Vocabulary 1-5 = O- Flashcards
osteochondritis
inflammation of bone and cartilage
osteodysplasia
defective bone development
osteopathy
disease of the bones
osteopenia
loss of bone
osteoporosis
reduction in the quantity of bone
osteoporotic
pertaining to a loss of bone
osteoma
a hard growth on a bone
osteomalacia
softening of the bones
osteomata
plural of osteoma
osteopathic
condition of the bones
osteopathy
disease of the bones
osteosarcoma
cancer of bone tissues
ostomy
cut a new surgical opening
ot/o
ear
otalgia
ear pain
otic
pertaining to the ear
otis media
a disease involving discharge, inflammation, and deafness
otitis
inflammation of the ear
otodynia
ear pain
otorrhea
discharge from the ear
otoscope
tool used to examine the ear
otoscopy
process of examining the ear using an otoscope
otic solution
solution prepared for the treatment of the ear
ous
possessing, having, full of
ovoid
egg shaped
paracentesis
insertion of a needle into a body cavity for aspirating fluid
paralysis
loss of movement
paresthesia
abnormal, usually non-painful reaction
patent
open and unobstructed or failing to close
path/o
disease
pathogenic
produces disease
pathologist
physician specializing in diagnosing diseases
pathology
study of disease concerned with infectious diseases
pathy
disease
pelves
plural of pelvis
pelvic
pertaining to the pelvis
pelvimeter
device used to measure a woman’s pelvis
pelvimetry
the measuring of a woman’s pelvic side during pregnancy
penia
Greek word for poverty
peps/o
digestion
pepsis
Greek word for digestion
peptic
pertaining to digestion
peptic ulcers
stomach ulcers
peri
prefix meaning around or near
pericardium
membrane around the heart
perichondrium
membrane around the cartilage
periodontal
around or near the teeth
periodontist
one who performs surgery of the gums or tissue around the teeth
periosteum
membrane around the bone
PET
positron emission tomography
phasiology
study of speech
phobia
Greek word meaning any abnormal fear
phon/o
voice or vocal sounds
phonic
pertaining to the voice
phonology
study of the voice or vocal sounds
phonometer
instrument for measuring intensity of vocal sounds
plasia
growth and development, formation
plast/o
form, mold, or rebuild
plasty
surgical repair
platic
adjectival suffix for abnormal growth
pneia
breath or breathing
pneo
respiration or breathing
poli/o
gray or gray matter of the nervous system
poliomyelitis
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
poly
too much or too many
polydactylia
having too many fingers or toes
polydactylism
having too many fingers or toes
polydipsia
excessive thirst (desire for much fluid)
poros
Greek word meaning passageway
practitioner
one who practices
prodrome
symptoms running before a disease
prosthesis
one who produces prosthetics
prosthetic
pertaining to prosthetics
prosthetics
art and science of making and adjusting artificial body parts
prosthetist
specialist in making artificial body parts
psychiatrist
specialist who practices psychiatry
pub/o
pubis, a bone in the pelvis
pubic
the pubic bone in the pelvis
purulent
pus forming
py/o
pus
pyocele
hernia containing pus
pyogenic
producing pus
pyothorax
an accumulation of pus in the thoracic cavity
pyorrhea
flow or discharge of pus
pyorrhea salivaris
disease of salivary glands with flow of pus
radi/o
Latin meaning radius
radiogram
a picture made by using x-rays
radiographer
one who takes x-rays
radiologist
a physician who studies x-rays
radiotherapy
use of radiation for cancer treatment
radius
a ray coming from a central point
reducible
able to be reduced
relaxation
condition of diminished tension
rheum
Greek word root that means body fluids
rheumatoid
Greek for resembling discharge of fluid
rheumatology
study of rheumatic disorders
rheumatologist
a physician specialist who treats rheumatic conditions
rhin/o
the nose
rhinitis
inflammation of the nose
rhinolith
a calculus or stone in the nose
rhinoplasty
