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Medical Terminology - Lesson 5
Human Anatomy - St. Louis College of Pharmacy - Tranel
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
10/29/2006

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Term
Algesi/o, Alge-, Algo-,
-algia
Definition
Algesi/o, Alge-, Algo-, -algia

Pain

Example:
Algesimeter (Algesiometer): An instrument used in measuring the sensitiveness to pain.
Myalgia: Pain in the muscles.
Term
Audi/o
Definition
Audi/o

Hearing

Example:
Audiology: Science of hearing and diseases of the ears; otology.
Term
Dia-
Definition
Dia-

Across, through

Example:
Diapedesis: Passage of blood cells through unruptured vessel wall into the tissues.
Term
Esthesi/o, -esthesia
Definition
Esthesi/o, -esthesia

Sensation

Example:
Anesthesia: Loss of sensation.
Term
Kines/i
Definition
Kines/i

Movement, motion

Example:
Kinesia: Any form of motion sickness.
Term
Lith/o, -lith
Definition
Lith/o, -lith

Stone or calculus

Example:
Lithotomy: Incision of a duct or organ, especially the bladder, for removal of a calculus (stone).
Term
Metr/o
Definition
Metr/o

Uterus, Measurement

Example:
Endometrium: Inner lining of the uterus.
Hypermetia: Condition in which voluntary movements overreach their goal.
Term
Muc/o, Myx/o
Definition
Muc/o, Myx/o

Mucus

Example:
Mucoenteritis: Inflammation of the intestinal mucous membrane.
Myxoma: A tumor composed of mucous tissue.
Term
Myco-, Mycet-, -myces,
-mycin
Definition
Myc/o, Mycet-, -myces, -mycin

Fungus

Example:
Mycosis: Any disease induced by a fungus.
Term
Myring/o
Definition
Myring/o

Eardrum

Example:
Myringoscope: Instrument for examining the eardrum.
Term
Osm/o
Definition
Osm/o

Smell, Odor, or Osmosis

Example:
Osmometer: 1. Instrument for testing sense of smell. 2. Instrument for measuring osmosis.
Term
Ot/o
Definition
Ot/o

Ear

Example:
Otitis: Inflammation of the ear.
Term
Hemi-
Definition
Hemi-

One-half

Example:
Hemisphere: Half of any spherical structure; lateral half of cerebrum or cerebellum.
Term
Para-
Definition
Para-

Beyond, beside, abnormal, involvement of two like parts

Example:
Paravertebral: Along-side or near the vertebral column.
Term
Presby-
Definition
Presby-

Old

Example:
Presbyopia: Condition of vision in the aged involving loss of accommodation.
Term
Salping/o
Definition
Salping/o

Trumpet, auditory tube, uterine or Fallopian tube

Example:
Salpingotomy: Operation of cutting into the uterine tube.
Term
Stere/o
Definition
Stere/o

Solid, three-dimensionality

Example:
Astereognosis: Inability to ascertain the form or shape of objects by feeling them.
Term
Tinnitus
Definition
Tinnitus

Noises in the ears (ringing, buzzing, roaring, etc.)
Term
Tympan/o
Definition
Tympan/o

Drum or middle ear

Example:
Tympanitis: Inflammation of the middle ear; otitis media.
Term
Vertigo
Definition
Vertigo

An illusion of movement, either of the external world revolving around the subject, or of the subject revolving (not faintness).
Term
-meter
Definition
-meter

Instrument to measure

Example:
Thermometer: Instrument for measuring temperature.
Term
-metry
Definition
-metry

Measuring

Example:
Craniometry: Measurement of the skull and its topography.
Term
-odynia
Definition
-odynia

Pain

Example:
Cardiodynia: Pain in the heart; cardialgia.
Term
-osmia
Definition
-osmia

Smell, odor

Example:
Anosmia: Lack of sense of smell.
Term
-phasia
Definition
-phasia

Speech

Example:
Aphasia: A weakening or loss of faculty of transmission of ideas by language in any form.
Term
-plegia
Definition
-plegia

Paralysis, stroke

Example:
Hemiplegia: Paralysis of one side of the body.
Term
-taxia, -taxis, -tasy
Definition
-taxia, -taxis, -taxy

Arrangement, order

Example:
Ataxia: Incoordination of muscular action.
Term
acusis, -acusis, -acousis
Definition
Acusis, -acusis, -acousis

Hearing

Example:
Hyperacusis: Abnormal acuteness of hearing.
Term
Analgesia

an"al-je’ze-ah Noun form
Definition
Loss of sensibility to pain (designating particularly the relief of pain without loss of consciousness).
Term
Anesthesia

an"es-the’ze-ah Noun form
Definition
Partial or complete loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness.
Term
Aphasia

ah-fa’ze-ah Noun form
Definition
A lack of ability to express ideas by language in any form (speech, writing, or signs) or failure to comprehend spoken or written language due to brain abnormality.
Term
Ataxia

ah-tak’se-ah Noun form
Definition
Lack of muscular coordination.
Term
Cardioplegic

kar'di—ple’jik Adjective form
Definition
Relating to paralysis of the heart or an elective stopping of heart activity temporarily.
Term
Endometriosis

en"do-me”tre-o’sis Noun form
Definition
A condition marked by tissue resembling the lining of the uterus, the endometrium, located in abnormal places in the abdominal cavity.
Term
Hemiplegia

hem"e-ple’je-ah Noun form
Definition
Paralysis of one side of the body.
Term
Hyperesthesia

hi"per-es-the’ze-ah Noun form
Definition
Excessive sensibility to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli.
Term
Isometric

i"so-met’rik Adjective form
Definition
Having equal dimensions. In reference to muscular contractions, a contraction in which tension is developed by shortening does not occur.
Term
Kinesthesia

kin"es-the’ze-ah Noun form
Definition
The sense by which muscular motion, weight, and body position are perceived.
Term
Myometrium

mi-o-me’tre-um Noun form
Definition
The muscular layer of the wall of the uterus.
Term
Otitis

o-ti’tis Noun form
Definition
Inflammation of the ear.
Term
Otomycosis

o"to-mi-ko’sis Noun form
Definition
Fungus infection of the external canal of the ear.
Term
Paraplegic

par"ah-plej’ik Adjective form
Definition
Pertaining to paralysis of both legs and, usually, the lower portion of the trunk.
Term
Parenteral

pah-ren’ter-al Adjective form
Definition
Injection or introduction into the body by any route other than the alimentary canal.
Term
Paresthesia

par"es-the’ze-ah Noun form
Definition
Abnormal sensation without objective cause, such as numbness, tingling, or burning.
Term
Presbyacusis

pres'be-a-ku’sis Noun form
Definition
A progressive loss of hearing due to advancing age.
Term
Somesthesia, somatoesthesia

so"mes-the’ze-ah so”mat-es-the’ze-ah Noun form
Definition
Sensibility to bodily sensations, consciousness of the body.
Term
Synesthesia

sin"es-the’ze-ah Noun form
Definition
A secondary sensation from a stimulus in addition to the one appropriate for the stimulus, either a subjective sensation or a different character (modality) or different location.
Term
Tympanic

tim-pan’ik Adjective form
Definition
1. Pertaining to the middle ear cavity; tympanum.
2. Resonant, bell-like.
Term
Tympanoplasty

tim'pah-no-plas’te Noun form
Definition
Surgical correction or restoration of the hearing mechanism of the middle ear.
Term
Dysmetria

Dis-me’tre-ah Noun form
Definition
The inability to stop a muscular movement at the desired point, or control the range of movement.
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