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Medical Terminology Chapter 1, vocabulary

1.

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

2.

Adenitis

gland + inflammation

3.

Arthritis

joint + inflammation

4.

Biology

life + study of

5.

Biopsy

life + to view (living tissue is viewed under a microscope)

6.

Carcinoma

cancer + tumor or mass

7.

Cardiology

heart + study of

8.

Cephalic

head + pertaining to

9.

Cerebral

cerebrum + pertaining to

10.

Cystoscope

urinary bladder + instrument for viewing

11.

Cytology

cell + study of

12.

Dermal

skin + pertaining to

13.

Dermatitis

skin + inflammation

14.

Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)

electricity + heart + record

15.

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

electricity + head + record (often used to diagnose epilepsy)

16.

Enteritis

small intestines + inflammation

17.

Erythrocyte

red + cell (red blood cell)

18.

Gastroscopy

stomach + visual examination

19.

Diagnosis

complete + knowledge + state of

20.

Prognosis

before + knowledge + state of (a prediction about the patient's outcome)

21.

Gynecology

woman + study of (study of problems with female reproductive organs)

22.

Leukocyte

white + cell (white blood cell)

23.

Thrombocyte

clotting + cell (platlets)

24.

Hemotoma

blood + mass or tumor (a bruise)

25.

Hemoglobin

blood + protein (a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen)

26.

Hepatitis

liver + inflammation

27.

Laparotomy

abdomen + cutting into

28.

Abdominal

abdomen + pertaining to

29.

Nephrectomy

kidney + cutting out

30.

Neurology

nerve + study of

31.

Oncologist

tumor + study of + specialist (a cancer specialist)

32.

Ophthalmoscope

eye + instrument for viewing

33.

Osteoarthritis

bone + joint + inflammation

34.

Pathologist

disease + study of + specialist

35.

Autopsy

self + to view (examination of dead body to see for oneself the cause of death)

36.

Psychosis

mind + abnormal condition

37.

Renal

kidney + pertaining to

38.

Rhinitis

nose + inflammation

39.

Sarcoma

flesh + mass or tumor (a type of cancerous tumor)

40.

Thrombosis

clotting + abnormal condition

41.

Neural

nerve + pertaining to

42.

Arthralgia

joint + pain

43.

Gastrectomy

stomach + cutting out

44.

Leukemia

white + blood condition (cancerous white blood cells in blood and bone marrow)

45.

Arthrogram

joint + record (x-ray of a joint)

46.

Gastric

stomach + pertaining to

47.

Cephalgia

head + pain (shortened from cephalalgia)

48.

Hyperthyroidism

excessive + thyroid + condition (the thyroid secretes too much hormone)

49.

Gastroenteritis

stomach + intestines + inflammation

50.

Neurologist

nerves + study of + specialist

51.

Nephrology

kidney + study of

52.

Hepatoma

liver + mass or tumor

53.

Nephrosis

kidney + abnormal condition

54.

Gastroscope

stomach + instrument for viewing

55.

Laparoscopy

abdomen + visual examination

56.

Arthroscopy

joint + visual examination

57.

Neurotomy

nerve + cutting into

58.

Anemia

no + blood condition (not enough red blood cells)

59.

Diameter

through or complete + measurement

60.

Dysentery

bad, painful, or abnormal + intestines + condition or process

61.

Endocrine glands

within + secrete + glands (such as adrenal glands)

62.

Endocardium

within + heart + structure (inner lining of the heart valves and chambers)

63.

Exocrine glands

outside + secrete + glands (such as sweat glands)

64.

Hyperglycemia

excessive + sugar + blood condition (too little insulin means too much sugar in the blood)

65.

Hypoglycemia

less than normal + sugar + blood condition (too much insulin means not enough sugar in the blood)

66.

Prostate gland

before + stands + gland (the gland in front of the urinary bladder)

67.

Retrogastric

behind + stomach + pertaining to

68.

Subhepatic

below + liver + pertaining to

69.

Transdermal

across or through + skin + pertaining to

70.

Transurethral

across or through + urethra + pertaining to

71.

Resection

back + cutting into an organ (cutting back part of an organ)