Medical Terminology Chapter 3 Flashcards
-algia
pain
-asthenia
weakness
-desis
binding, fusion
-dynia
pain
-esthesia
sensation
-kinesia, kinesis
movement
-phobia
fear
-phonia
sound
-phoria
feeling, carrying
bradykinesia
decrease in movement
hyperkinesis
excessive muscular movement
paresthsia
abnormal sensation
acrophobia
fear of heights
neuralgia
nerve pain
neurodynia
nerve pain
neuraphonia
loss of sounds
neursthenia
a condition with vague symptoms such as weakness
arthrodesis
surgically fixing or fusing a joint
euphoria
a feeling of wellbeing
-cele
hernia
-cytosis
condition of cells
-ectasia, -ectasis
expansion, dilation
-edema
swelling
-ema
condition
-emesis
vomiting
-iasis
pathological condition of
-ism
condition, disease
-itis
inflammation
-lepsy
seizures
-leptic
pertaining to seizures
-lithiasis
presence of stones
-mania
obsession, madness
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
-opia, -opsia
vision
-osis
condition, state, process
-paresis
slight paralysis, feeling of numbness and tingling
-pathy
abnormla condition, disease process
-penia
deficiency, small, fewer
-philia
attraction, affinity for
-phrenia
of the mind
-phthisis
wasting away
-physis
growing
-plegia
paralysis
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
-ptosis
falling down, dropping
-rrhea
to flow or discharge
-rrhagia
excessive bleeding
-rrhexis
rupture
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
-trophy
nutrition
blepharoptosis
drooping eyelid
atrophic
pertaining to a lack of nutrition
dystrophy
changes that result from inadequate nutrition
myoma
muscle tumor
megalomania
people with an obsession with themselves
cardiorrhexis
rupture of the heart wall
cystocele
hernia of the bladder
halitosis
chronic bad breath
psoriasis
chronic skin condition
cholelithiasis
stones in the gallbladder
erythrocytosis
abnormal number of red blood cells
chloropsia
seeing things in green
esophaectasia
dilation of the esophagus
-blast
immature, forming
-cidal, -cide
destorying, killing
-crine
secreting
-malacia
softening
-para
bearing, giving birth
-parous
bearing, producing offspring
-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