Terminology Flashcards
Apheresis
Removal
Ectomy
Surgical removal
Scop
Study or examination
Stomy
Surgical opening
Carcinoma
Cancer originating in the skin or tissue cells of internal organs
Penia
Lack or deficiency
Sarcoma
Cancer originating in the body connective tissue cells
Plasia
Growth, development
Emia
Abnormal blood condition
Uria
Abnormal blood condition
Cyte
Cell
Amnios
Amniotic fluid
Thorax
Chest cavity
Megaly
irregular enlargement
trophy
nourishment, growth
stenosis
abnormal narrowing
sclerosis
hardening of a tissue
stasis
stability
Itis
Inflammation
Algia
Pain
Cele
hernia
Emesis
vomiting
itis
inflammation
paresis
partial paralysis
plegia
paralysis
pnea
breathing
rrhage
flow excessively (hemorrhage)
phagia
eating
phobia
fear
myo-
Muscle
Chole-
bile or gall
cyst-
Bladder
Ante-
before
endo-
within, internal
epi-
outer
hypo-
low
hyper-
high
inter-
between
intra-
within
pre-
before
post-
after
sub-
under or below
supra-
above
trans-
across
Brady-
slow
tachy-
fast
dys-
abnormal
Macro
large
micro
small
hemi-
Half
Nulli-
none
Neo-
new
tort
a wrongful act or infringement of a right
negligence
failure to take care in doing something
malpractice
informer, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment
assault
an act, criminal or tortious, that threatens physical harm to a person
Battery
unconsented physical contact with another person, even where the contact is not violent but menacing or offensive
False imprisonment
the state of being imprisoned without legal authority