Additionals Flashcards
Ana
Apart ( from the body)
-opsy
To view
Auto
Self
Bio
Life
gynaec
Woman/female
labio
Lips
leio
Smooth
Dactyly
Fingers or toes
conio
Dust
cusis
Hearing
presby
Old age
Presbycusis
Dimished hearing due to aging
sialo
Salivary gland
torti
Twisted
Collum
Neck
-clasis
Breaking
-oid
Shape or form or resemblance
-somatic
Pertaining to the body
-poiesis
Making
-phylaxis
Protection, prevention
-phage
Eating, ingesting
-ous
Like, Similar to
-ose
Sugar
-condition of the eye
-opia
-meter
Measure
-kinesis
Movement, activity
Isometric
Relating to equal measure
Hypotonia
Reduced muscle tone
Homeostasis
Constant environment
Aphasia
Unable to speak
Spondyl-
Vertebra
Homo-
The same or common
-uresis
Urination
-uria
Condition of urine
polyuria
Passing large amounts of urine
lymphocyte
Specialised type of white blood cell
lymphoma
Tumour of the lymph tissue
oedema
Accumulation of fluid in the tissues
-plasia
Formation, development, growth
Adenocarcinoma
Malignant cancerous tumour of the gland
Radiotherapist
Specialist in treatment with x-rays
tumour
Abnormal growth of tissue
Metastases
Secondary cancerous malignant growths
Adenotonsillectomy
Surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils
-desis
Binding together by surgery/fixation
-pexy
To fix in place/surgical fixation
Antibiotic
A drug used to treat bacterial disease
Anaesthetic
A drug for the removal of feeling
Anaesthetist
Medical specialist in the control of sensation and resuscitation
Anaesthesiologist
A specialist in administration of drugs to control sensation and consciousness
Anaesthesia
Condition of lack of feeling or sensation
Analgesia
Lack of sensitivity to pain/absence of pain
Menorrhea
Menstruation
Menorrhagia
Heavy bleeding
Metrorrhoea
Discharge of Pus or mucus from the womb
Leucorrhoea
White discharge from the vagina
Neonate
Baby up to 28 days
Puerperium
First six weeks after childbirth
Traumatic
Relating to physical injury or wound
Myositis
Inflammation of the muscles
Monoplegia
Paralysis of one limb
Paraplegia
Paralysis of the lower limbs
Hemiplegia
Paralysis in one side of the body
Kyph
Humped, curved or crooked
Cervical (not womb)
Pertaining to the neck
Kyphosis
Hunchback
Dysplasia
Abnormal cells in an organ or tissue
Immunity
Bodies ability to resist infection
Cyst
Fluid filled sac
Malnutrition
The body does not receive enough nutrients for proper function
Infection
Invasion or presence of foreign organisms
Bacteria
Micro organisms which cause disease
Osteomyelitis
Inflammation of the bone marrow
Opthalm-
Eye
Opt-
Sight/vision
Gland
An organ which creates and produces substances
Insulin
Natural hormone that controls the level of glucose in the blood
Metabolism
The basic workings of body cells
Thyroid
A large gland in the neck that secretes hormones
Prophylactic
A substance to prevent disease