Medical Terminology for Health Professions
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| show | tonsillitis
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| show | tonsillectomy
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| inflammation | show 🗑
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| surgical removal | show 🗑
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| show | cardiac
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| show | cardi
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| show | -ac
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| show | -osis
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| show | gastrosis
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| blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood | show 🗑
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| cyan | show 🗑
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| show | erythrocyte
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| erythr/o | show 🗑
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| show | leukocyte
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| leuk/o | show 🗑
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| show | -cyte
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| any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs | show 🗑
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| show | black
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| viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord | show 🗑
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| show | gray
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| show | spinal cord
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| neur/o | show 🗑
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| surgical repair of a nerve | show 🗑
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| show | neuritis
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| show | gastr/o
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| small intestine | show 🗑
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| inflammation of the stomach and small intestine | show 🗑
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| study of all aspects of diseases | show 🗑
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| show | path
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| show | -ology
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| show | -algia
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| show | gastralgia
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| show | gastritis
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| abnormal softening | show 🗑
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| abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries | show 🗑
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| artery | show 🗑
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| show | -megaly
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| show | hepatomegaly
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| liver | show 🗑
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| show | -necrosis
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| show | arterionecrosis
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| abnormal hardening | show 🗑
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| abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries | show 🗑
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| abnormal narrowing | show 🗑
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| abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries | show 🗑
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| surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid | show 🗑
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| show | abdominocentesis
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| show | abdomin/o
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| show | -graphy
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| show | angiography
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| blood vessel | show 🗑
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| show | -gram
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| show | angiogram
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| show | -plasty
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| show | my/o
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| show | myoplasty
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| show | -scopy
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| visual examination of the internal structure of a joint | show 🗑
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| joint | show 🗑
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| bleeding; however, it most often is used to describe sudden, severe bleeding | show 🗑
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| loss of a large amount of blood in a short amount of time | show 🗑
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| blood | show 🗑
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| show | -rrhage
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| surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue | show 🗑
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| show | -rrhea
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| the frequent flow of loose or watery stools | show 🗑
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| show | -rrhexis
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| show | myorrhexis
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| show | natal
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| birth | show 🗑
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| pertaining to | show 🗑
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| show | prenatal
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| before | show 🗑
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| show | perinatal
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| surrounding | show 🗑
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| refers to the time and events after birth | show 🗑
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| show | post-
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| bad, difficult, or painful | show 🗑
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| excessive or increased | show 🗑
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| show | hypertension
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| between or among | show 🗑
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| show | interstitial
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| show | sub-
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| below a rib or ribs | show 🗑
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| hypo- | show 🗑
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| lower than normal blood pressure | show 🗑
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| within or inside | show 🗑
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| show | intramuscular
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| above or excessive | show 🗑
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| show | supracostal
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| show | otorhinolaryngology
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| show | ot/o
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| rhin/o | show 🗑
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| throat | show 🗑
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| show | otolaryngology
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| stone | show 🗑
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| show | lithotomy
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| swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues | show 🗑
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| inflammation of the appendix | show 🗑
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| appendix | show 🗑
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| show | phalanges
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| show | endarterial
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| within | show 🗑
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| fatty deposit within the wall of an artery | show 🗑
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| plaque or fatty substance | show 🗑
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| show | -oma
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| show | arthralgia
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| show | -ectomy
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| surgical removal of the appendix | show 🗑
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| surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface | show 🗑
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| show | colostomy
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| show | col
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| show | phalanx
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| objective evidence of disease such as a fever | show 🗑
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| show | symptom
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| set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process | show 🗑
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| identification of a disease | show 🗑
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| also known as to rule out, is an attempt to determine which one of several diseases can be producing the signs and symptoms that are present | show 🗑
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| prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder | show 🗑
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| show | acute
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| is a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first | show 🗑
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| the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure | show 🗑
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| word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term | show 🗑
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| cutting or a surgical incision | show 🗑
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| show | colotomy
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| show | fissure
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| show | fistula
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| the last and longest portion of the small intestine | show 🗑
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| part of the hip bone | show 🗑
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| the invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease producing) organism | show 🗑
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| localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues | show 🗑
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| show | infection
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| torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound | show 🗑
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| pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury | show 🗑
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| show | mycosis
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| show | myc/o
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| bone marrow or spinal cord | show 🗑
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| any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord | show 🗑
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| muscle | show 🗑
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| describes any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue | show 🗑
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| show | dermatologist
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| specialist | show 🗑
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| show | neonatology
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| show | neo-
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| examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts | show 🗑
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| pounding or racing heart | show 🗑
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| male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra | show 🗑
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| show | pyoderma
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| show | py/o
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| skin | show 🗑
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| also known as heartburn, is a discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus | show 🗑
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| show | pyr
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| act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward | show 🗑
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| formation or discharge of pus | show 🗑
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| show | triage
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| wound or injury | show 🗑
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| show | viral
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