Med Term

Angiogram- diagnostic procedure the shows bloods flow through the heart/blood vessels

Apnea- without breathing

Arteriole- small blood vessel

Arthritis- inflammation of the joints

Arthroscope- instrument to view the joint

Bilateral- two sides

Bronchitis- inflammation of the bronchi

Cardiomegaly- enlarged heart

Colostomy- opening of the colon

Cystoscope- instrument used to view the bladder

Dermatitis- inflammation of the skin

Dermatology- study of the skin

* Electrocardiogram- record of heart’s electric activity 

Esophageal- relating to the esophagus

Gastrectomy- surgical removal of the stomach

Gastric- relating to the stomach

Hepatic- relating to the liver

Hepatitis- inflammation of the liver

Intramuscular- taking place in the muscle

Laryngitis- inflammation of the throat

Myopathy- disease of the muscle

Nephrologist- specialize in the kidneys

Neuralgia- nerve pain

Neurology- study of the nerves

Osteoarthritis- inflammation of the bones and joints

Pulmonary- issue of the lungs

Rhinorrhea- discharge of the nose

Rhinoplasty- surgical repair of the nose

Thoracotomy- surgical incision in the chest wall

Tracheal- relating to the trachea//windpipe

Uterine- relating the the uterus

Venous- relating to the veins

-algia: pain

-cele: swelling

-centensis: remove fluid

-cyesis: pregnancy 

-cye: cell

-dipsia: thrist

-ectomy: surgical removal

-itis: inflammation

-genis: produces

-gram: to record

-latrist: medical specialty

-kinesia: motion

-lith: stone

-meter: instrument for viewing

-metry: process of measuring

-oma: tumor

-osis: abnormal condition

-ostomy: surgically create an opening

-pathy: disease

-pepsia: digestion

-phasia: speech

-plasty: surgical repair

-plegia: paralysis

-penia: too few

-pnea: breathing

-porosis: porosis

-sclerosis: hardening

-scope: instrument for viewing

-tripsy: surgical crushing