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Medical terminology

Medical Terminology • Adip/o; lip/o – Fat § Example: Liposuction removal of fat

Medical Terminology • Blast/o, -blast: – Early embryonic stage, immature Example: blastoma cancer in precursor cells

Medical Terminology • Cardi/o: ; Coron/o – Heart Example: Cardiologist- person specializing in the heart

Medical Terminology • Cyt/o, -cyte: – Cell Example: Cytolytic hepatitis – cells of liver break down

Medical Terminology • -ectomy: – Surgical removal Example: Splenectomy – removal of the spleen

Medical Terminology • En-, endo-: inside, within

Medical Terminology • Epi-: above, over, upon Example: epinephrine – drug used to open up airways in lungs

Medical Terminology • Exo-: outside, outward Example: Exocytosis – cell releases substances to the external environment

Medical Terminology • Gloss/o: tongue Example: Glossopharyngeal nerve. Pertaining to the tongue and pharynx

Medical Terminology • Hepat/o: – Liver Example: Hepatitis – disease of the liver

Medical Terminology • Hetero: – Different, other Example: Heterotopic ossification. Bone that forms in a place that is normally should not

Medical Terminology • Hist/o: – Tissue Example: histology: study of tissues

Medical Terminology • Homo; homeo: – Same, similar Example homeostasis: tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability,

Medical Terminology • Hem/o; hemat/o: blood Example: Hematocrit – amount Of red blood cells in Whole blood

Medical Terminology • Hyper-: above, excessive, beyond • Hypertension: elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure.

Medical Terminology • Hypo: under, deficient, below • Hypothermia: • the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery

Medical Terminology • -ician; -ist; -logist: specialist • Endocrinologist: those who work with the thyroid gland other glands associated with the endocrine system

Medical Terminology • -logy = study of • Biology : study of life

Medical Terminology • My/o; myos/o: muscle • Myocarditis: Inflammation of heart muscle

Medical Terminology • Nas/o; rhin/o: nose • Rhinoplasty: plastic surgery to the nose

Medical Terminology • Nephr/o; ren/o: – Kidney • Renal failure: kidney’s fail to remove wastes properly from the body

Medical Terminology • Onc/o: tumor, mass • Oncologist:

Medical Terminology • Oste/o – bone • Osteoporosis: bones become weak and brittle

Medical Terminology • Ped/o; pod/o: foot • Podiatrist : foot doctor

Medical Terminology • Peri-: – Around/surrounding Example: Pericarditis: inflammation around the heart

Medical Terminology • Pneum/o; pneumon/o; pulmon/o: Lung sacs in one or both lungs • Pneumonia: Infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs

Medical Terminology • -poiesis: formation of • Hematopoiesis:

Medical Terminology • Viscer/o – Internal organs • Virceromegaly: Enlargement of the internal organs