Medical Terminology Flashcards - Part B
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What does 'adenoma' refer to?

  • Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract
  • Surgical removal of the gallbladder
  • Tumor in glandular tissue (correct)
  • Study of the eye

    • What is the meaning of 'aden'?

    gland, glandular

    What does 'oma' mean?

    tumor, swelling

    Define 'antitoxic'.

    <p>against poison</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'toxic' refer to?

    <p>poison</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the eye called?

    <p>ophthalmology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'ophthalm' mean?

    <p>eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'ology' signify?

    <p>study of, science of</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'cholecystectomy'.

    <p>surgical removal of gallbladder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'chole' refer to?

    <p>bile, gallbladder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'cyst' mean?

    <p>bladder, bag, sac</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'ectomy'?

    <p>surgical removal of</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'endocarditis'.

    <p>inflammation of the heart's inner lining</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'endo' mean?

    <p>within, innermost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'card' refer to?

    <p>pertaining to the heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'itis' indicate?

    <p>inflammation, inflammation of</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'gastroenteritis'.

    <p>inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'gastro' mean?

    <p>stomach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'enter' refer to?

    <p>intestine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'hypoglycemia'.

    <p>low blood sugar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'hypo' indicate?

    <p>decreased, deficient, low, under, less than normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'gly' refer to?

    <p>sugar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'emia' mean?

    <p>blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'oliguria'.

    <p>less than normal amounts of urine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'olig' mean?

    <p>few, less than normal, small</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'uria' refer to?

    <p>urine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'bronchitis'.

    <p>inflammation of the air tubes in the lungs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'bronch' mean?

    <p>air tubes in lungs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'homogeneous' mean?

    <p>same kind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'homo' signify?

    <p>same, like</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'genius' refer to?

    <p>kind, type</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'arteriosclerosis'.

    <p>hardness of an artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'arterio' mean?

    <p>artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'sclerosis' indicate?

    <p>dryness or hardness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'dysmenorrhea'.

    <p>painful menstruation flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'dys' signify?

    <p>difficult, painful, bad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'meno' refer to?

    <p>monthly, menstruation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'rrhea' mean?

    <p>flow, discharge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'angiopathy'.

    <p>disease of blood vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'angio' signify?

    <p>blood vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'pathy' mean?

    <p>disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'blepharorrhaphy'.

    <p>suture of the eyelid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'blepharo' refer to?

    <p>eyelid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'rraphy' signify?

    <p>suture of, sewing up of a gap or defect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'urethrocystitis'.

    <p>inflammation of the urethra and bladder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'urethro' mean?

    <p>urethra (tube from bladder to urinary meatus)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'pneumonomelanosis' mean?

    <p>condition of one black lung</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'pneum' indicate?

    <p>lung, pertaining to the lungs, air</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'mono' refer to?

    <p>one, single</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'melan' mean?

    <p>black</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'osis' signify?

    <p>condition, state, process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'paraosteoarthropathy'.

    <p>disease near bone joint</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'para' mean?

    <p>near, beside, beyond, abnormal, lower half of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'osteo' refer to?

    <p>bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'arthro' mean?

    <p>joint</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'sapling-oophorocele' refer to?

    <p>swelling of the ovaries and fallopian tube</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'idio' signify?

    <p>peculiar to an individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'thrombo' mean?

    <p>clot, thrombus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'cyto' indicate?

    <p>cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'penia' signify?

    <p>lack of, deficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'narcoepilepsy'.

    <p>sleep upon seizure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'narco' mean?

    <p>sleep, numb, stump</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'epi' signify?

    <p>upon, over, upper</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'lepsy' refer to?

    <p>seizure, convulsion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'postpartum'.

    <p>after birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'post' mean?

    <p>after, behind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'partum' signify?

    <p>birth, labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'herniorrhaphy'.

    <p>suture of a rupture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'hernio' mean?

    <p>rupture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'dermacyanosis' refer to?

    <p>condition of blue skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'derma' signify?

    <p>pertaining to skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'cyan' mean?

    <p>blue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'thoracentesis'.

    <p>surgical puncture to remove fluid in thorax/chest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'thorac' refer to?

    <p>thorax, chest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'centesis' signify?

