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Medical Terminology 103 M.1
medical vocabulary
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Undergraduate 1
01/19/2008
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Term
adenoma
 Definition
  • tumor of gland
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
  • joint
Term
aden/o
 Definition
  • gland
Term
adenitis
 Definition
inflammation of gland
Term
bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
biology 
 Definition
study of life
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
Term
-logy
 Definition

study of

(log) - study

(-y) - process, condition 
Term
-opsy
 Definition

process of viewing

 

Living tissue is removed from the body and viewed under a microscope.  
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancerous, cancer
Term
carcinoma
 Definition

cancerous tumor

 

Carcinomas grow from epithelial cells that cover the outside of the body and line organs, cavities, and tubes within the body. 
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
cardiology
 Definition
study of hearts
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cephalic
 Definition
pertaining to the head
Term
-ic
 Definition

pertaining to

 

If an infant is born with the head delivered first it is a cephalic presentation. 
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
Term
cerebral
 Definition
pertaining to cerebrum
Term
-al
 Definition

pertaining to

 

cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when damage to blood vessels in the cerebrum causes injury to nerve cells of the brain, this condition also is called a stroke 
Term
cis/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
incision
 Definition
process of cutting into
Term
in-
 Definition
into
Term
-ion
 Definition
process
Term
ex-
 Definition
out
Term
excision
 Definition
process of cutting out, removing
Term
crin/o
 Definition
to secrete (to form and give off)
Term
endocrine glands
 Definition
secrete hormones directly within (into) the blood stream
Term
exocrine glands
 Definition
secrete chemicals (e.g., saliva, sweat, tears) through tubes (ducts) to the outside of the body
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
Term
cystoscopy
 Definition
process of examining the bladder or sac
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of visual examination
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
cytology
 Definition
study of cells
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
hypodermic
 Definition
under the skin
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, below
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
electrocardiogram
 Definition
ECG
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
electroencephalogram
 Definition
EEG
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestines (usually small intestine)
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
erythrocyte
 Definition

RBCs

carry oxygen in the blood
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gastrectomy
 Definition
part of stomach is removed
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision, process of cutting
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