medical terminology 3
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- angioplasty
- The surgical repair of a blood vessel, either by inserting a balloon-tipped catheter to unblock it, or by reconstructing or replacing part of the vessel.
- appendicitis
- inflammation of the appendix
- menorrhage
- bursting forth of blood from the uterus during menstartion
- myomectomy
- removal of a muscle tumor
- adenectomy
- removal of a gland
- tonsillo
- tonsil
- septico
- pertaining to infection
- lymphoma
- malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymph tissue
- carcino
- carcinorous
- oophorectomy
- Surgical excision of an ovary
- adrenal
- endocrine glands that are near (above) each kidney
- hemorrage
- bursting forth of blood
- septicemia
- infection in the blood
- epiglottitis
- INFLAMMATION OF THE EPIGLOTTIS (cartilage at the upper part of the wind pipe)
- adenoidectomy
- excision of the adenoids
- myositis
- inflammation of muscle
- fibrosarcoma
- malignant tumor of fibrous tissue
- rhabdomyosarcoma
- malignant skeletal muscle tumor
- leukemia
- cancer of WBC
- pneumono/pulmono
- lung
- -al/-eal
- pertaining to
- 2 prefixes that means within
- endo-, intra-
- laminectomy
- excission of a piece of backbone
- esophagitis
- Inflammation of the esophagus.
- septicemia
- infection in the blood
- colostomy
- new opening from the colon to the outside of the body
- mastitis
- inflammation of the breast
- retroperitoneL
- BEHIND THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY
- inguinal
- pertaining to the groin area
- adenocarcinoma
- malignant tumor of the gland
- oto
- ear
- -uria
- urination, condition of urine
- mammo/masto
- breast
- radiotherapy
- treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances
- mesothelioma
- malignant tumor of the pleura
- endocardities
- inflammation of the inner linings of the heart (endocardium)
- dyspareunia
- painful sexual intercourse. pareunos (lying beside)
- cholecysto
- gallbladder
- diagnostic suffixes
- suffixes that describes conditions or their symptoms
- -rrhea
- flow, discharge
- -stomy
- opening
- procedural suffixes
- to describe procedures used in patient care
- 2 suffix that means muscle
- myo, myoso
- pneumonectomy
- surgical removal of lung tissue
- crotogenic
- freezing
- exophthalmos
- protruding (out) eyeball
- splenectomy
- excision of spleen
- ileostomy
- surgical formation of an opening into the ileum
- -therapy
- treatment
- peritoneal dialysis
- process of removing wastes from the blood by introducing a special fluid into the abdomen
- hepatoma
- malignant tumor of the liver
- thymoma
- malignant tumor of the thymus gland (located in the mediastinum)
- hystero
- uterus, womb
- ischemia
- hold back blood flow, deficiency of blood flow to the blood vessels
- leiomyosarcoma
- malignant tumor of smooth or visceral muscle
- pulmonary
- Pertaining to the lungs.