    <p>surgical puncture to remove fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Medical Terminology Flashcards

    • Adenoma: A tumor formed in glandular tissue, often benign in nature.
    • Aden: Refers to a gland or glandular structures.
    • Oma: A suffix indicating tumor or swelling, commonly used in pathology.
    • Antitoxic: A term describing substances that act against poisons or toxins.
    • Anti: A prefix meaning against or opposing.
    • Toxic: Relates to poison or harmful substances.
    • Ophthalmology: The medical specialty focused on the anatomy, diseases, and treatment of the eye.
    • Ophthalm: The root word for "eye," used in various medical terms.
    • Ology: A suffix signifying the study of a subject or science, often indicating a field of study.
    • Cholecystectomy: A surgical procedure for the removal of the gallbladder.
    • Chole: A prefix related to bile or the gallbladder.
    • Cyst: Refers to a bladder, bag, or sac structure in the body.
    • Ectomy: A surgical term indicating the removal of a specific body part.
    • Endocarditis: An inflammation of the heart's inner lining, often caused by infection.
    • Endo: A prefix meaning within or innermost.
    • Card: A root word relating to the heart.
    • Itis: A suffix denoting inflammation of a specific body part.
    • Gastroenteritis: Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, commonly presenting as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
    • Gastro: A prefix referring to the stomach.
    • Enter: A root word connected to the intestines.
    • Hypoglycemia: A medical condition characterized by low blood sugar levels.
    • Hypo: A prefix indicating decreased or below normal levels.
    • Gly: A root associated with sugar.
    • Emia: A suffix that relates to blood conditions or states.
    • Oliguria: A medical term indicating a reduced volume of urine production.
    • Olig: A prefix signifying few or less than normal.
    • Uria: A term relating to urine.
    • Bronchitis: An inflammation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs.
    • Bronch: A root word referring to the air passages in the lungs.
    • Homogeneous: Describes a substance or composition that is of the same kind throughout.
    • Homo: A prefix meaning same or alike.
    • Genius: Refers to a kind or type of a particular subject or organism.
    • Arteriosclerosis: A condition characterized by the hardening of the artery walls.
    • Arterio: A root word relating to arteries.
    • Sclerosis: Denotes the hardness or dryness of tissues.
    • Dysmenorrhea: Refers to painful menstruation or menstrual discomfort.
    • Dys: A prefix meaning difficult or painful.
    • Meno: A term associated with month or menstruation cycles.
    • Rrhea: A suffix indicating flow or discharge of a substance.
    • Angiopathy: Refers to diseases affecting blood vessels.
    • Angio: A prefix indicating blood vessels.
    • Pathy: A suffix meaning disease or abnormal condition.
    • Blepharorrhaphy: A surgical procedure involving the suturing of the eyelid.
    • Blepharo: A root word referring to the eyelid.
    • Urethrocystitis: An inflammation involving both the urethra and bladder.
    • Urethro: Refers to the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder.
    • Pneumonomelanosis: A condition that affects the lungs, leading to pigmentation; often due to exposure to coal dust.
    • Pneum: Pertains to the lungs or air.
    • Mono: A prefix meaning one or single.
    • Melan: A root word indicating black or dark coloration.
    • Osis: A suffix referring to a condition or process.
    • Paraosteoarthropathy: A medical condition related to disease adjacent to a joint or bone.
    • Para: A prefix meaning near or beside.
    • Osteo: A word root related to bone.
    • Arthro: Refers to joints in the body.
    • Sapling-oophorocele: A swelling that occurs in the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
    • Sapling: Related to the fallopian tube.
    • Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia: A condition marked by low platelet levels without a known cause, increasing bleeding risk.
    • Idio: A root term indicating something peculiar to an individual.
    • Thrombo: A prefix relating to clots or thrombus formation.
    • Cyto: Refers to cells in the body.
    • Penia: A suffix meaning lack or deficiency.
    • Narcoepilepsy: A condition involving seizures occurring during sleep.
    • Narco: A prefix indicating sleep or numbness.
    • Epi: A prefix meaning upon or over.
    • Lepsy: A term relating to seizures or convulsions.
    • Postpartum: A term used to describe the period following childbirth.
    • Post: A prefix meaning after or behind.
    • Partum: Refers to birth or labor.
    • Herniorrhaphy: The surgical procedure for repairing a hernia.
    • Hernio: A term associated with rupture or hernias.
    • Dermacyanosis: A condition characterized by bluish discoloration of the skin.
    • Derma: A root word referring to the skin.
    • Cyan: Pertains to a blue color.
    • Thoracentesis: A surgical procedure to remove fluid from the thorax or chest cavity.
    • Thorac: Refers to the thorax or chest area.
    • Centesis: Describes a surgical puncture used to remove fluid from a body cavity.

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