Terminology

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medical terms and their meanings
Sabrina Groenig
Flashcards by Sabrina Groenig, updated more than 1 year ago
Sabrina Groenig
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adenoma aden/o/ma tumor of a gland
adenitis aden/itis inflammation of a gland
arthritis arthr/itis inflammation of a joint
biology bi/o/logy the study of life
biopsy bi/o/psy Sample of living tissue
carcinoma carcin/oma cancerous tumor
cardiology cardi/o/logy study of the heart
cephalic cephal/ic pertaining to the head
cerebral cerebr/al pertaining to the cerebrum
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) cerebr/o/vascul/ar pertaining to the blood vessels of the cerebrum (commonly known as a stroke)
cytology cyt/o/logy study of the cell
dermal derm/al pertaining to the skin
dermatitis dermat/itis inflammation of the skin
electrocardiogram (ECG) electr/o/cardi/o/gram record of electricity in the heart
electroencephalogram (EEG) electr/o/encephal/o/gram record of the electricity in the brain
enteritis enter/itis inflammation of the small intestine
erythrocyte erythr/o/cyte red blood cell
gastroscopy gastr/o/scopy visual examination of the stomach
diagnosis dia/gno/sis Complete knowledge of a patient's condition
prognosis pro/gno/sis prediction that forcasts the outcome of a treatment
gynecology gynec/o/logy the study of women
hemoglobin hem/o/globin protein in red blood cells
hematoma hemat/oma mass of blood under the skin (commonly known as a bruise)
hepatitis hepat/itis inflammation of the liver
laparotomy lapar/o/tomy incision into the abdomen
leukocyte leuk/o/cyte white blood cell
nephrectomy nephr/ectomy removal of the kidney
neurology neur/o/logy the stody of nerves
oncologist physician specializing in the study and treatment of cancer tumors
pathologist pat/o/logist medical doctor who views biopsy samples to make a diagnosis & examines dead bodies
autopsy aut/opsy to see for oneself what caused the patient's death
psychosis psych/osis abnormal condition of the mind
renal ren/al pertaining to the kidney
rhinitis rhin/itis inflammation of the nose
sarcoma sarc/oma cancerous tumor of the flesh
thrombocyte thromb/o/cyte (platelet) a small cell that helps the blood to clot
thrombosis thromb/osis the condition of forming a blood clot
neural neur/al pertaining to the nerves
arthralgia arthr/algia pain in the joint
gastrectomy gastr/ectomy removal of the stomach
leukemia leuk/emia increase in cancerous white blood cells
arthrogram arthr/o/gram x-ray record of a joint
neuralgia neur/algia nerve pain
gastric gastr/ic pertaining to the stomach
hyperthyroidism hyper/thyroid/ism excessive activity of the thyroid
gastroenteritis gastr/o/enter/itis inflammation of the stomach and intestines
neurologist neur/o/logist physician that specializes in diagnosis and treatment of nervous disorders
nephrology nephr/o/logy study of the kidney
hepatoma hepat/oma cancerous tumor of the liver
nephrosis nephr/osis abnormal condition of the kidney
leukocytosis leuk/o/cyt/osis increase in white blood cells as a response to infection
Cardiology Cardi/o/logy study of the heart
Dermatology Dermat/o/logy study of skin
Endocrinology end/o/crin/o/logy study of the endocrine glands
Gastroenterology gastr/o/enter/o/logy Study of the stomach and intestines
Hematology Hemat/o/logy Study of the blood
Oncology Onc/o/logy study of tumors (cancerous or malignant diseases)
Ophthalmology ophthalm/o/logy Study of the eye
Pathology path/o/logy study of disease
Psychology psych/o/logy Study of the mind and mental disorders
Rheumatology Rheumat/o/logy study of joint diseases
Urology Ur/o/logy Study of the urinary tract
gastroscope gastr/o/scope instrument to examine the stomach
laparoscope lapar/o/scope instrument to examine the abdomen
laparoscopy lapar/o/scopy process to visually examine the abdomen
arthroscopy arthr/o/scopy process to visually examine a joint
neurotomy neur/o/tomy removal of nerves
anemia an/emia a decrease in red blood cells or hemoglobin
diameter dia/meter a measurement that passes through
dysentery dys/entery painful intestines
endocrine glands end/o/crine glands glands that secrete fluids within the body
endocardium end/o/cardi/um lining inside the heart valves and chambers
exocrine glands exo/crine glands glands that secrete fluids outside of the body
hyperglycemia hyper/glyc/emia excessive sugar in the blood
hypoglycemia hypo/glyc/emia low blood sugar
pericardium peri/cardi/um tissue surrounding the outside of the heart
prostate gland pro/state gland gland that stands in front of the bladder in males
resection re/section to remove some or all of an organ by cutting back or away
retrogastric retro/gastr/ic pertaining to behind the stomach
subhepatic sub/hepat/ic pertaining to below the liver
transdermal trans/derm/al pertaining to across the skin
transurethral trans/urethr/al pertaining to through the urethra
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