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Medical Terminology List 6 Ch. 3 Arteri/o Artery Artery Arteriosclerosis Arteritis Arteri/o Artery Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart Arteri/o Arteriosclerosis -sclerosis = Hardening Hardening of the artery Arteri/o Arteritis Inflammation of the artery Ather/o Plaque (a yellow fatty material) Atherosclerosis Atheroma Ather/o Atheroscleros is Hardening plaque of Ather/o Atheroma Mass of plaque Axill/o Armpit (underarm) Axillary - ary = pertaining to Chem/o Drug or chemical Chemotherapy Therapy = Treatment Treatment by drugs or chemicals Chron/o Time Chronic Pertaining time to Col/o Colon (large intestine) Colon Coloscopy Coloscope Colostomy Colitis Col/o Coloscopy Col/o Coloscope Col/o Colitis Chronic ulcerative colitis Cry/o Cold Cryosurgery Cryotherapy Cryophobia 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 Men/o Menses -rrhea Flow or discharge Normal discharge Menorrhage Men/o Menses -rrhage Excessive flow Excessive menses Amenorrhea ? A/men/o/rrhea -rrhea Discharge A No / not Men/o Menses No menstrual flow Mening/o Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord) My/o Muscles Myocardial Myoma Tumor of muscle Myomectomy Pertaining to the muscle of the heart Removal of muscle tumor 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 Pneumonectomy Abnormal condition of the lung Removal of a lung Pneumonitis Inflammation of a lung Pulmon/o Lung Pulmonary Pertaining to the lung Healthy 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 Tonsill/o Tonsils Tonsillitis Inflammation of the tonsils Vascul/o Blood vessel Vascular Pertaining to blood vessels Vasculitis Inflammation of blood vessels -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 Hysterectomy Removal of uterus Cholecystectomy Removal of tonsil Removal of the gallbladder Nephrectomy Removal of a kidney -lysis Separation, breakdown, destruction Dialysis Complete separation Hemolysis Breakdown of blood -plasty Surgical repair or correction Mammoplasty Rhinoplasty Surgical repair of the breast Surgical repair of the nose Arthroplasty Surgical repair of the joint -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 Chemotherapy Treatment of disease with x-ray 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 -megaly -enlargement cardiomegaly hepatomegaly -megaly Cardiomegaly -megaly hepatomegaly -rrhea -Flow, discharge rhinorrhea -rrhage -bursting forth Hemorrhage -sclerosis -hardening Arteriosclerosis