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College of Medicine University of Mosul /Department of: community medicine Subject: Foundation of Medicine Stage: first 2024-2025 Objectives To know the principles of medical word building. To know analysis and interpretation of medi...

College of Medicine University of Mosul /Department of: community medicine Subject: Foundation of Medicine Stage: first 2024-2025 Objectives To know the principles of medical word building. To know analysis and interpretation of medical terms. Know how to "read" medical terms. Define common medical terms. Root words The main body or basic component of a word is called the ROOT word. Anemia An-=no cardi heart -emia = blood No blood gastr stomach Adenoma hepat liver Aden = gland nephr or ren kidney -oma = tumor or mass Tumor of the gland oste or ossi bone Aden/itis thorac or steth chest -itis : inflammation orthr joint Inflammation of the gland Arthr/o = joint colp vagina Arthr/ o/scopy derm skin -scopy= process of visual examination Process of visual examination of the joint (Visualizing of joint) Arthr/o/scope instrument to view arthr/algia algia= pain Pain in the joint Blepharo: eyelid Blepharoplasty Plasty: to form Plastic operation on the eyelid Bronch/o Bronchial tubes Bronchitis Bronchoscope Bronchoscopy Lecturer: 4 Date: 1-2022 No.4 College of Medicine University of Mosul /Department of: community medicine Subject: Foundation of Medicine Stage: first 2024-2025 Chol/e/cyst = gallbladder Chol/e/cyst/itis: Inflammation of the gallbladder Cholecystectomy Ectomy: removal Removal of the gallbladder Cholangitis Chole: bile Angio: vessel Itis: inflammation Inflammation of bile duct Carcinoma Carcin: cancer -omo= tumor or mass Tumor or mass of cancer Cyst/o= bladder Cysto / scopy -scopy = visual examination Visual examination of the bladder Cystoscope Vesic: bladder Vesical Al: pertaining to Pertaining to urinary bladder Cheil: lip Cheilitis Inflammation of the lip Labial Labia: lip Pertaining to the lip Stoma: mouth Stomatitis Inflammation of the mouth Crani/o =skull Cranial pertaining to the skull Cranio-Skull Cranium Craniectomy Craniotomy electroencephalogram(EEG) Electr / o / encephal/o/ gram Electr/o = electricity Encephal/o= brain -gram = record Record of the electricity of the brain Col: colon Colitis Inflammation of the colon Lecturer: 4 Date: 1-2022 No.4 College of Medicine University of Mosul /Department of: community medicine Subject: Foundation of Medicine Stage: first 2024-2025 Colonoscopy Chondro: cartilage Chondroma Oma: tumor Tumor of cartilage Dermot/o Skin Dermatitis Faci : face Facial Al: pertaining to Pertaining to the face gloss: tongue glossitis itis: inflammation Inflammation of the tongue gynec/o = women Gynec/o/logy -logy = study of Study of women Gynecologist Obstetrics From the Latin obstare, "to stand by" Care of all women's productive tracts and their children and during pregnancy(prenatal period),childbirth and the postnatal period. Hemat: blood Hematemesis Emesis :vomiting Vomiting of blood Hyster: uterus Hysteropexy Pexy fixation Fixation of a displaced uterus Lith: stone Lithiasis iasis: the presence of Presence of stone Kerat: cornea Keratitis Inflammation of the cornea Neurosis Neur / osis Neur = nerves -osis= abnormal condition Abnormal condition of the nerves Ophthalm/o = eyes Ophthalm/o/logist Specialist in eyes Ophthalmology Oophoro: ovary Lecturer: 4 Date: 1-2022 No.4 College of Medicine University of Mosul /Department of: community medicine Subject: Foundation of Medicine Stage: first 2024-2025 Oophoritis inflammation of the ovary Path/o = disease Path/o/logy Study of disease Pathologist Pneumo: air Pneumothorax Thorax: chest The presence of free air in the pleural cavity Procto: rectum Proctoscopy instrumental examination of the rectum Psychopathic Psych/o/path/ic Psycho/o = mind Path = disease -ic =condition of Condition of mind disease Psych/o/logy Psychologist Psych/ osis Psych = mind -osis = abnormal condition Abnormal condition of the mind Pyel: pelvis Pyelitis inflammation of the pelvis of kidney Pyo: pus Pyogenic Genic: forming Pus forming Phleb: vein Phlebitis inflammation of the vein Spondyl: vertebra Spondylitis inflammation of the vertebra Viscus : organ Visceral Pertaining to internal organ Summary Every medical term should have word root Every medical term should have a suffix References: Basic Medical Language. Medical Language for Modern Health Care. Lecturer: 4 Date: 1-2022 No.4