| Medical Terminology | Medical Terminology Define |
| agenesis | lack of development |
| amenorrhea | absence of menstruation |
| apepsia | cessation of digestion |
| aphasia | unable to speak |
| aphonia | no voice, unable to make sounds |
| apnea | absence of breathing |
| audiogram | graphic recording of hearing function |
| audiometry | process of testing hearing |
| bacillus | rod shaped bacterium |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| bradypepsia | slow digestion |
| bradyphagia | slow eating (swallowing) |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| calculi | small stones |
| carcinogenesis | formation of cancer |
| cholangiogram | x-ray of the bile ducts |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
| cholecystogram | x-ray of the gallbladder |
| cholecystography | process of obtaining x-ray of the gallbladder |
| cholecystotomy | incision of the gallbladder |
| cholelith | gallstones |
| cholelithiasis | infestation with gallstones |
| coccus | berry-shaped bacterium |
| dactylitis | inflammation of the fingers or toes |
| dactylogram | fingerprint |
| dactylospasm | spasm of the digit |
| diplobacillus | double bacterium |
| diplococci | cocci growing in pairs |
| dipsomania | abnormal compulsion to drink |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
| dyspepsia | poor digestion |
| dysphasia | difficulty speaking, garbled words |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| dysphonia | difficulty making sounds with voice |
| hydrocephalus | enlarged head due to fluid accumulation (congenital) |
| hyperthermia | abnormally high body temperature |
| hypothermia | abnormally low body temperature |
| lithometer | instrument to measure stones |
| lithotomy | incision for the removal of stones |
| macroblast | abnormally large immature cells |
| macrocephalus | large head size |
| macrocheilia | enlarged lips |
| macrococcus | large coccus |
| macrocyte | large cell |
| macrodactylia | abnormally large digits |
| macroglossia | abnormally large tongue |
| macrorhinia | abnormally large nose |
| microcardia | abnormally small sized heart |
| microcephalus | abnormally small sized head |
| microcyst | a small cyst |
| microcyte | a small cell |
| microgram | one millionth of a gram |
| microsurgery | surgery performed using a microscope or other magnifying device |
| moniliasis | yeast infection |
| oncogenic | tumor forming |
| otic | pertaining to the ear |
| otorrhea | discharging from the ear |
| otodynia | ear pain |
| otoscope | instrument to look into the ear |
| paraphasia | abnormal speech |
| pathogenic | disease producing |
| peptic | pertaining to digestion |
| phasology | the study of speech |
| phonic | pertaining to the voice |
| phonology | the study of voice sounds |
| polydactylism | condition of having more than 5 digits on hands or feet |
| polydipsia | condition of excessive thirst |
| prodrome | symptoms before the onset of a disease |
| pyogenic | pus forming |
| pyorrhea | flow or discharge of pus |
| pyothorax | pus in the chest cavity |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| rhinolith | calculus in the nasal passages |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| staphylectomy | excision of the uvula |
| staphylitis | inflammation of the uvula |
| staphylococci | bacteric growing in bunches |
| staphyloplasty | surgical repair of the uvula |
| streptococci | round bacteria growing in twisted chains |
| synarthrosis | joint that are fused and immovable |
| syndactylism | fingers or toes that are fused |
| syndrome | symptoms that occur together to characterize a disease |
| synergistic | working together |
| tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| tachyphagia | fast eating |
| tachypnea | fast breathing |
| thermal | pertaining to heat |
| thermoesthesia | oversensitivity to heat |
| thermogensis | generation of heat |
| thermophobia | abnormal fear of heat |
| thermoplegia | paralysis caused by a person being exposed to too high of a temperature |
| trichomoniasis | infestation with trichomonas |
| tympanic | pertaining to the eardrum |
| tympanectomy | excision of the eardrum |
| tympanometry | process of measuring eardrum function |
| tympanotomy | incision into the eardrum |
| tympanites | distended with gas |
