Med Term 5 Flashcards
strept/o
twisted chains or strips
staphyl/o
in bunches, like a bunch of grapes
-um
suffix meaning singular
-a
suffix meaning plural
enterohemorrhagic
a normal flora bacillus bacteria living in balance with other organisms inhabiting the intestine in humans and animals.
bacillus
rod shaped bacterium
bacterium
an infectious microorganism
hemorrhagic
pertaining to excessive bleeding (hemorrhage)
colitis
inflammation of the colen
diarrhea
excessive and frequent watery feces
fever
abnormally high body temperature
hemolytic
pertaining to the destruction of the RBCs
syndrome
a group of symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease, disorder or abnormal condition
uvul/o
latin word meaning, cluster of grapes
py/o
pus
-genic
adj suffix, meaning producing or forming
-genesis
noun suffix meaning, creation or beginning
onc/o
tumor
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-rrhagia
hemorrhage
-rrhapy
suturing
-rrhexia
rupture
ot/o
ear
otalgia
ear pain
otitis
ear inflammation
rhinorrhea
persistent watery discharge of the nose
mucus
watery substance produced by a membrane
tympanic
pertaining to the eardrum
antibiotics
a chemical substance used to kill or inhibit bacteria or other microorganism growth
metr
measure
-metry
the process of measuring
a-
without, no, lack of (before a consonant)
an-
without, no, lack of (before a vowel)
brady-
abnormally slow
dys-
difficult, abnormal, poor, painful, faulty, bad, diseased
tachy-
abnormally fast
audi/o
hearing
phon/o
voice or vocal sounds
rrhea
flow or discharge
rhin/o
nose
-genesis
noun suffix, generating, producing, or forming
calculus
stone
lith
stone
lith/o
stone
chol/e
gall or bile
-iasis
a pathologic condition
may also mean an infestation has occurred
-gram
a picture
-graphy
the process of taking a picture or recording
tachy-
fast or rapid
pne/o
breathing or respiration
-pnea
breathing
men/o
menstruation
-rrhea
flow or discharge
peps/o
digestion
therm/o
heat
dia-
through
micro-
small
macro-
large
dactyl/o
digit, finger, or toe
syn-
with or together
-ism
condition or state
erg
work
drom/o
run, wander, roam
poly-
too much or too many
amenorrhea
absence of menstuation
apepsia
unable to digest food
aphasia
unable to speak
aphonia
no voice
audio
combining form for hearing
audiogram
image of hearing function
audiology
the study of hearing (specialty)
audiometry
the measurement of hearing function
bradycardia
a slow heart rate
bradyphasia
slow speech
bradypnea
slow breathing
chole
gall or bile
cholecystitis
inflammation of the gallbladder
cholecystogram
x-ray of the gallbladder
cholelithiasis
infestation with gallstones
coccus
round shepical-shaped bacteria
diplococcus
coccus found growing in pairs
staphylococcus
coccus found growing in bunches (like grapes)
streptococcus
coccus found growing in twisted chains
bacilli
a rod shaped bacteria (plural)
streptobacillus
bacillus growing in twisted chains
diplobacillus
bacillus found growing in pairs
dactylospasm
contracture or spasm of a digit
dactylomegaly
enlarged fingers or toes
dyslexia
a condition causing difficulty in reading
dysrhythmia
irregular rhythm (heart)
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing (eating)
hyperthermia
abnormally high body temperature (fever)
thermoesthisia
oversensitivity to feeling heat
thermoplegia
paralysis caused by high temperature
macroblast
large cell
macrocephalus
abnormally large head
microrhinia
small nose
microcardia
small heart
microgram
one-millionth of a gram (mcg)
otic
pertaining to the ear
otorrhea
discharge or flow from the ear
otoscope
instrument used to examine the ear
polydactylism
condition of having too many fingers or toes
polydipsia
condition of excessive thirst
pyogenic
formation of pus (adjective)
pyothorax
pus in the chest cavity
pyorrhea
flow or discharge of pus
tympano
combining form for eardrum
tympanitis
inflammation of the eardrum
tympanotomy
incision into the eardrum
tympanites
abdomen distended with gas (tight as a drum)
