Lecture - Chapter 1 - Intro to Med Terms

-calculi

small stones

-lith

stone, calculus

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

angi/o

pertaining to blood or lymph vessels

angiogram

an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance

angioplasty

an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery

arthr/o

joint

cardiologist

a specialist in cardiology

cardiology

the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases

cardiomyo

cardiac muscle

cardiomyopathy

disease of the heart muscle

cardiopathy

a disease of the heart

carditis

inflammation of the heart

cirrho-

yellow

colp/o

vagina

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

skull, cranium, relating to the head

cyano-

blue

de-

separate, clear apart

di-

two

encephal/o

brain

enteritis

inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine)

erythro-

red

gastroentritis

Inflammation of the mucosa of the stomach and intestine.

glass/o

tongue

hepat/o

combining form for liver

ileum/o

the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum

ilium/o

upper part of pelvic bone

leuko-

white

lingu/o

tongue

metr/o

uterus

MM

malignant melanoma

mm

mucous membrane

my/o

muscle

myel/o

bone marrow, inside the bone

osteoarthritis

chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints

pneum/o

refers to the lungs

proct/o

rectum, anus

psuedo-

false

ren/o

kidney

SOB

shortness of breath