- multiple myeloma
- malignant tumor of bone marrow cells
- menorrhagia
- excessive bleeding at menstruation
- nephrosis
- abnormal condition of the kidney
- rhabdomyo
- skeletal muscle
- endometrium
- inner lining of the uterus. metre--uterus
- TAH-BSO
- total abdominal hyserectomy with bilateral salpingectomy and oophorectomy
- myoma
- benign muscle tumor
- electrocytosis
- abnormal condition (increase) in number of red blood cells
- epiglotis
- flap of cartilage above the entrance to the trachea. glossa--tongue
- pharyngitis
- Inflammation of the throat
- pneumoconiosis
- group of lung disease resulting from inhalation of particles of dust such as coal, with permanent deposition of such particles in the lungs
- mammoplasty
- Surgical repair of the breast
- myelo
- spinal cord and bone marrow
- ultraviolet
- of a wavelength above and beyond that of visible violet light
- ataxia
- without coordination. (taxis--order or arrangement). walking without coordination
- sarcoidisis
- chronic, progressive disorder of cells in connective tissue, spleen, liver etc
- necro
- Death (of cells)
- cryo
- cold
- mammogram
- x-ray image of the breast
- cystitis
- inflammation of the urinary bladder
- cellulitis
- inflammation of soft tissue under the skin
- appendectomy
- surgical removal of the appendix
- salpingectomy
- excision of the Fallopian (uterine) tube
- chrono
- Time
- antidote
- against what is given. anti-against, dotos--what is given (medication given to work against a ppoison)
- tracheostomy
- surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck
- craniostomy
- permanent opening in the skull
- cryotherapy
- treatment by means of applications of cold
- dialysis
- complete seperation (-lysis) of wastes (urea) from the blood when the kidneys fail
- melano
- black, dark pigmented
- myelo
- spinal cord (bone marrow)
- hemorrhage
- bursting forth of blood
- -ar/-ary/-ic
- pertaining to
- amniocentesis
- draw blood to check for downs syndrome
- craniotomy
- Incision into the skull (temporal)
- -centesis
- surgical puncture to remove fluid
- -osis
- condition, abnormal condition
- otitis
- inflammation of the ear
- -graphy
- process of recording
- prodrome
- early stage of an illness that which runs before, dromos-running
- anorexia
- no (lack) of apetite, (orexis--appetite)
- myosarcoma
- malignant tumor derived of muscle
- mastectomy
- removal of a breast
- congenital abnormaly
- abnormality present at birth
- uremia
- waste in the blood
- peritoneal dialysis
- processs of removing waste from the blood by introducing a special fluid into the abdomen. The waste pass into the fluid from the bloodstream, and then the fluid is drained from the body
- chemo
- chemical/drug
- CVA
- Stroke. Cerebrovascular accident
- dystrophy
- abnormal growth and development. trophe-nourishment
- antibody
- a protein made by white blood cells and capable of destroying bacteria and virus
- meningo
- meninges;( membranes around the brain and spinal cord)
- if an organ slides or falls forwarrd
- prolapse
- thrombophlebitis
- inflammation of a vein associated with a clot formation
- renal
- Pertaining to the kidney
- rrphaphy
- suture
- liposarcoma
- malignant cancer of fatty tissue
- myocardial
- Pertaining to the heart muscle
- cardiomegaly
- Enlargement of the heart
- -lysis
- seperation, breakdown, destruction
- ischo
- to restrain, hold back, or repress
- axillary
- pertaning to under the armpit or under arm
- salpingo
- fallopian (uterine) tube
- pneumonia
- inflammation of the lungs
- malaise
- vague feeling of body discomfort. mal--bad/ill, aise--ease
- antigen
- foreign body, bacteria, virus
- hepatomegaly
- enlargement of the liver
- meno
- menstruation, menses, monthly
- lamina
- one part of the vertebrae
- cholecystectomy
- Surgical excision of the gallbladder.
