4 part Medical terms 2 Flashcards
Word part: proct- (o)
Medical term: procto/scope
Meaning: rectum,rectal,anus
Meaning: instrument for examining the rectum
Word part: cyan- (o)
Medical term: cyan/osis
Meaning:blue
Meaning: condition of blueness
Word part: ost- (e, eo)
Medical term: osteo/genesis
Meaning: bone
Meaning: formation of bone
Word part: hem- (a,ato,o,)
Medical term: h ermat/ology
Meaning: blood
Meaning: study of blood
Word part: psych- (i,o)
Medical term: psych/ology
Meaning: pertaining to the mind
Meaning: study of the mind
Word part: lip-(o)
Medical term: lipo/cyte
Meaning: fat, lipids
Meaning: fat cell
Word part: lith-(o)
Medical term: litho/tripsy
Meaning: stone, calculus
Meaning: crushing a stone
Word part: my- (o)
Medical term: my/algia
Meaning: muscle
Meaning: muscle pain
Word part: -algia
Medical term: my/algia
Meaning: pain
Meaning: muscle pain
Word part: chrond- (i,r,ri)
Medical term: chondr/itis
Meaning: cartilage
Meaning: inflammation of cartilage
Word part: hyper-
Medical term: hyper/tension
Meaning: excessive, high, over, increased, more than normal
Meaning: high blood pressure
Word part: hyster-(o)
Medical term: hyster/ectomy
Meaning: uterus
Meaning: surgical removal of the uterus
Word part: lys (is,o)
Medical term: thrombo/lysis
Meaning:destruction, dissolving of
Meaning: destruction or dissolving of clots
Word part: crani
Medical term: crani/otomy
Meaning:skull
Meaning: cutting into the skull
Word part: para
Medical term: para/plegia
Meaning: near,beside, beyond, abnormal,lower half of the body
Meaning: paralysis of the lower half of the body
