Medical Terminology

MOA150 Week 4

Lymphocytes

lympho =

cytes=

lymph glands

cell

white blood cells that are mediators of immunity

Keratitis

kerat =

-itis=

hardness, cornea

inflammation

Inflammation of the cornea of the eye

Bacteriostatic

bacterio =

-static=

bacteria

stoppage

Agent that slows or stops the growth of bacteria

Bactericide

bacteri =

-cide=

bacteria

causing death

Destroying bacteria

Antigen

anti =

-gen=

without

producing, forming

Any substance foreign to the body that evokes an immune response

Presbyopia

presby =

-opia=

old age

vision

Visual condition starting at late middle age in which loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye causes inability to focus sharply for near vision

Presbycusis

presby =

-cusis=

old age

hearing

Lessening of hearing acuteness resulting from degenerative changes that occur with age

Otopyorrhea

oto =

pyo=

-rrhea =

ear

pus

flow, discharge

Flow of pus from the ear

Otorrhagia

oto =

-rrhagia =

ear

abnormal or excessive discharge

Bleeding from the ear

Myringitis

myring =

-itis =

tympanic membrane

inflammation

Inflammation of the tympanic membrane

Myosarcoma

myo =

sarc =

-oma =

muscle

flesh

tumor

Tumor of the connective muscle tissue

Pathogen

path =

gen =

disease, suffering

producing, forming

A specific causative agent of disease

Splenomegaly

splen =

megaly =

spleen

enlargement

Abnormal enlargement of the spleen

Tympanometry

tympano =

metry =

tympanic membrane (middle ear)

to measure

Measurement of acoustic energy absorbed or reflected by the middle ear through the use of a probe placed in the ear canal

Cytomegalovirus

cyto =

megalo =

vir =

us =

cell

large

virus, poison

thing, singular noun ending

Group of large herpes-type viruses that cause a variety of diseases

Otomycosis

oto =

myc =

osis =

ear

fungus

disease

Disease of the ear produced by the growth of fungi in the external auditory canal

Otosclerosis

oto =

scler =

-osis=

ear

hard

abnormal condition

Growth of spongy bone in the inner ear that progressively increases deafness

Ophthalmologist

ophthalm =

-ologist=

eye

specialist

Physician who specializes in disease and disorders of the eyes and vision

Hyperopia

hyper =

-opia=

overactive

vision

Farsightedness

Myopia

my =

-opia=

muscle

vision

Nearsightedness

Lensectomy

lens =

-ectomy=

lens

surgical removal

General term to describe surgical removal of a cataract clouded lens

Immunologist

immun =

-ologist=

immune, protected

specialist

Physician who specializes in the diseases and disorders of the immune system

Oncologist

onc =

-ologist=

tumor

specialist

Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating malignant disorders such as tumors and cancer

Antibiotics

anti =

bio=

tics =

without

life

pertaining to

Chemical substance capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic microorganisms

Antiviral drug

anti =

vir=

al =

without

virus

characterized by

Drug used to treat viral infections or to provide temporary immunity

Carcinoma

carcin =

oma=

cancerous

tumor

Malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue

Sarcoma

sarc =

oma=

flesh

tumor

Malignant tumor that arises form connective tissue

Lymphoma

lymph =

oma=

lymph glands

tumor

General term applied to malignancies that develop in the lymphatic system

Scleritis

scler =

-itis=

hard, scler

inflammation

Inflammation of the sclera