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Medical Terminology
Unit 1
110
Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/09/2013
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Term
Adj
 Definition
adjective
Term
ccu
 Definition
critical care unit
Term
ER
 Definition
emergency room
Term
Gr
 Definition
Greek
Term
HSV-1, HSV-I
 Definition
herpes simplex virus 1
Term
HSV-2, HSV-II
 Definition
herpes simplex virus 2
Term
L
 Definition
Latin
Term
n
 Definition
noun
Term
PA
 Definition
Physician Assistant
Term
pl
 Definition
plural
Term
s
 Definition
singular
Term
v
 Definition
verb
Term
VAR
 Definition
varicella zoster vaccine (chickenpox vaccine)
Term
VZV
 Definition
varicella zoster virus
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-er
 Definition
one who or one which
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition, state, or theory
Term
-tion
 Definition
condition
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-ity
 Definition
quality
Term
-ous
 Definition
possessing, having, full of
Term

-able

-ible

 Definition
ability
Term

Greek Suffixes

Singular     Plural

-on            -a

-ma          -mata

-sis           -es

-nx         -ges

 Definition

Latin Suffixes

Singular     Plural

-a         -ae

-us          -i

-um        -a

-is        -es

-ex       -ices

-ix      -ices

-ax      -aces
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor; mass; fluid collection
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-surgery
 Definition
surgery
Term
-meter
 Definition
measure
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear of
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia/ saclike cavity
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition, usually abnormal
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition
Term
-us
 Definition
structure; thing
Term
-um
 Definition
structure; tissue; thing
Term
-sis
 Definition
state of; condition
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
Prefixes
 Definition
ex-
dis-
post-
pre-
dys-
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
removal of
Term
-logist
 Definition
one who studies
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlarged
Term
-y
 Definition
the process or condion that makes a word a noun
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
word root
 Definition
base of a word
Term
prefix
 Definition
comes in front of a word root to change it meaning
Term
suffix
 Definition
comes after a word root may change part of speech, meaning, plural/singular form
Term
compound word
 Definition
two or more word roots combined together
Term
combining form
 Definition
use when joining two word roots together
Term
acromagaly
 Definition
enlargement of the extremities
Term
microscope
 Definition
instrument used to look at small things
Term
anemic
 Definition
pertaining to lack of blood
Term
radiographer
 Definition
one who makes x-ray images
Term
acrodermatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the skin on the extremities
Term
hydrophobia
 Definition
fear of water
Term
thermometer
 Definition
instrument used to measure heat
Term
microsurgery
 Definition
surgery using a microscope
Term
gastroduodenoscopy
 Definition
looking into the stomach and duodenum with a scope
Term
cytometer
 Definition
instrument used to measure cells
Term
gastritis
 Definition
inflammation of the stomach
Term
practitioner
 Definition
one who pratices
Term
micrometer
 Definition
device used to measure small things
Term
lymphadenophathy
 Definition
disease of a lymph gland
Term
chickenpox
 Definition
viral infection with Varcella zoster
Term
hydrocele
 Definition
herniation or sac containing fluid/water
Term
hyperthyroidism
 Definition
overactiv thyroid condition
Term
psychiatrist
 Definition
specialist in treating mental disorders
Term
neurospasm
 Definition
nerve spasm/twitching
Term
dermatologist
 Definition
specialist studying diseases of the skin
Term
irritability
 Definition
quality of being extra sensitive
Term
mucus/mucous
 Definition
watery substance produced by a membrane
Term
dermotitis
 Definition
inflammation of the skin
Term
gastrectomy
 Definition
excision of the stomach
Term
inflammation
 Definition
redness, swelling, pain, warmth
Term
cyanosis
 Definition
condition of blueness
Term
arcoparalysis
 Definition
paralysis of the extremities
Term
adjective
 Definition
descriptor, modifies nouns
Term
appendix
 Definition
glandular structure bleow the cecum
Term
bacillus/bacilli
 Definition
rod-shaped bacteria
Term
bacteria
 Definition
microorganism group
Term
brainstem
 Definition
brain structue that inclueds: midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
Term
carcinoma
 Definition
cancerous tumor
Term
carpus, carpal, carpi
 Definition
wrist bone(s)
Term
condyle/condylar
 Definition
rounded bony process
Term
contraction
 Definition
conditin of shortening a body part, tension, muscle function
Term
crisis/crises
 Definition
acute (severe) situation
Term
dermatology
 Definition
the study of skin, medical speciality
Term
disease
 Definition
abnormal function or condition
Term
extension
 Definition
stretching or elongation
Term
gastric
 Definition
stomach
Term
gastroduodenostomy
 Definition
make a new surgical opening between the dtomach and duodenum
Term
hydrotherapy
 Definition
therapy using water
Term
ilium/iliac
 Definition
upper pelvic bone
Term
inject
 Definition
put in using a needle
Term
injectable
 Definition
able to be injected
Term
llarynx
 Definition
voice box
Term
microbe
 Definition
very small organism
Term
microfilm
 Definition
image reduced to small size on film
Term
noun
 Definition
name of person, place, or thing
Term
sensitivity
 Definition
quality of being sensitive
Term
spermatosoon
 Definition
sperm
Term
transport
 Definition
carry across
Term
verb
 Definition
action or state of being word
Term
vertebra/vertebrae
 Definition
spinal bones
Term
vomit
 Definition
evacuate stomach contents
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