Medical Terminology Flashcards
myo
muscle
card
heart
itis
inflammation
myocarditis
muscle layer of heart inflamed
pericarditis
outer layer of heart inflamed
endocarditis
inner layer of heart inflamed
cardiologist
a physician specializing in the heart
cardiomyopathy
damage to heart muscle layer
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
itis
inflammation
tonsillitis, appendicitis
osis
abnormal condition
cyanosis (of blueness, due to cold or low oxygen)
ectomy
to cut out (remove)
appendectomy, tonsillectomy
otomy
to cut into
tracheotomy (to cut into the windpipe,
temporary opening)
ostomy
to make a
“mouth”
colostomy (to make a permanent opening in colon)
a/an
without, none
anemia (literally no blood but means few red cells)
micro
small
microstomia (abnormally small mouth, see “stomy” in colostomy above?)
macro
large
macrostomia (abnormally large mouth)
mega/ -megaly
enlarged megacolon (abnormally large colon = large intestine)
scopy/ -scopic
to look, observe
colonoscopy (look into colon)
graphy/ -graph
recording
an image
mammography (imaging the breasts)
gram
the image (X-ray) mammogram
ology/ -ologist
study, specialize in
cardiologist, nephrologist (study
the heart, the kidneys)
Stomato
mouth
Dento
teeth
