Medical Terminology: A Glossary of Suffixes and Prefixes, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Download Medical Terminology: A Glossary of Suffixes and Prefixes and more Quizzes Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 -algia DEFINITION 1 pain, painful condition TERM 2 dys- DEFINITION 2 abnormal, impaired, bad TERM 3 -ectomy DEFINITION 3 surgical removal TERM 4 hyper- DEFINITION 4 abnormally increased, excessive TERM 5 hypo- DEFINITION 5 less than normal, deficient, below TERM 6 -itis DEFINITION 6 inflammation TERM 7 -osis DEFINITION 7 process, condition, state; diseased or abnormal condition; formation TERM 8 -otomy DEFINITION 8 surgical incision TERM 9 -plasty DEFINITION 9 molding, formation, or surgical repair of a body part TERM 10 -rrhage DEFINITION 10 excessive flow TERM 21 arterionecrosis DEFINITION 21 necrosis of arteries TERM 22 arteriosclerosis DEFINITION 22 thickening, hardening, loss of elasticity of the arteries TERM 23 arthralgia DEFINITION 23 pain in a joint TERM 24 atheroma DEFINITION 24 mass or plaque on inner wall of an artery TERM 25 cardiac DEFINITION 25 pertaining to the heart TERM 26 colostomy DEFINITION 26 surgical procedure where a portion of the large intestine is broght through the abdominal wall to remove waste TERM 27 colotomy DEFINITION 27 incision into the colon TERM 28 diagnosis DEFINITION 28 distinguishing of a disease TERM 29 diarrhea DEFINITION 29 abnormally frequent evacuation of watery feces TERM 30 edema DEFINITION 30 abnormally increased fluid volume in circulatory tissues or interstitial spaces TERM 31 endarterial DEFINITION 31 within an artery TERM 32 endoscopy DEFINITION 32 visual examination using an endoscope TERM 33 eponym DEFINITION 33 subject named after its discoverer (ex; Alzheimer's disease) TERM 34 erythrocytes DEFINITION 34 red blood cells TERM 35 gastralgia DEFINITION 35 pain in the stomach TERM 46 interstitial DEFINITION 46 reffering to the spaces between tissue TERM 47 intramuscular DEFINITION 47 within a muscle TERM 48 laceration DEFINITION 48 a jagged wound or cut TERM 49 lesion DEFINITION 49 visible wound or injury to body tissue TERM 50 leukocytes DEFINITION 50 white blood cells TERM 51 ligation DEFINITION 51 tying off a blood vessel or duct TERM 52 lithotomy DEFINITION 52 surgical removal of mineral deposits (esp kidney stones) TERM 53 melanosis DEFINITION 53 disordered melanin production TERM 54 mycosis DEFINITION 54 disease caused by fungi TERM 55 myelopathy DEFINITION 55 disturbance or disease of the spinal cord/bone marrow TERM 56 myopathy DEFINITION 56 any disease of muscle TERM 57 myorrhaphy DEFINITION 57 suture of a muscle TERM 58 myorrhexis DEFINITION 58 tearing of a muscle TERM 59 neonatology DEFINITION 59 study of disorders and diseases in newborns TERM 60 neuritis DEFINITION 60 inflammation of a nerve TERM 71 prostate DEFINITION 71 gland surrounding urethra in males TERM 72 prostrate DEFINITION 72 facing the ground TERM 73 pyelitis DEFINITION 73 inflammation of the renal pelvia TERM 74 pyoderma DEFINITION 74 pus-containing skin infection TERM 75 pyrosis DEFINITION 75 heartburn TERM 76 subcostal DEFINITION 76 below rib/ribs TERM 77 supination DEFINITION 77 facing upwards (laying on back) TERM 78 suppuration DEFINITION 78 formation or discharge of pus TERM 79 supracostal DEFINITION 79 above the ribs TERM 80 suturing DEFINITION 80 closing edges of wound using needle and sterile suture material TERM 81 symptom DEFINITION 81 subjective indication of disorder or disease TERM 82 syndrome DEFINITION 82 a set of symptoms occurring together TERM 83 tonsillectomy DEFINITION 83 surgical removal of tonsils TERM 84 tonsillitis DEFINITION 84 infection and swelling of the tonsils TERM 85 trauma DEFINITION 85 serious body injury or shock