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06/23/2018
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Term
myo-
 Definition
mucle
Term
-card-
 Definition
heart
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
myo-card-itis
 Definition
muscle heart inflammation
Term
therm
 Definition
heat
Term
hypo
 Definition
less
Term
hypothermia
 Definition
less heat
Term
meter
 Definition
measure
Term
thermometer
 Definition
measuring heat
Term
pericarditis
 Definition
outer layer of heart inflamed
Term
endocarditis
 Definition
inner layer of hear inflamed
Term
cardiologist
 Definition
a physician specializing in the heart
Term
cardiomyopathy
 Definition
damage to hear muscle layer
Term
cardiomegaly
 Definition
enlargement of the heart
Term
word beginning
 Definition
prefixes
Term
word ending
 Definition
suffixes
Term
inflammation of the tonsils
 Definition
tonsillitis
Term
inflammation of the appendix
 Definition
appendicitis
Term
osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
abnormal blue condition
 Definition
cyanosis
Term
cyanosis
 Definition
abnormal blue condition
Term
ectomy
 Definition
to cut out, remove
Term
to cut/remove the appendix
 Definition
appendectomy
Term
appendectomy
 Definition
to cut/remove the appendix
Term
to cut/remove the tonsils
 Definition
tonsillectomy
Term
otomy
 Definition
to cut into
Term
to cut into the windpipe
 Definition
tracheotomy
Term
ostomy
 Definition
to make a "mouth"
Term
to make a permanent opening (mouth) in the colon
 Definition
colostomy
Term
a/an
 Definition
without, none
Term
anemia
 Definition
literally no blood but means few red cells
Term
micro
 Definition
small
Term
(abnormally small mouth,
 Definition
microstomia
Term
macro
 Definition
large
Term
(abnormally large mouth)
 Definition
macrostomia
Term
mega/ -megaly
 Definition
enlarged
Term
(abnormally large colon = large intestine)
 Definition
megacolon
Term
-scopy/ -scopic
 Definition
= to look, observe
Term
(look into colon)
 Definition
colonoscopy
Term
graph
 Definition
= recording
an image
Term
(imaging the breasts)
 Definition
mammography
Term
gram
 Definition
the image (X-ray
Term
the image of the breasts
 Definition
mammogram
Term
-ology/ -ologist
 Definition
= study, specialize in
Term
person that studies a system or something
 Definition
-ologist, cardiologist
Term
Stomato
 Definition
= mouth stomatitis
Term
Dento
 Definition
= teeth dentist
Term
Glosso/linguo
 Definition
tongue glossitis, lingual nerve
Term
Gingivo
 Definition
= gums gingivitis
Term
Encephalo
 Definition
brain encephalitis
Term
Gastro
 Definition
stomach gastritis
Term
Entero
 Definition
intestine gastroenteritis
Term
Colo
 Definition
large intestine colitis, megacolon
Term
Procto
 Definition
= anus/rectum proctitis, proctologist
Term
Hepato
 Definition
= liver hepatitis, hepatomegaly
Term
Nephro/rene
 Definition
= kidney nephrosis, renal artery
Term
Orchido
 Definition
testis orchiditis, orchidectomy
Term
Oophoro
 Definition
ovary oophorectomy
Term
Hystero/metro
 Definition
uterus hysterectomy,
endometritis
Term
Salpingo
 Definition
uterine tubes hysterosalpingogram
Term
Dermo
 Definition
skin dermatitis
Term
Masto/mammo
 Definition
breast mammography, mastectomy
Term
Osteo
 Definition
bones osteoporosis
Term
Cardio
 Definition
heart
Term
Cysto
 Definition
bladder cystitis
Term
Rhino
 Definition
nose rhinitis (runny nose!)
Term
Phlebo/veno
 Definition
veins phlebitis, phlebotomy
Term
Pneumo/pulmo
 Definition
lung pneumonitis, pulmonologist
Term
Hemo/emia
 Definition
blood hematologist, anemia
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
over abundance of white blood cells
 Definition
leukemia
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
black tumor of the skin
 Definition
melanoma
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
yellow tumor
 Definition
xanthoma
Term
Aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
gland tumor
 Definition
adenoma
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
fat tumor
 Definition
lipoma
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
muscle tumor
 Definition
myoma
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph tissue
Term
lymph tumor
 Definition
lymphoma
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
malignant
Term
malignant tumor
 Definition
carcinoma
Term
osteo/o
 Definition
bone
Term
bone tumor
 Definition
osteoma
Term
endo
 Definition
within, inside,
Term
to inspect the inside of an organ or space with a lighted instrument
 Definition
endoscopy
Term
peri
 Definition
around
Term
around the anus
 Definition
perianal
Term
circum
 Definition
around
Term
cut around
 Definition
cercumcise
Term
retro
 Definition
behind
Term
behind the breastbone
 Definition
retrosternal
Term
epi
 Definition
upon, on top of
Term
the tome of outermost layer of skin
 Definition
epidermis
Term
trans
 Definition
through
Term
through the urinary exit duct
 Definition
transurethral
Term
intra
 Definition
within
Term
inside the veins, e.g. IV fluids
 Definition
intravenous
Term
sub
 Definition
below
Term
below the clavical
 Definition
subclavian
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
end-, myo-, periCARDitis
 Definition
inside, muscle, outside, heart inflammation
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