical fixation of kidneys

-plasty

surgical repair

dermatoplasty

surgical repair of the skin

-rrhaphy

to suture

myorrhaphy

to suture muscles

-tome

instrument to cut

dematome

instrument to cute skin

-tripsy

surgical crushing

lithotripsy

surgical crushing of stone