Med Term Week 1
myo = muscle | card = heart | itis = inflammation |
myocarditis | = muscle layer of heart inflamed |
pericarditis | = outer layer of heart inflamed |
endocarditis | = inner layer of heart inflamed |
cardiologist= a physician specializing in the heart
cardiomyopathy= damage to heart muscle layer
cardiomegaly= enlargement of the heart
-itis | = inflammation | tonsillitis, appendicitis (you know these!) |
-osis | = abnormal condition | cyanosis (of blueness, due to cold or low oxygen) |
-ectomy | = to cut out (remove) | appendectomy, tonsillectomy (you know these too!) |
-otomy | = to cut into | tracheotomy (to cut into the windpipe, |
-ostomy | = to make a | colostomy (to make a permanent opening in colon) |
a/an | = without, none | anemia (literally no blood but means few red cells) |
micro | = small | microstomia (abnormally small mouth, see “stomy” in colostomy above?) |
macro | = large | macrostomia (abnormally large mouth) |
mega/ -megaly | = enlarged | megacolon (abnormally large colon = large intestine) |
-scopy/ -scopic | = to look, observe | colonoscopy (look into colon) |
Just a few more that you will see and hear over and over again.
-graphy/ -graph | = recording | mammography (imaging the breasts) |
-gram | = the image (X-ray) | mammogram |
Whenever you see these endings, -graphy, -graph, -gram, they relate to recording an image such as an X-ray, CT or MRI scan or a written recording with pen and moving paper. Mammography is the process of recording, i.e. the machine and procedure. Mammogram is the image itself, the X-ray. A recording of heart activity is called an electrocardiogram using an electrocardiograph. A recording of brain activity is an electroencephalogram and the medical procedure and machine is called electroencephalography (whew, what a mouthful!).
-ology/ -ologist | = study, specialize in | cardiologist, nephrologist (study
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Stomato | = mouth | stomatitis |
Dento | = teeth | dentist |
Glosso/linguo | = tongue | glossitis, lingual nerve |
Gingivo | = gums | gingivitis |
Encephalo | = brain | encephalitis |
Gastro | = stomach | gastritis |
Entero | = intestine | gastroenteritis |
Colo | = large intestine | colitis, megacolon |
Procto | = anus/rectum | proctitis, proctologist |
Hepato | = liver | hepatitis, hepatomegaly |
Nephro/rene | = kidney | nephrosis, renal artery |
Orchido | = testis | orchiditis, orchidectomy |
Oophoro | = ovary | oophorectomy |
Hystero/metro | =uterus | hysterectomy, |
Salpingo | = uterine tubes | hysterosalpingogram |
Dermo | = skin | dermatitis |
Masto/mammo | = breast | mammography, mastectomy |
Osteo | = bones | osteoporosis |
Cardio | = heart | electrocardiogram (ECG) |
Cysto | = bladder | cystitis |
Rhino | = nose | rhinitis (runny nose!) |
Phlebo/veno | = veins | phlebitis, phlebotomy |
Pneumo/pulmo | = lung | pneumonitis, pulmonologist |
Hemo/emia | = blood | hematologist, anemia |