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The Language of Medicine
Chapter One - The Language of Medicine
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Undergraduate 1
01/12/2013
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Term
pro-
 Definition
knowledge of future
Term
diagnosis
 Definition
State of Complete Knowledge
Term
dia-
 Definition
complete
Term
-sis
 Definition
State of Condition
Term
gnos
 Definition
knowledge
Term
hyper
 Definition
excessive - (Above or more than normal)
Term
hyperglycemia
 Definition
blood condition sugar exccessive
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
Urinary Bladder

or Sac or Cyst

or Sac Containing Fluid
Term
erthr/o/cyte
 Definition
Red Cell
Term
What do red cells do?
 Definition
Carry Oxygen in the blood.
Term
gastrectomy
 Definition
Removal of all or part of the stomach
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision or removal
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gastrotomy
 Definition
cutting the stomach
Term
incision
 Definition
to cut into
Term
cis/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
cerebral
 Definition
pertaining to the brain
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to:
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum - largest part of the brain.
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
Cephalic
 Definition
head 1st
Term
cardi/o/logy
 Definition
study of the brain
Term
urologist
 Definition
specialist who operates on the organs of the male reproductive system.
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
crin/o
 Definition
to secrete
Term
cyst/o/scopy
 Definition
viewing the urniary bladder
Term
cytology
 Definition
study of cells
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dermatitis
 Definition
inflamation of skin
Term
hypodermic
 Definition
below the skin
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer or cancerous
Term
Cardi/o
 Definition
Heart
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
carcinoma
 Definition
Cancerous Tumor
Term
enteritis
 Definition
inflamation of the small intestine
Term
red
 Definition
erythr/o
Term
enter/o
 Definition
instines (usually the small intestine)
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
endocrine glands
 Definition
Sucrete hormones into the blood stream
Term
Examples of endocrine glands
 Definition
Thyroid Gland, Pituitary Gland, Adrenal Gland
Term
electrocardiogram
EKG or ECG
 Definition
Record of electricity in the heart.
Term
logy
 Definition
The study of
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
sweat glands, mammory glands and salivary glands are?
(word for glands is aden)
 Definition
Exocrine Glands
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
adenitus
 Definition
swelling of a gland
Term
arthritus
 Definition
swelling of a joint
Term
-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting
Term
endocrine glands sucrete hormones into the?
 Definition
bloodstream
Term
ana-
 Definition
up
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument to view
Term
tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
physi/o
 Definition
nature
Term
Ovaries, pineal gland and thymus gland are?
 Definition
endocrine glands
Term
Biology
 Definition
Study of Life
Term
syt/o/plasm
 Definition
study off cells
Term
in
 Definition
plasm
Term
Kary/o/Plasm
 Definition
in nucleus
Term
CVA-cerebrovascular
 Definition
accident (like a stroke)
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor or mass
Term
Kary/o/Plasm (in nucleus) +
Cyt/o/Plasm (in cell) =
 Definition
ProtoPlasm
Term
aden/oma
 Definition
Cancer of a Gland
Term
Spondyl/o
 Definition
Vertebrae
Term
glyco
 Definition
sugar
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