Our Words (22-25) Flashcards by Emily Crowder

therapeutic (therap-eu-tic)

therap = to nurture, to treat
tic = adjectival
pert. to results obtained from treatment

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necrology (necr-o-logy)

necr = corpse, dead tissue
logy = study or science of
the study of mortality statistics

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coprophagy (copr-o-phag-y)

copr = excrement
phag = to eat
y = nominal
the eating of excrement

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stomatitis (stomat-itis)

stomat = mouth
itis = nominal
inflammation of the mouth

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hemolacria (hem-olacr-ia)

hem = blood
ia = nominal
bloody tears

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chiroplasty (chir-o-plasty)

chir = hand
plasty = shaping, reconstruction
plastic surgery on the hand

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otitis (ot-itis)

ot = ear
itis = nominal
inflammation of the ear

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traumatopathy (traumat-o-pathy)

traumat = injury, trauma
pathy = disease, disorder, feeling
a pathological state caused by trauma

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homotopic (hom-o-top-ic)

hom = same, similar
top = place
ic = adjectival
occurring at the same site on the body

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cheilorrhaphy (cheil-o-rrhaph-y)

cheil = lip
rrhaph = to sew, to suture
y = nominal
surgical repair of a cleft lip

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rhinoantritis (rhin-o-antr-itis)

rhin = nose
antr = cavity
itis = nominal
inflammation of the nasal cavities and one or both maxillary sinuses

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keratectomy (kerat-ectomy)

kerat = horn, cornea
ectomy = cutting out, removal
excision of a portion of the cornea

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pyrosis (pyr-osis)

pyr = fire, fever
osis = nominal
heartburn

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salpingitis (salping-itis)

salping = tube
itis = nominal
inflammation of a fallopian tube, usually as a result of sexually transmitted infection

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chemotherapy (chemo-therapy)

therapy = treatment
drug therapy used to treat infections, cancers, and other diseases and conditions

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lymphadenoid (lymph-aden-oid)

lymph = water, lymph
aden = gland
oid = adjectival
resembling a lymph node or lymph tissue

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blepharotomy (blephar-o-tomy)

blephar = eyelid
tomy = cutting
surgical incision of the eyelid

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angioblast (angi-o-blast)

angi = vessel
blast = embryonic cell
a cell that participates in blood vessel formation

telemetry (tele-metr-y)

tele = from far away, at a distance
metr = meter, measure
y = nominal
the transmission of data electronically to a distant location

osteogen (oste-o-gen)

oste = bone
gen = to be produced
a tissue layer of the inner periosteal layer from which bone is formed

oncotherapy (onc-o-therapy)

onc = tumor, swelling
therapy = treatment
the treatment of tumors

ophthalmometer (ophthalm-o-meter)

ophthalm = eye
meter = meter, measure
an instrument for measuring the size of the eye

phlebology (phleb-o-logy)

phleb = vein
logy = study or science of
the study of veins and their diseases

colposcope (colp-o-scope)

colp = vagina
scope = instrument for viewing
an instrument used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix through a magnifying lens

bradykinesia (brady-kine-sia)

brady = slow kine = to move sia = nominal extreme slowness of movement

pachyonychia (pachy-onych-ia)

pachy = thick ia = nominal abnormal thickening of the fingernails or toenails

laparotomy (lapar-o-tomy)

lapar = abdomen tomy = cutting the surgical opening of the abdomen

splanchnology (splanchn-o-logy)

splanchn = entrails, viscera logy = study or science of the study of the viscera

oophagy (oo-phag-y)

oo = egg phag = to eat y = nominal eating of eggs

spermatology (spermat-o-logy)

spermat = semen, seed logy = study or science of the study of the seminal fluid

brachybasia (brachy-bas-ia)

brachy = short ia = nominal a slow, shuffling gait

ischioanal (ischi-o-an-al)

ischi = hip al = adjectival pert. to the ischium and anus

pyelography (pyel-o-graphy)

pyel = pelvis (esp. of the kidney) graphy = writing, imaging radiography of the renal pelvis and ureter after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium

celiac (celi-ac)

celi = cavity (esp. in the abdomen) ac = adjectival pert. to the abdominal cavity

presbylaryngis (presby-laryng-is)

presby = old laryng = larynx atrophy of the vocal folds occurring progressively with aging and producing a breathy, hoarse, or weakened voice

myogenesis (my-o-genesis)

my = muscle genesis = birth, origin formation of muscular tissue, esp. in embryos

centesis (cente-sis)

cente = to puncture sis = nominal puncture of a cavity

xerostomia (xer-o-stom-ia)

xer = dry stom = mouth ia = nominal decreased production or lack of saliva

glossal (gloss-al)

gloss = tongue al = adjectival pert. to the tongue

dolichomorphic (dolich-o-morph-ic)

dolich = long morph = form, shape ic = adjectival pert. to a body type that is long and slender

melalgia (mel-algia)

mel = limb algia = condition of having pain in pain of neural origin in the limbs

sternad (stern-ad)

stern = chest, breastbone ad = to, toward, near toward the sternum

achillorrhaphy (achillo-rrhaph-y)

rrhaph = to sew, to suture y = nominal suture of the achilles tendon

steatoma (steat-oma)

steat = fat oma = nominal a fatty tumor