surgical repair of the nose
rhinorrhea
discharge from the nose
rhinotomy
incision into the nose
rrhagia
hemorrhage
rrhaphy
stuttering
rrhea
flow or discharge
rrhexia
rupture
sarcoma
cancer of connective tissue
sensitivity
the quality of nervous tissue excitability in relation to stimuli
serous
relates to the material lining closed body cavities
serous membrane
lines the closed cavities
son/o
from Latin meaning sound
sonogram
a picture of sound made by use of a sonograph
sonographer
one who performs a sonography
songraphy
process of obtaining a sonogram
SPECT
single photon emission computed tomography
speedometer
an instrument used to measure speed
staphyle
bunch of grapes
staphyl/o
growing in bunches or uvulva
staphylectomy
excision of the uvulva
staphylitis
inflammation of the uvula
staphylococci
cocci growing in clusters and can form pus
staphyloplasty
surgical repair of the uvula
stasis
in one place
stoma
opening like a mouth
strepto
twisted chains or strips
streptobacillus
rod shaped bacillus growing in twisted chains
streptococci
cocci growing in twisted chains
steptococci pyogenes
pus forming bacteria
supra
prefix meaning higher in position or above
supracostal
above the ribs
supracranial
the surface of the head on top of the skull
supralumbar
above the lumbar region or lower back
suprapelvic
above the pelvis
suprapubic
above the arch of the pubis
suprapubic cystotomy
anything close to incision of bladder from the suprapubic region
symptom
departure from normal in structure, function, or sensation
syn
prefix meaning with or together
synarthrosis
joining of bones which are fused together
syndactylism
joining together of two or more digits
syndrome
the signs and symptoms which together are associated with disease
synergism
occurs when two or more drugs or organs work together
tachogram
a record of the velocity of the blood flow
tachos
Greek word that means swiftness
tachy
fast or rapid
tachycardia
rapid heart action
tachyphagia
fast eating
tachypnea
rapid breathing
tendin/o
tendon
tendinitis
inflammation of a tendon
tend/o
Latin for to stretch or tendon
ten/o
tendon
tenalgia
tendon pain
tendoplasty
repair of tendons
tendodynia
tendon pain
therm/o
heat
thermal
pertaining to heat
thermic
pertaining to heat
thermoalgesia
oversensitivity to heat
thermoesthesia
oversensitivity to heat
thermogenesis
formation of body heat
thermometer
an instrument used to measure heat
thermophobia
abnormal fear of heat
thermoplegia
heat stroke or paralysis
thorac/o
the chest or thorax
thoracentesis
surgical tapping or puncturing of the chest to remove fluids
thoraces
plural form of thorax
thoracic
pertaining to the chest
thoracocentesis
surgical tapping or puncturing of the chest to remove fluids
thoracolumbar
pertaining to the chest and lower back
thoracometer
measures the chest
thoracopathy
any chest disease
thoracotomy
incision into the chest
thromb/o
blood clot also called platelets
thrombi
blood clot within the vascular system
thrombocyte
a type of blood cell
thrombocytopenia
an abnormal decrease in blood clotting cells
thrombocytosis
increase in number of blood clotting cells
thyroidectomy
excision of the thyroid
tion
condition
tome
instrument used to cut slices
tomo
cutting
tomogram
a CT image
tomograph
X-ray instrument used to show tissue or organs in one plane
tomography
process of using a tomograph
tomos
cut
tomy
cut into, incise, incision
-trophy
development and growth, also food or nutrition
tympan/o
ear drum
tympanic
relating to the ear drum
tympanectomy
excision of the ear drum
tympanites
distended with gas
tympanometry
process of measuring the function of the ear drum
tympanotomy
incision into the ear drum
tympanum
ear drum
uvulectomy
excision of the uvula
uvulitis
inflammation of the uvula
uvulo
Latin for cluster of grapes
vitiligo
having areas of white patches on skin
xanth/o
yellow
xanthemia
jaundice
xanthoderma
yellow skin
-y
process or condition
