CHAPTER 3

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

NORMAL TONSILS

Tonsil/o

Tonsillitis-tonsil/o, itis

ACROMEGALY

Acr/o Megal/o

SPLENOMEGALY

Splen/o Megal/o

BLEPHAROPTOSIS

Blephar/o

BLEPHAROPLASTY

LAPAROSCOPY-lapar/o

LAPAROSCOPY

MASTECTOMY-mast/o

CYSTOCELE

Cyst/o cele

RECTOCELE

Rect/o cele

THORACENTESIS-thorac/o,centesis

Thorac/o-chest -centesis-puncture of

LARYNGECTOMY-laryng/o

Laryng/o-throat Ectomy-removal of

SARCOMAS-sarc/o, oma

NECROSIS OF THE TOES-necr/osis

Necr/o-death of tissue osis-condition of

HYDRONEPHROSIS

Hydr/o Nephr osis

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS-arteri/o

Scler osis

ANGIOPLASTY-angi/o

angio-vessel Plasty-surgical procedure

STAPHYLOCOCCI-staphyl/o, cocci

Streptococci-strept/o, cocci

PHLEBOTOMY-phleb/o, otomy

Phleb/o-vein Otomy-incision into

TRACHEOSTOMY

HYDROTHERAPY-hydr/o,therapy

OSTEOMALACIA

Oste/o-bone Malacia-softening of

AMNIOCENTESIS

Amni/o-sac around fetus Centesis-puncture into

MYELOGRAM

Myel/o-spinal cord Gram-record of

CARDIOMYOPATHY-cardio/myo/pathy

Col/o-colon (large intestine) Ectomy-removal of

COLECTOMY-col/ectomy

COLOSTOMY

Col/o-colon Stoma-opening to form a

mouth(stoma)

INGUINAL HERNIA

Inguin/o-groin Al-pertaining to

MAMMOGRAM

Mamm/o-breast Gram-record of

MASTITIS

PHLEBITIS & THROMBOPHLEBITIS

Phleb/o-vein -itis-inflammation of

PNEUMONIA

Pneumon/o-lungs Ia-pertaining to

PERITONITIS

Peritoneium-lining of organs Peritone/o itis-inflammation

ENCEPHALITIS

Encephal/o-brain Itis-inflammation

OTOSCOPE

OTOSCOPE & OPHTHALMOSCOPE

METASTASIS

META-BEYOND CONTROL STASIS-CONTROLLING Metastasis is a cancerous tumor

that has spread from one site to another.

Example: cancer starts in kidney and can spread to brain

SUFFIXES

ALGIA ITIS CELE LOGY CENTESIS MALACIA COCCUS MEGALY CYTE OMA ECTOMY OPSY EMIA OSIS GENESIS GENIC GRAM PHOBIA GRAPH PLASTY

SUFFIXES (CONT’D)

PTOSIS TROPHY SCLEROSIS -ER SCOPE -IA SCOPY -IST STASIS -UM, IUM STOMY -AC, IAC THERAPY -AL TOMY -AR, ARY, EAL

SUFFIXES (CONT’D)

-IC, ICAL -OID -OUS -TIC

NEW WORDS

Along with the combining forms and the suffixes, define these terms:

AMNIOCENTESIS LAPAROTOMY ABDOMINOCENTESIS COLOSTOMY ANGIOGRAPHY INGUINAL LAPAROSCOPY CHEMOTHERAPY TRACHEOTOMY PNEUMONITIS ANGIOGRAM MASTITIS LAPARASCOPE AXILLARY

NEW WORDS

HEMOSTASIS PNEUMONCOCCAL PERICARDITIS AGOROPHOBIA MYALGIA CARDIOMYOPATHY CEPHALGIA ACROPHOBIA METASTASIS OTOSCOPE RADIOTHERAPY PERITONITIS RADIOGRAPHER PLEURITIS RECTAL ISCHEMIA