Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Medical Terminology 6 & 10

MEDICAL TERMS FOR CHAPTER SIX

  1. BRONCHIECTASIS - stretching, dilatation; widening (-ectasis) of the bronchial tubes (bronch/o).
  2. LYMPHANGIECTASIA - stretching, dilatation; widening (-ectasis) of lymph (lymph/o) vessels (angi/o).
  3. HEMATEMESIS - vomiting (-emesis) blood (hemat/o).
  4. HEMOLYSIS - breakdown, separation (-lysis) of blood (hem/o).
  5. DYSPEPSIA - difficult or painful (dys-) digestion (-pepsia).
  6. POLYPHAGIA - much (poly-) eating or swallowing(-phagia).
  7. DYSPHAGIA - difficult or painful (dys-) eating or swallowing(-phagia).
  8. RHINOPLASTY - surgical repair (-plasty) of the nose (rhin/o).
  9. PYLOROPLASTY - surgical repair (-plasty) of the pyloric sphincter (pylor/o).
  10. BLEPHAROPLASTY - surgical repair (-plasty) of the eyelid (blephar/o).
  11. PROPTOSIS - falling or prolapse (-ptosis) of the eye by the eyelid.
  12. HEMOPTYSIS - spitting (-ptysis) of blood (hem/o).
  13. HEMORRHAGE - bursting forth (-rrhage) of blood (hem/o).
  14. MENORRHAGIA - bursting forth (-rrhagia) of menses or menstruation (men/o).
  15. HERNIORRHAPHY - suture (-rrhaphy) of a hernia; hernia repair.
  16. DYSMENORRHEA - bad or painful (dys-) flow or discharge (-orrhea) of menses or menstruation (men/o).
  17. PYLOROSPASM - involuntary contraction of muscle (-spasm) of the pyloric sphincter (pylor/o).
  18. BRONCHOSPASM - involuntary contraction of muscle (-spasm) of the bronchioles (bronch/o).
  19. CHOLESTASIS - stopping; controlling (-stasis) gall or bile (chol/o).
  20. HEMOSTASIS - stopping; controlling (-stasis) blood (hem/o).
  21. PYLORIC STENOSIS - tightening or narrowing (-stenosis) of the pyloric sphincter (pylor/o).
  22. ATRESIA - abnormal (closing) (a-) of a normally open orifice (or opening) (-tresia).
  23. ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA - pertaining to (-al) the abnormal closing of opening (atresia) of the esophagus (esophag/o).
  24. BILIARY ATRESIA - the abnormal closing of the opening (atresia) of the biliary duct (bil/i).
  25. BUCCAL - pertaining to (-al) the cheek (bucc/o).
  26. CECAL VOLVULUS - pertaining to (-al) the cecum (cec/o); a torsion of the bowel around its own mesentery that often results in a closed loop obstruction.
  27. CELIAC DISEASE - disease pertaining to (-ac) the belly or abdomen (celi/o)
  28. CHEILOSIS - abnormal condition (-osis) of the lip (cheil/o).
  29. CHOLELITHIASIS - abnormal condition (-iasis) of stones (lith/o) in the gall or bile (chol/e).
  30. CHOLANGITIS - inflammation of (-itis) gall or bile (chol/e) vessels (angi/o).
  31. CHOLECYSTECTOMY - excision or removal (-ectomy) of gallbladder (cholecyst/o).
  32. CHOLEDOCHAL - pertaining to (-al) the common bile duct (choledoch/o).
  33. COLECTOMY - excision or removal (-ectomy) of gall or bile (chol/e).
  34. COLONOSCOPY - process of visual examination (-scopy) of the colon (col/o).
  35. DENTALGIA - tooth (dent/i) pain (-algia).
  36. DUODENAL - pertaining to (-al) the duodenum.
  37. GASTROENTERITIS - inflammation (-itis) of the stomach (gastr/o) and intestines (enter/o).
  38. ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA - pertaining to (-eal) the esophagus (esophag/o) without an (a-) opening (-tresia).
  39. GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY - opening to form a mouth (-stomy) between the stomach (gastr/o) and jejunum (jejun/o).
  40. GASTROSTOMY - opening to form a mouth (-stomy) in the stomach (gastr/o).
  41. GINGIVECTOMY - excision or removal (-ectomy) of the stomach (gastr/o).
  42. GLOSSECTOMY - excision or removal (-ectomy) of the tongue (gloss/o).
  43. GLUCONEOGENESIS - formation (-genesis) of new (neo-) sugar (gluc/o).
  44. GLYCOGEN - substance that produces (-gen) sugar (glyc/o).
  45. HEPATOMEGALY - enlargement (-megaly) of the liver (hepat/o).
  46. ILEOSTOMY - opening to form a mouth (-stomy) in the ileum (ile/o).
  47. CHOLECYSTOJEJUNOSTOMY - opening to form a mouth (-stomy) between the gallbladder (cholecyst/o) and jejunum (jejun/o).
  48. LABIODENTAL - pertaining to (-al) the lip (labi/o) and tooth (dent/i).
  49. SUBLINGUAL - pertaining to (-al) below (sub-) the tongue (lingu/o)
  50. LIPASE - fat or lipid (lip/o) enzyme (-ase).
  51. CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS - abnormal condition (-ithiasis) of the gallbladder (cholecyst/o).
  52. PERIODONTAL MEMBRANE - pertaining to (-al) surrounding or around (peri-) a tooth (dont/o) membrane.
  53. OROPHARYNX - mouth (or/o) and pharynx.
  54. PALATOPLASTY - surgical repair (-plasty) of the palate (palat/o).
  55. PANCREATIC - pertaining to (-ic) the pancreas (pancreat/o)
  56. PANCREATODUODENECTOMY - process of cutting or excision of (-tomy) the pancreas (pancreat/o) and duodenum (duoden/o).
  57. PROCTOSIGMOIDOSCOPY - process of visual examination (-scopy) of the sigmoid colon (sigmoid/o), anus and rectum (proct/o).
  58. PYLORIC STENOSIS - stricture or narrowing (-stenosis) pertaining to (-ic) the pylorus (pylor/o).
  59. RECTAL CARCINOMA - cancerous (carcin/o) tumor or mass (-oma) pertaining to (-al) the rectum (rect/o).
  60. SIALADENECTOMY - excision or removal (-ectomy) of the salivary gland (sialaden/o).
  61. SPLENIC FLEXURE - pertaining to (-ic) the bend or curve (flex/o) [of the colon] adjacent to the the spleen (splen/o).
  62. STEATORRHEA - flow or discharge (-rrhea) (steat/o); result of fat malabsorption and release into feces.
  63. APHTHOUS STOMATITIS - inflammation (-itis) of the mouth (stomat/o); the most common type of oral ulcerative disease.