- myelogram
- X-ray record of the spinal cord
- adenoma
- benign tumor of a gland
- tonsillectomy
- Surgical excision of the tonsil
- inguino
- groin
- -gram
- record
- axillo
- armpit, underarm
- peritoneal
- pertaining to the peritoneum
- hysterectomy
- surgical removal of the uterus
- myocardial infarction
- another name for heart attack
- colectomy
- removal of the colon
- arthralgia
- Pain in a joint
- myeloma
- malignant tumor of the bone marrow
- rrhexis
- rupture
- lumen
- center of opening of arteries
- reno/nephro
- kidney
- thrombophlebitis
- inflammation of the clotting vein
- liposarcoma
- malignant fat tumor
- osteogenic sarcoma
- malignant cancer of bone
- angiography
- the process of x-ray imaging of a blood vessel after injection of contrast medium
- 2 prefixes that means beyond
- ultra-, meta-
- leiomyosarcoma
- malignant cancer of visceral muscle (leio-smooth, myo-muscles)
- appendicitis
- inflammation of the appendix
- hepatoma
- malignant tumor of the liver
- dyspepsia
- difficult digestion. pepsis- digestion
- radio
- x-ray
- -oma
- tumor, mass
- uro
- Urine or urea (waste material), urinary tract
- myalgia
- pain in the muscles
- thoracentesis
- surgical puncture of the chest wall for the removal of fluids
- laminectomy
- excision of a piece of backbone (lamina) to relieve pressure on the spinal nerves
- osteogenic sarcoma
- malignant bone tumor
- conjunctiva
- connecting or joining together. The transparent membrane covering the eyeball
- adenoma
- tumor of the gland
- dermatitis
- inflammation of the skin
- anesthesia
- no sensation (aisthesis---feeling or sensation)
- hemangioma
- tumor of blood vessel
- osteomyelitis
- inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
- bursitis
- Inflammation of a bursa (small sac of fluid) near a joint
- -plasty
- Surgical Repair or surgical correction
- chemotherapy
- treatment with drugs, its most often used intreatment of cancer
- TAH
- total abdominal hyserectomy
- esophagus
- behind trachea
- trimester
- the equally divided into early, middle and late stages of pregnancy. it means a period of 3 months from mestris (monthly)
- athero
- plaque (a yellow, fatty material)
- melanoma
- malignant tumor of pigmented cells in the skin
- laryngitis
- inflamation of the voicebox
- phlebo
- Vein
- colitis
- inflammation of the colon
- ischemia
- insufficient blood supply
- colo
- colon (large intestine or bowel)
- myomectomy
- removal of muscle tumor
- radiology
- science of using xrays in the diagnosis of disease
- colocolostomy
- new surgical conection between two previously unconnected portions of the colon. this is an anastomosis
- electro
- electricity
- vasculo
- blood vessel
- meningitis
- inflammation of the meninges
- angio
- vessel (usually a blood)
- myo/myoso
- Muscle
- another word for hepatoma
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- osteomylelitis
- inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
- -sclerosis
- Hardening
- antisepsis
- against infection. To make an object free of infection
- 2 prefixes that means excessive
- poly-, hyper-
- hematuria
- abnormal condition of blood in the urine
- exophthalmic goiter
- a condition of enlrgement of the thyroid gland associated with bulging of the white of the eye (sclera)
- amniocentesis
- surgical puncture to remove fluid form aminon(inner most membrane around the delveloping embryo)
- phlebitis
- inflammation of a vein
- endocarditis
- inflammation of the inner linings of the heart
- hematoma
- bruise, mass of blood
- neuralgia
- Pain in a nerve or nerves
- pneumonectomy
- removal of the lungs
- -rrhage/rrhagia
- bursting forth of blood
- pelvo
- hip area
- hemo/hemato
- blood
- anastomosis
- surgical connection between blood vessels or the joining of one hollow or tubular organ to another
- 2 prefixes that means before
- ante-, pro-
- rhinoplasty
- surgical repair of the nose
- oophoro
- ovary
- hemodialysis
- use of a kidney machine to filter blood to remove waste materials such as urea, blood leaves the body, enters the machine, and is carried back to the body through a catheter (tube)
- esophago
- esophagus (tube from throat to stomach)
- metacarpal
- handbone
- -megaly
- Enlargement
- otalgia
- pain in the ear
- amnio
- amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)
- chondrosarcoma
- malignant tumor of cartilage
- broncho/bronchio
- bronchial tubes
- arteriosclerosis
- hardening of an artery
- lymphadenopathy
- disease condition of the lymph nodes
- adenocarcinoma
- malignant tumor of the gland
- when the symptom comes back
- relapse
- arterio
- Artery
- chronic
- lasting a long time
- vascular
- pertaining to the blood vessels
- phlebotomy
- incision in a vein
- mammary
- pertaining to the breast