Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure - Terms
Terms
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- prefixes
- word beginnings
- suffixes
- word endings
- root
- the foundation of a word
- combining vowel
- a letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term
- combining form
- the combination of a root and a combining vowel
- adenitis
- inflammation of a gland
- adenoma
- tumor of a gland
- adenopathy
- disease of the glands
- anemia
- abnormal blood condition of low red blood cells
- arthralgia
- pain of a joint
- arthritis
- inflammation of a joint
- arthroscopy
- process of visually examining a joint
- autopsy
- to visually examine a dead body
- bacterium
- any of a large group of small, unicellular microorganisms
- biology
- study of life
- biopsy
- process of viewing living tissue under a microscope
- bipolar disorder
- mood swings periodically from excessive mania to deep depression
- carcinogenic
- pertaining to producing cancer
- carcinoma
- cancerous tumor
- cardiac
- pertaining to the heart
- cardiologist
- doctor who specializes in the study of the heart
- cardiology
- study of the heart
- cephalic
- pertaining to the head
- cerebral
- pertaining to the cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
- cystitis
- inflammation of the urinary bladder
- cystoscope
- instrument used to view the urinary bladder
- cystoscopy
- process of visually examining the urinary bladder
- cytology
- study of the cells
- depression
- deep sadness, despair and discouragement
- dermatitis
- inflammation of the skin
- cerebrovascular accident
- occurs when damage to blood vessels in the cerebrum causes injury to nerve cells of the brain
- dermatology
- study of the skin
- dermis
- middle layer of skin
- diagnosis
- state of complete knowledge of a condition
- electrocardiogram
- record of the electricity of the heart
- electrocencephalogram
- record of the electricity of the brain
- encephalitis
- inflammation of the brain
- endocrine glands
- glands that secret hormones within the body
- endocrinologist
- specialist who treats disorders of the endocrine glands
- endocrinology
- study of the endocrine glands
- endoscope
- instrument to visually examine within the body
- endoscopy
- process of visually examining within the body
- enteritis
- inflammation of the intestines
- enteropathy
- disease of the intestines
- epidermis
- above the dermis, the outer layer of skin
- epigastric
- above, upon the stomach
- erythrocyte
- red blood cell
- excision
- process of cutting out
- exocrine glands
- secretes chemicals through tubes to the outside of the body
- gastrectomy
- removal of the stomach
- gastric
- pertaining to the stomach
- gastritis
- inflammation of the stomach
- gastroenterology
- process of study of the stomach and intestines
- gastrotomy
- incision of the stomach
- gynecologist
- specialist in the study of females and female diseases
- gynecology
- study of females and female diseases
- hematology
- study of the blood
- hematoma
- mass, collection of blood
- hepatitis
- inflammation of the liver
- hepatoma
- malignant tumor of the liver
- hyperglycemia
- more than normal blood sugar
- hypodermic
- pertaining to under the skin
- hypogastric
- below, under the stomach
- hypoglycemia
- less than normal blood sugar
- iatrogenic
- pertaining to being produced by treatment
- ileum
- portion of the small intestine, opens into the large intestine
- ilium
- part of the pelvic bone
- incision
- to cut into
- leukemia
- malignant blood condition of white blood cells
- leukocyte
- white blood cell
- leukocytosis
- abnormal condition (slight increase) of normal white blood cells
- malignant
- cancerous
- mania
- excessive excitability
- nephrectomy
- removal of a kidney
- nephritis
- inflammation of a kidney
- nephrology
- study of the kidney
- nephrosis
- abnormal condition of the kidney
- nephrotomy
- incision of a kidney
- neural
- pertaining to a nerve
- neuralgia
- pain of the nerves
- neurectomy
- removal of a nerve
- neurological
- pertaining to the study of nerves
- neurology
- study of the nerves
- neuropathy
- disease of the nerve
- oncologist
- specialist in the study of tumors
- oncology
- study of tumors
- ophthalmologist
- specialist who studies the eye
- ophthalmoscope
- instrument for visually examining the eye
- ophthalmoscopy
- process of visually examining the eye
- osteitis
- inflammation of the bone
- ovarian cyst
- sacs of fluid that form on and in the ovaries
- ovaries
- female organs that produce eggs and hormones
- osteoarthritis
- inflammation/degeneration of bones and joints
- osteotomy
- incision of a bone
- otalgia
- ear pain, earache
- pathogenic
- pertaining to producing disease
- pathologist
- specialist who studies disease
- pathology
- study of disease
- pediatric
- pertaining to a child
- pericardium
- membrane surrounding the heart
- prognosis
- before knowledge, prediction about the outcome of an illness
- psychiatrist
- specialist who treats diseases of the mind
- psychiatry
- treatment of the mind
- psychology
- study of the mind
- radiology
- study of x-rays
- renal
- pertaining to the kidney
- resection
- to cut back, to cut out
- retinopathy
- disease condition of the retina
- retrocardiac
- pertaining to behind the heart
- rhinitis
- inflammation of the nose
- sarcoma
- malignant tumor of fleshy connective tissue
- subhepatic
- below, under the liver
- thrombocyte
- clotting cell, platelet
- transhepatic
- pertaining to across, through the liver
- urology
- study of the urinary tract
- virus
- small infectious agent that can reproduce itself only when it is inside another living cell (host)