Underline the correctly spelled word.
  1. Abnormal condition of the lip - Cheilosis
  2. Pertaining to the cheek - buccal
  3. Drooping, sagging or prolapse - ptosis
  4. Record of bile vessels - cholangiogram
  5. Not open - atresia
  6. Spitting up blood - hemoptysis
  7. Enlargement of the liver - hepatomegaly
  8. Difficult swallowing - dysphagia
  9. Destruction of  blood’ - Hemolysis
  10. Pertaining to the abdomen - celiac


MEDICAL TERMS FOR CHAPTER TEN - Due April 9th 2011
  1. CEREBELLAR - pertaining to (-ar) the cerebellum (cerebell/o).
  2. CEREBROSPINAL FLUID - pertaining to (-al) the fluid which bathes the cerebrum (cerebr/o) and spine (spin/o).
  3. CEREBRAL CORTEX - pertaining to (-al) the sheet of neural tissue (cortex) covering the cerebrum (cerebr/o).
  4. SUBDURAL HEMATOMA - mass or tumor (-oma) of blood (hem/o) below (sub-) the dura mater (dur/o).
  5. EPIDURAL HEMATOMA - mass or tumor (-oma) of blood (hem/o) above (epi-) the dura mater (dur/o).
  6. ENCEPHALITIS - inflammation of (-itis) brain (encephal/o).
  7. ENCEPHALOPATHY - disease condition (-pathy) of the brain (encepha/o).
  8. ANENCEPHALY - without (an-) a brain (encephal/o).
  9. GLIOBLASTOMA - mass or tumor (-oma) of immature or embryonic (-blast) glial cells (gli/o).
  10. LEPTOMENINGEAL - pertaining to (-al) thin or slender (lept/o) membranes or meninges (mening/o, meningi/o).
  11. MENINGEAL - pertaining to (-al) membranes or meninges (mening/o, meningi/o).
  12. MENINGIOMA - mass or tumor (-oma) of meninges (meningi/o)
  13. MYELOMENINGOCELE - hernia (-cele) of spinal cord (myel/o) membranes (mening/o); a type of spina bifida.
  14. MYONEURAL - pertaining to (-al) the nerves (neur/o) of muscles (my/o).
  15. MYELOGRAM - record (-gram) of spinal cord or bone marrow (myel/o).
  16. POLIOMYELITIS - inflammation of (-itis) spinal cord or bone marrow (myel/o); a viral disease that affects nerves and can lead to partial or complete paralysis.
  17. NEUROPATHY - nerve (neur/o) disease (-pathy).
  18. POLYNEURITIS - inflammation (-itis) of many (poly-) of the nerves (neur/o).
  19. CEREBELLOPOTINE - the anatomic space between the cerebellum (cerebell/o) and pons; a common site for the growth of acoustic neuromas or schwannomas.  
  20. RADICULOPATHY - disease of (-pathy) nerve roots (radicul/o); specifically spinal nerves.
  21. RADICULITIS - inflammation of (-pathy) the nerve roots (radicul/o).
  22. THALAMIC - pertaining to (-ic) the thalamus (thalam/o).
  23. INTRATHECAL INJECTION - injection pertaining to (-al) within (intra-) the sheath; of the meninges (thec/o).
  24. VAGAL - pertaining to (-al) the vagus nerve; the 10th cranial nerve (vag/o).
  25. ANALGESIA - without (an-) sensitivity to pain (-algesia).
  26. HYPALGESIA - excessive or above normal (hyper) sensitivity to pain (-algesia).
  27. NEURALGIA - nerve (neur/o) pain (-algia).
  28. CEPHALGIA - head (cephal/o) pain (-algia); headache.
  29. CAUSALGIA - burning (caus/o) pain (-algia).
  30. COMATOSE - pertaining to (-ose) a deep sleep; coma (comat/o).
  31. ANESTHESIA - without (an-) feeling (-esthesia).
  32. HYPERESTHESIA - excessive or above normal (hyper) feeling (-esthesia).
