Medical Terminology: A Glossary of Key Terms, Quizzes of Health sciences

Download Medical Terminology: A Glossary of Key Terms and more Quizzes Health sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 -oma DEFINITION 1 tumor or mass TERM 2 aden/o DEFINITION 2 gland TERM 3 -itis DEFINITION 3 inflammation TERM 4 -ology DEFINITION 4 the study of TERM 5 -opsy DEFINITION 5 process of viewing. Living tissue is removed and viewed under microscope TERM 6 -ic DEFINITION 6 pertaining to (cephalic presentation if infant born with head first) TERM 7 -al DEFINITION 7 pertaining to TERM 8 -vascular DEFINITION 8 pertaining to blood vessels TERM 9 arthr/o DEFINITION 9 joint TERM 10 bi/o DEFINITION 10 life TERM 21 cyt/o DEFINITION 21 cell TERM 22 derm/o DEFINITION 22 skin TERM 23 dermat/o DEFINITION 23 skin TERM 24 electr/o DEFINITION 24 Electricity TERM 25 -gram DEFINITION 25 record TERM 26 encephal/o DEFINITION 26 brain TERM 27 electroencephalogram (EEG) DEFINITION 27 record helping to determine whether a pt has a seizure disorder such as epilepsy TERM 28 enter/o DEFINITION 28 intestines (often small intestines) TERM 29 col/o DEFINITION 29 large intestine (colon) TERM 30 colon/o DEFINITION 30 large intestine (colon) TERM 31 erythr/o DEFINITION 31 red TERM 32 erythrocyte DEFINITION 32 red blood cell TERM 33 -cyte DEFINITION 33 cell TERM 34 gastr/o DEFINITION 34 stomach TERM 35 -scopy DEFINITION 35 process of visual examiniation using an instrument or "scope" TERM 46 hemoglobin DEFINITION 46 the protein in red blood cells (erythrocytes) that helps carry O2 in the blood TERM 47 hepat/o DEFINITION 47 liver TERM 48 hematoma DEFINITION 48 mass or swelling containing blood TERM 49 the study of women and women's diseases DEFINITION 49 gynecology TERM 50 sub- DEFINITION 50 below, under TERM 51 trans- DEFINITION 51 across, through TERM 52 retro- DEFINITION 52 behind TERM 53 lapar/o DEFINITION 53 abdomen (area between chest and hip) TERM 54 -tomy DEFINITION 54 cutting into TERM 55 exploratory laparotomy DEFINITION 55 surgeon makes large incision in abdominal wall to inspect organs for evidence of disease TERM 56 nephr/o DEFINITION 56 kidney TERM 57 -ectomy DEFINITION 57 cutting out-an excision or resection of an organ or other part of the body TERM 58 neur/o DEFINITION 58 nerve TERM 59 onc/o DEFINITION 59 tumor TERM 60 -ist DEFINITION 60 a specialist TERM 71 ren/o DEFINITION 71 kidney TERM 72 rhin/o DEFINITION 72 nose TERM 73 sarc/o DEFINITION 73 flesh TERM 74 sarcomas DEFINITION 74 cancerous tumors that grow from the fleshy tissues of the body such as muscle, fat, bone, cartilage TERM 75 carcinomas DEFINITION 75 cancerous tumors arising from skin tissue and linings of internal organs TERM 76 thromb/o DEFINITION 76 clotting TERM 77 thrombosis DEFINITION 77 formation of a thrombus (blood clot) TERM 78 -algia DEFINITION 78 pain TERM 79 -emia DEFINITION 79 blood condition TERM 80 -ia DEFINITION 80 condition TERM 81 -ism DEFINITION 81 condition, process (hyperthryroidism) TERM 82 leukocytosis DEFINITION 82 increase in numbers of normal white blood cells as a response to infection TERM 83 gastroenterology DEFINITION 83 study of the stomach and intestines TERM 84 hematology DEFINITION 84 study of the blood TERM 85 neurology DEFINITION 85 study of the nerves and the brain and spinal cord TERM 96 dys- DEFINITION 96 bad, painful, difficult, abnormal TERM 97 The suffix -y means: DEFINITION 97 condition or process TERM 98 endo- DEFINITION 98 within TERM 99 Crin/o DEFINITION 99 to secrete (to form and give off) TERM 100 exo- DEFINITION 100 outside TERM 101 hyper- DEFINITION 101 excessive, more than normal, too much TERM 102 glyc/o DEFINITION 102 sugar TERM 103 peri- DEFINITION 103 surrounding TERM 104 re- DEFINITION 104 back TERM 105 -section DEFINITION 105 cutting into an organ TERM 106 resection DEFINITION 106 removing some or all of an organ (in the sense of cutting back or away)