Medical Terminology Chapter 3 Flashcards by Katilla Osindero

-algia

pain

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-asthenia

weakness

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-desis

binding, fusion

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-dynia

pain

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-esthesia

sensation

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-kinesia, kinesis

movement

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-phobia

fear

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-phonia

sound

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-phoria

feeling, carrying

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bradykinesia

decrease in movement

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hyperkinesis

excessive muscular movement

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paresthsia

abnormal sensation

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acrophobia

fear of heights

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neuralgia

nerve pain

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neurodynia

nerve pain

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neuraphonia

loss of sounds

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neursthenia

a condition with vague symptoms such as weakness

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arthrodesis

surgically fixing or fusing a joint

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euphoria

a feeling of wellbeing

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-cele

hernia

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-cytosis

condition of cells

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-ectasia, -ectasis

expansion, dilation

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-edema

swelling

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-ema

condition

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-emesis

vomiting

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-iasis

pathological condition of

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-ism

condition, disease

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-itis

inflammation

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-lepsy

seizures

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-leptic

pertaining to seizures

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-lithiasis

presence of stones

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-mania

obsession, madness

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-megaly

enlargement

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-oma

tumor, neoplasm

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-opia, -opsia

vision

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-osis

condition, state, process

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-paresis

slight paralysis, feeling of numbness and tingling

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-pathy

abnormla condition, disease process

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-penia

deficiency, small, fewer

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-philia

attraction, affinity for

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-phrenia

of the mind

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-phthisis

wasting away

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-physis

growing

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-plegia

paralysis

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-plegic

pertaining to paralysis

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-ptosis

falling down, dropping

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-rrhea

to flow or discharge

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-rrhagia

excessive bleeding

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-rrhexis

rupture

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-trophic

pertaining to nutrition

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-trophy

nutrition

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blepharoptosis

drooping eyelid

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atrophic

pertaining to a lack of nutrition

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dystrophy

changes that result from inadequate nutrition

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myoma

muscle tumor

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megalomania

people with an obsession with themselves

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cardiorrhexis

rupture of the heart wall

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cystocele

hernia of the bladder

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halitosis

chronic bad breath

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psoriasis

chronic skin condition

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cholelithiasis

stones in the gallbladder

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erythrocytosis

abnormal number of red blood cells

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chloropsia

seeing things in green

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esophaectasia

dilation of the esophagus

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-blast

immature, forming

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-cidal, -cide

destorying, killing

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-crine

secreting

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-malacia

softening

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-para

bearing, giving birth

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-parous

bearing, producing offspring

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-pepsia

digestion

-phage, -phagia

eating, devouring

-phasia

speaking

-phoresis

carrying

-plasia

formation, development, growth

-plastic

forming

-pnea

breath

-poesis

production, formation

-poietic

pertaining to production

-poietin

substance that produces

-porosis

lessening in density

-rrhage

discharging heavily

-rrhea

a flowing, flux

-schisis

splitting

-somina

sleep

-spasm

contraction

-stalsis

contraction

-stasis

stopping, constant, static

-stenosis

narrowing

polyphagia

excessive eating or hunger

aphasia

loss or reduction in speaking ability

astroblast

immature cell

eupnea

normal respiration

hemoplastic

forming new blood cells

erythropoesis

formation of red blood cells

endocrine

a gland that secretes hormones into the blood

electrophoresis

carrying particles in an electrical field

viviparous

giving birth to living young

cheiloschisis

a cleft lip

-cyte

cell

-derma

skin

-emia

blood

-emic

relating to blood

-globin, -globulin

protein

-oxia

oxygen

-plakia

plaque

-plasm, plasia

thing formed, growth

-uria

urine

leukoplakia

a white patch or plaque on the mucous membrane

uremia

excess urea in the blood

pyuria

pus in the urine

immunoglobulin

defense protein

anoxia

lack of oxygen

protoplasm

a formed living thing

-centesis

surgical procedure to remove fluid

-ectomy

removal of part or all of an organ or body part

-lysis

desctruction of

-lytic

pertaining to destruction

-pexy

fixation, usually done surgically

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-static, -stasis

maintaining a state

-stomy

opening

-tome

cutting instrument, segment

-tomy

cutting operation, incision

-tripsy

crushing

nephropexy

pinning a kidney in place

herniorrhaphy

suturing of a hernia

hemostatic

stopping blood flow within a vessel

electrolysis

permanent destruction of unwanted hair

osteotome

an instrument for cutting into bone

laparotomy

an incision into the abdomen

lithotripsy

shock wave breaks kidney stones into small pieces.

-crit

separate

-gen

producer

-genesis

origin

-genic

produced by

-gram

a recording

-graph

recording instrument

-graphy

the process of recording

-meter

measuring device

-metry

measurement

-opsy

view of

-pheresis

removal

-phil

attraction, affinity for

-scope

instrument for visual examiniation

-scopy

use of an instrument for viewing

opthalamometer

device for measuring the cornea curvature

electroencephalogram

record electrical activity in the brain (EEG)

hematocrit

the percentage of blood volume in a sample

leukopheresis

removal or separation of leukocytes from blood

iatrogenic

a disease that develops as a result of medical care

cyanophil

element that turns blue after staining

-ad

toward

-clast

break, fracture

-form

in the shape of

-ic

pertaining to

-ics

treatment, practice, body of knowledge

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study, practice

-oid

like, resembling

-phylaxis

protection, prevention

-plegic

pertaining to paralysis

-stat

agent to maintain a state of equillibrium

-tropia

turning

-trophic

turning toward

-tropy

attracted to target structures

version

turning

cephalad

toward the head

bacteriostat

keeps bacteria in check

phsycotropic

an agent that treats the mind

neurotropy

attraction to certain contrast mediums

osteoclasis

intentional bone breaking

esotropia

crossed eyes

cardiod

resembling aheart