Inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis means inflammation of the kidney (nephro) kidney and it is (inflammation)
Nephritis
ptosis
Falling, sagging, dropping, down
fast, rapid
tachy -
py
Pus
skin (plural: skin)
derma
Instrument used examine bronci
Bronchoscope
water
hydro (o)
bile ( plural: bile)
chole , chol (o)
excessive, too much, high
hyper -
joint
arthro (o)
blood
sang -
puncture and aspiration of
- centesis
A word element placed at the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word. Prefixes are combined with other word elements.
Prefix
Ileostomy
Opening into the Ileum
across, over
trans -
many, much
poly -
brain
encephal (o)
uterus
uter (o)
blood condition
- ernia
enlargement
megaly
A shortened form of a word or phrase.
Abbreviation
record
- gram
outer, outside
ecto -
head
cephal (o)
Located at or toward the front of the body or body part.
Anterior
hernia, herniation, pouching
- cele
difficult, abnormal
dys -
vein
phleb (o)
A word element containing the basic meaning of the word.
Root
inflammation
itis
before, in front of
pro -
measurement
- metry
illness, disease
mal -
urine ( plural : urine)
urin (o)
supra
Above, over
rectum
rect (o)
sweetness, glucose
gluc (o)
a condition
- ism
lung, air, gas
pneum (o)
breast, mammary gland)
mamm (o)
mammary gland, breast
mast (o)
duoden
Duodenum
creation of an opening
- stomy, - ostomy
into, within
intra -
out, out of, from, away from
ex -
pus ( plural: pus)
py (o)
making a recording of
- graphy
down , from
de -
against , opposite
contra -
cell
- cyte
Study of the skin.
Dermatology
gland
aden (o)
artery ( plural: arteries )
arteri (o)
Without, not, lack of
a - , an -
blood
hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o)
dilation, stretching
- ectasis
thyroid
thyr (o)
incision, cutting into
- tomy , - otomy
eye
ocul (o)
sternum
stern (o)
Neo
New
to, toward, near
ad -
rectum
proct (o)
blood vessel, vas deferens
vas (o)
under, beneath
sub -
blue
cyan (o)
stone
lith (o)
ileum ( plural: ilea)
ile (o) , ili (o)
mucous
muco -
uterus
hyster (o)
spine, vertebrae
vertebr (o)
lung
pulm (o)
adrenal gland
adren (o)
oma
Tumour
stitching, suturing
- rrhaphy
backward, behind
retro -
bladder, cyst
cyst (o)
The back surface of the body - often used to indicate the position of one structure to another.
Dorsal (see posterior)
ear
ot (o)
Cholecystectomy
Removal of the gall bladder
the study of
- logy
nose
rhin (o)
around
peri -
Caused by bacteria
Bacteriogenic
producing, causing
- genic
in, into, within
en -
Examination of using a scope
scopy
white
leuk -
paralysis
- plegia
fallopian or uterine tube
salping (o) or tube
tumour
- oma
not
non -
an exaggerated fear
- phobia
above, over
supra -
circum
Outer,insider
intestines
enter (o)
A vowel added between two roots or between a root and a suffix to make pronunciation easier.
Combining Vowel
larynx
laryng (o)
small
micro -
Examination of the rectum with an instrument.
Proctoscope
poison
tox (o)
Bluish colour
Cyanotic
A word element placed at the end of the root to change the meaning of the word, but is not used alone.
Suffix
destruction of, decomposition
-lysis
Caused by bacteria
Enteritis
heat
therm (o)
duodenum
duoden (o)
large
macro -
menstruation
men (o)
aden
Gland
Brady
Slow
A part of a word.A term is translated by separating the word into elements.Medical terms are made up of word elements (prefix, root, suffix - based on Greek and Latin languages).
Word Element
trachea
trache (o)
Hemiplegia
Paralysis on one side if the body.
self
auto -
examination instrument
- scope
across, through, apart
dia -
red
eryth
Nearest to the trunk of the body of the point of origin.
Proximal
auto
Self
one, single
mono -
crani
skull
against
anti -
measuring instrument
meter
pain
- algia
Dysuria
Difficultly urinating
genic
Producing, causing
inner, inside
endo -
poison, poisonous
toxic (o)
uni
One
again, backward
re -
The closest to the midline of the body.
Medial
between
inter -
within
infra -
one
uni -
macro
Large
Tacypnea
Rapid Breathing
slow
brady -
large
meg -
A suffix is placed at the end of a root to change the meaning of the word, but it is not used alone.
Suffix
stomach
gastr (o)
Incision into the stomach.
Gastrostomy
heart
cardi, cardi (o)
over, on, upon
epi -
Bronch
Bronchus, bronchi
death
necro (o)
by, through
per -
half
semi -
abdomen
abdomin (o)
condition
- osis
excessive flow
- rrhage, -rrhagia
after, behind
post -
Inflammation of the stomach
Gastritis treatment
abdomen, loin, or flank
lapar (o)
condition of the urine
- uria
pharynx
pharyng (o)
sugar
glyc (o)
leuk
White
Arthrscopy
Examination of a joint with a scope
ovary ( plural: ovaries)
oophor ( o)
Painful or difficult urination.
Dysuria
Incision into large intestine
Colostomy
The farthest away from the midline of the body.
Lateral
The part farthest from the centre or from the point of attachment.
Distal
surgical repair or reshaping
-plasty
dys
Difficult, abnormal
normal, good, well, healthy
eu -
a diagram, a recording instrument
graph
kidney
nephr (o)
bone
oste (o)
Tracheostomy
Opening of the trachea?
child (plural: children)foot (plural: feet)
ped (o)
liver
hepat (o)
Located at or toward the front of the body or body part.
Ventral (see Anterior)
The back surface of the body - often used to indicate the position of one structure in relation to another.
Posterior ( called dorsal)
eye
ophthalm (o)
fibre, fibrous
fibr (o)
make something happen
- duction
away from
ab -
in, into, within, not
in -
tongue
gloss (o)
straight, normal, correct
ortho (o)
mast
Mammary gland, breast
before, in front of, prior to
pre -
under, decreased, less than normal
hypo -
spinal cord, bone marrow
myel (o)
mind
psych (o)
Bradycardia
Slow Heart Rate
thin, watery fluid
sero -
speaking
- phasia
gynec
Women
Neuralgia
Pain in a nerve
mouth
stomat (o)
muscle
my (o)
woman (plural: women)
gyn, gyne, gynec (o)
narrow; constriction
sten (o)
chest
thorac (o)
enter
Intestines
Cyanosis
Blue Color or condition
Excision (removal) of an ovary.
Oophorectomy
urine, urinary tract, urination
ur (o)
examination using a scope
- scopy
nerve
neur (o)
profuse flow, discharge
- rrhea
phasia
Speaking
lack, deficiency
- penia
apart, free from
dis -
beside, beyond, after
para -
angi
Vessel
breathing, respiration
pnea
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