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Chapters 10,11,12,13,14,22
Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 1
09/15/2014

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Term
tax/o
Definition
order, coordination

example: ataxic
Term
syncop/o
Definition
to cut off, cut short

example: syncopal
Term
thalam/o
Definition
thalamus

example: thalamic
Term
radicul/o
Definition
nerve root
(of spinal nerves)
example: radiculopathy
radiculities
radiculectomy
Term
neur/o
Definition
nerve

example: neuropathy
polyneuritis
Term
myel/o
Definition
spinal cord
(means bone marrow in other contexts)
example: poliomyelitis
Term
my/o
Definition
muscle

example: myoneural
Term
mening/o
meningi/o
Definition
membranes, meninges

example: meningeal
meningioma
myelomeningocele
Term
encephal/o
Definition
brain

example: encephalitis
anencephaly
Term
cerebr/o
Definition
cerebrum

example: cerebrospinal fluid
cerebral cortex
Term
cerebell/o
Definition
cerebellum

example: cerebellar
Term
alges/o
-algesia
Definition
excessive sensitivity to pain

example: anagesia
hypoalgesia
Term
-algia
Definition
pain

example: neuralgia
Term
esthesi/o
-esthesia
Definition
feeling, nervous sensation

example: anesthesia
hypoesthesia
Term
kines/o
Definition
movement

example: bradykinesia
Term
kinesi/o
Definition
movement

example: hyperkinesis
Term
-kinesia
Definition
movement

example: dyskinesa
Term
-kinesis
-kinetic
Definition
movement

example: akinetic
Term
-lepsy
Definition
seizure

example: epilepsy
Term
-paresis
Definition
weakness

example: hemiparesis
Term
-plegia
Definition
paralysis

example: paraplegia
Term
-praxia
Definition
action

example: apraxia
Term
-sthenia
Definition
strength

example: neurosthenia
Term
angi/o
Definition
vessel

example: angioplasm
Term
aort/o
Definition
aorta

example: aortic stenosis
Term
arter/o
arteri/o
Definition
artery

example: arteriosclerosis
Term
ather/o
Definition
yellow plaque
fatty substance
example: atheroma
Term
atri/o
Definition
atrium
upper heart chamber
example: atrioventricular
Term
brachi/o
Definition
arm

example: brachial artery
Term
cardi/o
Definition
heart

example: cardiomegaly
Term
cholesterol/o
Definition
cholesterol

example: hypercholesterolemia
Term
coron/o
Definition
heart

example: coronary arteries
Term
cyan/o
Definition
blue

example: cyanosis
Term
myx/o
Definition
mucus

example: myxoma
Term
ox/o
Definition
oxygen

example: hypoxia
Term
pericardi/o
Definition
pericardium

example: pericardiocentesis
Term
phleb/o
Definition
vein

example: phlebotomy
Term
rrhythm/o
Definition
rhythm

example: arrhythmia
Term
sphygm/o
Definition
pulse

example: sphygmomanometer
Term
steth/o
Definition
chest

example: stethoscope
Term
valvul/o
valv/o
Definition
valve

example: valvuloplasty
Term
thromb/o
Definition
clot

example: thrombolysis
Term
vas/o
Definition
vessel

example: vasoconstriction
Term
vascul/o
Definition
vessel

example: vascular
Term
ven/o
ven/i
Definition
vein

example: venous
venipuncture
Term
ventricul/o
Definition
ventricle
(lower heart chamber)
example: interventicular septum
Term
alveol/o
Definition
alveolus, air sac

example: alveolar
Term
bronch/o
bronchi/o
Definition
Term
bronchiol/o
Definition
bronchiole
small bronchus
example: bronchiolitis
Term
epiglott/o
Definition
epiglottis

example: epiglottitis
Term
laryng/o
Definition
larynx
voice box
example: laryngeal
Term
lob/o
Definition
lobe of the lung

example: lobectomy
Term
mediastin/o
Definition
mediastinum

example: mediastinoscopy
Term
nas/o
rhin/o
Definition
nose

example: paranasal sinuses
rhinorrhea
Term
oth/o
Definition
straight, upright

example: orthopnea
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