chapter 3 medical terminology. normal tonsils tonsil/o
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CHAPTER 3
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
NORMAL TONSILS
Tonsil/o
Tonsillitis-tonsil/o, itis
ACROMEGALY
Acr/o Megal/o
SPLENOMEGALY
Splen/o Megal/o
BLEPHAROPTOSIS
Blephar/o
BLEPHAROPLASTY
LAPAROSCOPY-lapar/o
LAPAROSCOPY
MASTECTOMY-mast/o
CYSTOCELE
Cyst/o cele
RECTOCELE
Rect/o cele
THORACENTESIS-thorac/o,centesis
Thorac/o-chest -centesis-puncture of
LARYNGECTOMY-laryng/o
Laryng/o-throat Ectomy-removal of
SARCOMAS-sarc/o, oma
NECROSIS OF THE TOES-necr/osis
Necr/o-death of tissue osis-condition of
HYDRONEPHROSIS
Hydr/o Nephr osis
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS-arteri/o
Scler osis
ANGIOPLASTY-angi/o
angio-vessel Plasty-surgical procedure
STAPHYLOCOCCI-staphyl/o, cocci
Streptococci-strept/o, cocci
PHLEBOTOMY-phleb/o, otomy
Phleb/o-vein Otomy-incision into
TRACHEOSTOMY
HYDROTHERAPY-hydr/o,therapy
OSTEOMALACIA
Oste/o-bone Malacia-softening of
AMNIOCENTESIS
Amni/o-sac around fetus Centesis-puncture into
MYELOGRAM
Myel/o-spinal cord Gram-record of
CARDIOMYOPATHY-cardio/myo/pathy
Col/o-colon (large intestine) Ectomy-removal of
COLECTOMY-col/ectomy
COLOSTOMY
Col/o-colon Stoma-opening to form a
mouth(stoma)
INGUINAL HERNIA
Inguin/o-groin Al-pertaining to
MAMMOGRAM
Mamm/o-breast Gram-record of
MASTITIS
PHLEBITIS & THROMBOPHLEBITIS
Phleb/o-vein -itis-inflammation of
PNEUMONIA
Pneumon/o-lungs Ia-pertaining to
PERITONITIS
Peritoneium-lining of organs Peritone/o itis-inflammation
ENCEPHALITIS
Encephal/o-brain Itis-inflammation
OTOSCOPE
OTOSCOPE & OPHTHALMOSCOPE
METASTASIS
META-BEYOND CONTROL STASIS-CONTROLLING Metastasis is a cancerous tumor
that has spread from one site to another.
Example: cancer starts in kidney and can spread to brain
SUFFIXES
ALGIA ITIS CELE LOGY CENTESIS MALACIA COCCUS MEGALY CYTE OMA ECTOMY OPSY EMIA OSIS GENESIS GENIC GRAM PHOBIA GRAPH PLASTY
SUFFIXES (CONT’D)
PTOSIS TROPHY SCLEROSIS -ER SCOPE -IA SCOPY -IST STASIS -UM, IUM STOMY -AC, IAC THERAPY -AL TOMY -AR, ARY, EAL
SUFFIXES (CONT’D)
-IC, ICAL -OID -OUS -TIC
NEW WORDS
Along with the combining forms and the suffixes, define these terms:
AMNIOCENTESIS LAPAROTOMY ABDOMINOCENTESIS COLOSTOMY ANGIOGRAPHY INGUINAL LAPAROSCOPY CHEMOTHERAPY TRACHEOTOMY PNEUMONITIS ANGIOGRAM MASTITIS LAPARASCOPE AXILLARY
NEW WORDS
HEMOSTASIS PNEUMONCOCCAL PERICARDITIS AGOROPHOBIA MYALGIA CARDIOMYOPATHY CEPHALGIA ACROPHOBIA METASTASIS OTOSCOPE RADIOTHERAPY PERITONITIS RADIOGRAPHER PLEURITIS RECTAL ISCHEMIA