  33. PARESTHESIA - abnormal (para-) feeling (-esthesia).
  34. BRADYKINESIA - slow (brady-) movement (-kinesia).
  35. HYPERKINESIS - excessive or above normal (hyper) movement (-kinesis).
  36. DYSKINESIA -  painful (dys-) movement (-kinesia).
  37. AKINETIC - without (a-) movement (-kinetic).
  38. EPILEPSY -  upon (epi-) seizure (-lepsy); chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures.
  39. NARCOLEPSY -  a disorder marked by excessive daytime sleepiness and frequent daytime sleep attacks.
  40. DYSLEXIA - pertaining to (-ia) abnormal (dys-) word, or phrase (lex/o); a developmental reading disorder.
  41. HEMIPARESIS - half (hemi-) weakness (-paresis); one sided weakness.
  42. APHASIA - without (a-) speech (-phasia).
  43. HEMIPLEGIA - half (hemi-) paralysis (-plegia); loss of ability to move parts of the body usually on one side.
  44. PARAPLEGIA - abnormal (para-) paralysis (-plegia); an impairment in movement of the lower extremities.
  45. QUADRIPLEGIA - four (quad-) paralysis (-plegia); tetraplegia; usually caused by damage to the spinal cord which results in the inability to move all of the extremities.
  46. APRAXIA - without (a-) action (-praxia); a disorder caused by damage to the cerebrum in which a person is unable to carry out directions even though they understand them.
  47. NEURASTHENIA - without (a-) nerve (neur/o) strength (-sthenia);
  48. SYNCOPAL - pertaining to (-al) cutting off or cutting short (syncop/o); sudden temporary loss of consciousness; fainting usually due to cutting off the supply of oxygen to the brain.
  49. ATAXIA - without (a-) coordination (tax/o).



A.         Complete the following terms from their definitions
1.  dys                                         difficult speech - DYSPHASIA.
2.  an                                           a condition of insensitivity to pain - ANALGESIA.
3.  hemi                                   paralysis of right or left side of the body - HEMIPLEGIA.
4.  –itis                                         inflammation of a spinal nerve root - RADICULITIS.
5.  neuro                                  disease of a nerve - NEUROPATHY.
6.  vago                                   incision of the vagus nerve - VAGOTOMY
7.  a                                             lack of coordination - ATAXIA.
8.  dys                                         condition of painful nervous sensation - DYSESTHESIA
9.  glio                                          tumor of immature brain cell (neuroglia) - (NEURO) GLIOBLASTOMA.
10. electro                               electrical record of the brain - ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM.

B.        Underline  the correctly spelled work

1.  pertaining to fainting - syncopal      
2.  abnormal sensation - parasthesia
3.  relieving, but not curing - palliative
4.  peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms - aura
5.  loss of mental capacity - dementia
6.  within the meninges - intrathecal
7.  essential cells of an organ - parenchymal
8.  space between nerve cells - synapse
9.  part of the brain that controls muscular coordination - cerebellum
10.  manner of walking - gait
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