1gestation
medical term for pregnancy
2spleenorrhagia
bursting forth of blood from the spleen
4nephrolithotomy
incision into a kidney to remove a renal calculus
5paracentesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
6nephrosclerosis
hardening of blood vessels in the kidney
7albuminuria
protein in the urine
8urinary retention
urine is held in the bladder
9mammo/o and masto/o both mean
breast
10galacto/o and lact/o
milk
11neonatology
study and treatment of newborns
12orchiopexy
surgical fixation of an undescended testicle
13metr/o and hyster/o mean
uterus
14bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
removal of both fallopian tubes and ovaries
15metrorrhagia
excessive flow of blood from the uterus between menstrual periodsterm-47
16gravid/o, cyes/o
pregnancy
17cryptorchidism
undescended testicles
18balanitis
inflammation of the glans penis
19episi/o and vulv/o
vulva
20perivesical
surrounding the urinary bladder
22vesectomy
male sterilization procedure
23hypospadias
congenital abnormality in which the male urethra
24inflammation of the bone
osteitis
25root and suffix
All medical terms have these
26cystoscopy
visual examination of the urinary bladder
27prefix
word component that appears at the beginning of a medical term
28gastrotomy
incision of the stomach
29electroencephalogram
record of the electricity in the brain
30root and combining vowel
parts of a combining form
31cerebral
pertaining to the largest part of the brain
32Diaphragm
Muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
34craniotomy
incision into the skull
36supine
lying on the back
37amniocentesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo
38tonsillitis
Inflammation of lymph tissue in the throat.
40-scope
instrument for visual examination
41cystocele
hernia of the urinary bladder
42laryngectomy
surgical removal of the voice box
43intercostal
pertaining to between the ribs
44Ipsilateral
pertaining to the same side
48Tachycardia
rapid heartbeat
49percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
50Synapse
space between nerve cells
51aphasia
inability to speak
52quadriplegia
paralysis of all four extremities
53myoneural
pertaining to muscles and nerves
55anesthesia
condition of no nervous sensation
56dyslexia
reading, writing, and learning disorders
57Epilepsy
recurrent seizure disorder marked by abrupt, transient brain disturbances
58Narcolepsy
sleep seizure
59hemiparesis
slight paralysis of half of the body
60bradykinesia
slow movement
61phlebitis
inflammation of a vein
62cyanosis
bluish discoloration of the skin due to hypoxia
63vasodilation
widening of blood vessels
64sphygmomanometer
instrument to measure blood pressure
65ischemia
oxygenated blood is prevented from getting to the heart because of a blockage in a blood vessel which can lead to myocardial infarction (heart attack)
66Pericardium
Membrane surrounding the heart
67cardiomyopathy
disease of the heart muscle
68gynecomastia
the condition of excessive mammary development in the male
69cec/o
combining form for the first part of the large intestine
71sialadenolithiasis
stone in the salivary gland
72colostomy
new opening from the large intestine to the outside of the body
73dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
74hepatoma
tumor of the liver
75anorchism
congenital absence of a testicle
76ophthalmoscope
instrument used for visual examination of the eye
78karyotype
picture of nuclear structures in numerical order
79choledoch/o
common bile duct
80anuria
absence of urine production
81cell membrane
allows materials to pass into and out of the cell
82A histologist studies
tissues
84ischemia
blood is held back from an area.
85adipose
pertaining to fat
86arterioles
small arteries
87venotomy
incision of a vein
89oliguria
scanty urination
90diagnosis
is made on the basis of complete knowledge about a patients condition
91iatrogenic
produced by treatment
93glomerular
Pertaining to small balls of capillaries in the kidney
94prognosis
is a prediction of the course of treatment
95anemia
decreased number of red blood cells
96laparoscopy
visual examination of the abdomen
97ureterocele
herniation of the tube connecting the kidney and urinary bladder
98prodrome
symptoms precede an illness
99dyspepsia
difficult digestion
100suffix
word component at the end of a term