Anatomy and Physiology /HOSA: Medical Terminology 2016 Chapter 1 Part 1
HOSA: Medical Terminology 2016 Chapter 1 Part 1
This deck covers essential medical terminology from Chapter 1 of HOSA's 2016 guide, including prefixes, suffixes, and root words commonly used in the medical field.
Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
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Term
Definition
Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
-Ectomy
Surgical removal, cutting out
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Hyper-
Excessive, increased
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Hypo-
Deficient, decreased
-itis
Inflammation
-osis
Abnormal condition, disease
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Dys- | Bad, difficult, painful |
-Ectomy | Surgical removal, cutting out |
Hyper- | Excessive, increased |
Hypo- | Deficient, decreased |
-itis | Inflammation |
-osis | Abnormal condition, disease |
-ostomy | The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface |
-Otomy | Cutting, surgical incision |
-plasty | Surgical repair |
-rrhage | Bleeding, abnormal/excessive fluid discharge |
-rrhexis | Rupture |
-sclerosis | Hardening |
-mealgy | Enlargement |
-malacia | Abnormal softening |
-necrosis | Tissue death |
-scopy | Visual examination |
-stenosis | Abnormal narrowing |
Cyan/o | Blue |
Cyanosis | Blue discolouration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood |
Erythr/o | Red |
Erythrocyte | Mature red blood cells |
Leuk/o | White |
Leukocyte | White blood cell |
Melan/o | Black |
Melanosis | Condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues/organs |
Poli/o | Gray |
Poliomyelitis | Viral infection of the grey material in the spinal cord |
-Algia | Pain, Painful Condition |
Gastr/o | Stomach |
Enter/o | Small intestine |
-dynia | Pain |
Hepat/o | Liver |
Ateriomalacia | Softening of the walls of the artery |
-centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluids |
Abdomin/o | Abdomin |
-graphy | Producing a picture or record |
Angiography | Process of producing radiographic (X rays) study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible |
Angi/o | Blood vessels |
-gram | Picture or record |
-scopy | Visual examination |
my/o | Muscle |
Arthr/o | Joint |
Arthroscopy | Examination of the internal structure of a joint |
rrhage/rrhagia | Bleeding (severe) |
Hemorrhage | Loss of a large amount of blood in a short time |
Hem/o | Blood |
-rrhaphy | Surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the usage of sutures, staples, or surgical glue |
Prenatal | Means the time and events before birth |
Perinatal | Refers to the time and events surrounding birth |
Postnatal | Refers to the time and events after birth |