| A | B |
|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| -oma | tumor |
| adenoma | tumor of a gland |
| -itis | inflammation |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| -logy | study of |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| opthalmology | study of the eye |
| dermatology | study of the skin |
| psych/o | mind |
| psychology | study of the mind |
| gastroenterology | study of the stomach and intestines |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| cyanosis | of blueness, due to cold or low oxygen |
| appendectomy | to remove the appendix |
| tracheotomy | to cut into the windpipe, temporary opening |
| colostomy | to make a permanent opening in colon |
| anemia | literally no blood but means few red cells |
| microstomia | abnormally small mouth |
| macrostomia | abnormally large mouth |
| megacolon | abnormally large colon large intestine |
| colonoscopy | look into colon |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| tonsillectomy | to remove the tonsils |
| nephrologist | a doctor who specializes in the kidneys |
| cardi/o | heart |
| brady/tachy | slow/fast |
| angi/o | vessel |
| angiogram | x-ray of an artery |
| veno/phlebo | vein |
| -statis | to stop |
| -cyte | cell |
| hem/o, -emia | blood |
| phlebitis | inflammation of veins |
| hemostat | a clamp-like instrument |
| leucocytes | white blood cells |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| venogram | X-ray of veins |
| hemostasis | to stop bleeding |
| hypoxemia | low oxygen |
| hematosalpinx | blood in the uterine tubes |
| cephal/o | head |
| encephal/o | inside the head (brain) |
| mening/o | membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| dys | difficult, painful, abnormal |
| -cele | hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position |
| -pathy | disease, abnormality |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| aplasia | no development |
| hyperplasia | over development |
| cephalgia | a headache |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| anencephalic | born without a brain |
| meningitis | inflammation of the membranes |
| myelogram | x-ray of the spinal cord |
| neuroma | tumor |
| neuritis | inflammation |
| dyslexia | difficulty reading |
| meningomyelocele | protrusion of membranes and spinal cord |
| encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
| neuropathy | disease of the nerves |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
| -iasis, (-osis) | abnormal condition |
| cholelithotripsy | smashing gall stones with sound waves |
| diarrhea | excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces, usually indicating gastrointestinal distress or disorder |
| cholelithiasis | presence of gall stones causing symptoms |
| emesis | vomiting |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| Crohn's Disease | chronic inflammation of the bowel |
| peritonitis | inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity |
| gastroenterologist | a doctor who specializes in the digestive system |
| proctologist | a doctor who specializes in diseases of the rectum and anus |
| liver scan | imaging tumors in the liver using radioactive element |
| Guaiac Test (hemoccult, fecult) | test to identify blood in stool |
| GERD | Gastroesophegeal Reflux Disease |
| Gastroesophegeal Reflux Disease | severe heartburn |
| jaundice | yellowing of skin and whites of eyes |
| diverticulosis / diverticulitits | small pouches formed along the wall of the large intestine |
| cirrhosis | literally, "orange - yellow", degenerative disease of the liver |
| GI tract | gastrointestinal tract |
| upper GI series | patient swallows barium for x-ray of esophagus, stomach, and small intestines |
| lower GI series | series of x-rays using a barium enima to show the large intestine and rectum |
| endoscopy | visually examine the esophagus, stomach and large bowel |
| colonoscopy | visually examine the large intetine |
| ultrasonography / ultrasound | using high frequency sound waves to visualize internal organs |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| chol/e | gall, bile |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| emes/o | vomit |
| lith/o | stone |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| -centesis | to puncture |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -iasis(-osis) | abnormal condition |
| cholelithotripsy | smashing gall stones with sound waves |
| diarrhea | excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces, usually indicating gastrointestinal distress or disorder |
| cholelithiasis | presence of gall stones causing symptoms |
| emesis | vomiting |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| gastrectomy | removal of the stomach(part of the stomach) |
| cholecystectomy | removal of the gall bladder |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of thegall bladder |
| cholelithotomy | removal of gall stones |
| laparotomy | cutting into the abdomen |
| abdominocentesis | puncturing and draining |
| emetic | stimulating vomiting |
| antimetic | stopping vomiting |
