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Medical Terminology List 6 Ch. 3 Mamm/o Breast • Mammary – Pertaining to the breast • Mammogram – X-ray record of the breast • Mammogram – X-ray record of the breast Mast/o Breast • Mastectomy – Removal of the breast • Mastitis – Inflammation of the breast Men/o Menses (menstruation) • Menorrhea – Normal discharge of blood • Menorrhagia – Excessive bleeding • Amenorrhea – No menstrual bleeding Mening/o Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord) • Meningitis – Inflammation of the meninges My/o Muscles • Myocardial – Pertaining to the muscle of the heart • Myoma – Tumor of muscle • Myomectomy – Removal of muscle tumor • Myositis – Inflammation of the muscle • Myositis – Inflammation of the muscle Myel/o Spinal cord • Myelogram – X-ray image and record of the spinal cord Necr/o • Death • Necrotic – Pertaining to the death of cells • Necrosis – Death of cells Phleb/o Vein • Phlebitis – Inflammation of a vein • Phlebotomist – A person who removes blood – Vampire! Pneumon/o Lung • Pneumonia – Abnormal condition of the lung • Pneumonectomy – Removal of a lung • Pneumonitis – Inflammation of a lung Pulmon/o Lung • Pulmonary – Pertaining to the lung Radi/o X-ray • Radiology – Science of using x-rays to diagnosis disease – Study of x-rays • Radiologist – Specialist in the use of x-rays (DOCTOR) Septic/o Pertaining to infection • Septic – Pertaining to infection • Septicemia – Infection in the blood – Blood poisoning Tonsil/o Tonsils • Tonsillitis – Inflammation of the tonsils Vascul/o Blood vessel • Vascular – Pertaining to blood vessels • Vasculitis – Inflammation of blood vessels Suffixes (procedural) -centesis Surgical procedure to remove fluid • Thoracentesis – Surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid • Amniocentesis – Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion • Arthrocentesis – Surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint -ectomy Removal, resection, excision • Tonsillectomy – Removal of tonsil • Hysterectomy – Removal of uterus • Cholecystectomy – Removal of the gallbladder • Nephrectomy – Removal of a kidney -gram Record • Myelogram – X-ray of the spinal cord -graphy Process of recording • Mammography – Process of recording the breast • Angiography – X-ray recording of blood vessels after contract is injected -lysis Separation, breakdown, destruction • Dialysis – Complete separation -plasty Surgical repair or correction • Mammoplasty – Surgical repair of the breast • Rhinoplasty – Surgical repair of the nose • Arthroplasty – Surgical repair of the joint -scopy • Process of visual examination • Laparoscopy – Visual examination of the abdomen • Laryngoscopy – Visual examination of the larynx -stomy Opening • Colostomy – Opening of the colon to the outside of the body • Tracheostomy – Opening of the trachea to the outside of the body -therapy -Treatment • Radiotherapy – Treatment of disease with xray • Chemotherapy – Treatment of disease (cancer) with chemicals • Cryotherapy – Treatment of disease with cold -tomy Incision, to cut into • Craniotomy – Incision of the skull • Phlebotomy – Incision of a vein