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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Angio Arterio Arthro Cardio Cerebro Chem Chole Colo blood vessel angiogram artery arteriosclerosis joint athritis heart cardiovascular brain cerebrospinal drug chemotherapy bile, gall cholecystectomy colon colostomy MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Cyan Cysto Derma Emesis Entero Erythro red Gastro Gingiva gums Gloss blue cyanosis bladder cystitis “UTI” skin dermatologist vomit hyperemeis intestines enteritis erythrocyte stomach gastroenteritis gingivitis tongue hypoglossal MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Glyco Hepat Hemo Hystero Leuko Lingua Mamm, Mast sugar liver blood uterus white tongue breast hyperglycemic hepatomegaly hemoglobin hysterectomy leukemia bilingual mammogram mastectomy MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Myo Nephro, Ren muscle kidney Neuro Ocul, ophthal nerve eye Odont, dent tooth Oo,oophor egg/ovary myalgia nephrology renal nervous binoculars ophthalomogist orthodonist dentist oophorectomy MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Osteo Oto Ped, pod bone ear foot Phleb vein Pneumo, pulm lung osteoarthritis otoscope pediatrician podiatrist phlebitis pneumonia pulmonary MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Psych Physiology Rhin Sept Thorac mind psychology study of body function nose rhinoplasty infection septicemia chest thoracic Athero plaque atherosclerosis MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY PREFIXES A, an without anuria: without urine Anti against antiseptic: against bacteria Bi or Di two bilateral: both sides Brady slow bradycardia: slow heart rate Dys painful/difficult dyspnea: painful or difficult breathing Ecto outside ectopic pregnancy: outside the uterus MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Endo inside endoscopy: to look inside Epi above,upper epigastric: above the stomach, used as a direction Hemi half hemiplegic: paralysis on one side of the body Hyper excessive hyperglycemia: too much sugar in the blood MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Hypo Lipo fat Mal bad Mega/macro large Micro small Ortho straight Poly many Post after, behind deficiency hypothermia: temperature is to low liposunction malpractice macrocyte: a large cell microscopic orthodonist polyuria: a lot of urine postsurgical MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Pre Semi Sub Tachy before “preop”: before surgery half semiconscious below sublingual: under the tongue fast tachycardia: fast heart beat MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SUFFIXES Algia pain myalgia: muscle pain Dipsia thirt polydipsia: very thirsty Ectomy surgical removal of: mastectomy Emia blood uremia: urine in the blood Gram/graph picture or record sonogram Itis infection/inflammation arthritis, hepatitis MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Lysis destruction hemolysis: destruction of red blood cells Malacia softening osteomalacia: bone softening Megaly enlarged hepatomegaly: liver enlargement Ologist/ology specialist/study of cardiologist studies cardiology MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Oma tumor lipoma: fat tumor Ostomy/otomy surgical opening: colostomy Penia deficiency cytopenia: to few cells Plasty repair of rhinoplasty: nose job Plegia paralysis hemiplegia: one side is paralyzed occurs in a CVA quadraplegia: all four limbs are paralyzed, “neck down” paraplegia: legs are paralyzed, “waist down” MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Pnea breathing apnea: no breathing Sclerosis hardening arteriosclerosis: hardening of the arteries Toxic poisonous neurotoxic: poisonous to the nerves Uria urine hematuria: blood in the urine