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Medical Term- IPC
Medical Terminology-IPC
Question | Answer |
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a/an | without, none |
dys- | difficult,painful, abnormal |
-ectomy | to cut out/remove |
-gram | the image |
-graphy/-graph | recording an image |
-itis | inflammation |
macro- | large |
mega-/-megaly | enlarged |
micro- | small |
-ology/-ologist | study, specialize in |
-ostomy | to make a “mouth” |
-otomy | to cut into |
-scopy/-scopic | to look, observe |
cardio | heart |
cephal | head |
colo | large intestine |
cysto | bladder |
dento | teeth |
dermo | skin |
encephalo | brain |
entero | intestine |
gastro | stomach |
gingivo | gums |
glosso | tongue |
hemo/emia | blood |
hepato | liver |
hyster/metro | uterus |
masto/mammo | breast |
myel | spinal cord |
nephro | kidney |
oophoro | ovary |
osteo | bones |
phlebo/veno | veins |
pneumo/pulmo | lung |
procto | anus/rectum |
rhino | nose |
salpingo | uterine tubes |
Color: cyan- | blue |
Color:erythro- | red |
Color:leuk- | white |
Color:melan- | black |
Color:xanth- | yellow |
Tumor aden(-oma) | gland |
Tumor carcin(-oma) | malignant |
Tumor lip(-oma) | fat |
Tumor lymph(-oma) | lymph tissue |
Tumor my(-oma) | muscle |
Location: circum- | around |
Location: endo-/intra- | within,inside of |
Location: epi- | upon,on top |
Location:peri- | around |
Location:retro- | behind |
Location:sub- | below |
Location:trans- | through |
Circulatory system: angi- | vessel |
Circulatory system: brady- | slow |
Circulatory system:-cyte | cell |
Circulatory system:-stasis | to stop |
Circulatory system:tachy- | fast |
Nervous system:-cele | hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position |
Nervous system:mening- | membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
Nervous system:neur- | nerve |
Nervous system:-pathy | disease, abnormality |
Nervous system:-plasia | development, formation, growth |
Nervous system:-plegia | paralysis |
Digestive system: -centesis | to puncture |
Digestive system:chol- | gallbladder,bile |
Digestive system:emes- | vomit |
Digestive system:-iasis | abnormal condition |
Digestive system:lapar- | abdominal wall |
Digestive system:lith- | stone |
Digestive system:-rrhea | flow, discharge |
Digestive system:-tripsy | to crush |
bronch- | lung airway |
laryng- | larynx,voice box |
plasty- | reconstruction |
pne-,pnu-,-pnea | breath, air, lung |
-ptysis | spitting, coughing |
trache- | trachea,windpipe |
hydr- | water |
olig- | scant,less than normal |
pyel- | renal collecting ducts |
ur-,-uria | urine |
ur-,-uria | urine |
Muscoloskeletal: -algia,-algesia | pain |
Muscoloskeletal: arthr- | joint |
Muscoloskeletal:-asthenia | weakness, loss of strength |
Muscoloskeletal:-malacia | softening |
Muscoloskeletal: myel- | bonemarrow |
Muscoloskeletal: -porosis | porous |
Muscoloskeletal:-trophy | development, stimulation, maintenance |