Medical Terminology Chapter 1, vocabulary
Adenoma
Keep in mind for all of these words remember that the way to read them is suffix first not as shown on answer. For example the meaning of adenoma is:
A mass/tumor found in a gland.
gland + tumor or mass
Adenitis
gland + inflammation
Arthritis
joint + inflammation
Biology
life + study of
Biopsy
life + to view (living tissue is viewed under a microscope)
Carcinoma
cancer + tumor or mass
Cardiology
heart + study of
Cephalic
head + pertaining to
Cerebral
cerebrum + pertaining to
Cystoscope
urinary bladder + instrument for viewing
Cytology
cell + study of
Dermal
skin + pertaining to
Dermatitis
skin + inflammation
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
electricity + heart + record
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
electricity + head + record (often used to diagnose epilepsy)
Enteritis
small intestines + inflammation
Erythrocyte
red + cell (red blood cell)
Gastroscopy
stomach + visual examination
Diagnosis
complete + knowledge + state of
Prognosis
before + knowledge + state of (a prediction about the patient's outcome)
Gynecology
woman + study of (study of problems with female reproductive organs)
Leukocyte
white + cell (white blood cell)
Thrombocyte
clotting + cell (platlets)
Hemotoma
blood + mass or tumor (a bruise)
Hemoglobin
blood + protein (a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen)
Hepatitis
liver + inflammation
Laparotomy
abdomen + cutting into
Abdominal
abdomen + pertaining to
Nephrectomy
kidney + cutting out
Neurology
nerve + study of
Oncologist
tumor + study of + specialist (a cancer specialist)
Ophthalmoscope
eye + instrument for viewing
Osteoarthritis
bone + joint + inflammation
Pathologist
disease + study of + specialist
Autopsy
self + to view (examination of dead body to see for oneself the cause of death)
Psychosis
mind + abnormal condition
Renal
kidney + pertaining to
Rhinitis
nose + inflammation
Sarcoma
flesh + mass or tumor (a type of cancerous tumor)
Thrombosis
clotting + abnormal condition
Neural
nerve + pertaining to
Arthralgia
joint + pain
Gastrectomy
stomach + cutting out
Leukemia
white + blood condition (cancerous white blood cells in blood and bone marrow)
Arthrogram
joint + record (x-ray of a joint)
Gastric
stomach + pertaining to
Cephalgia
head + pain (shortened from cephalalgia)
Hyperthyroidism
excessive + thyroid + condition (the thyroid secretes too much hormone)
Gastroenteritis
stomach + intestines + inflammation
Neurologist
nerves + study of + specialist
Nephrology
kidney + study of
Hepatoma
liver + mass or tumor
Nephrosis
kidney + abnormal condition
Gastroscope
stomach + instrument for viewing
Laparoscopy
abdomen + visual examination
Arthroscopy
joint + visual examination
Neurotomy
nerve + cutting into
Anemia
no + blood condition (not enough red blood cells)
Diameter
through or complete + measurement
Dysentery
bad, painful, or abnormal + intestines + condition or process
Endocrine glands
within + secrete + glands (such as adrenal glands)
Endocardium
within + heart + structure (inner lining of the heart valves and chambers)
Exocrine glands
outside + secrete + glands (such as sweat glands)
Hyperglycemia
excessive + sugar + blood condition (too little insulin means too much sugar in the blood)
Hypoglycemia
less than normal + sugar + blood condition (too much insulin means not enough sugar in the blood)
Prostate gland
before + stands + gland (the gland in front of the urinary bladder)
Retrogastric
behind + stomach + pertaining to
Subhepatic
below + liver + pertaining to
Transdermal
across or through + skin + pertaining to
Transurethral
across or through + urethra + pertaining to
Resection
back + cutting into an organ (cutting back part of an organ)