Saturday, August 31, 2013

Saturday Medical Word Proctorrhagia

Proctorrhagia

Proct/ - Root

O - CV

- rrhagia - Suffix


Proct/ - Anus

- rrhagia - Excessive Flow/Discharge

Proctorrhagia - An Excessive discharge (blood) from the anus

Friday Medical Word Dorsodynia

Dorsodynia


Dors/ - Root

O - CV

- dynia - Suffix


Dors/ - Back

- dynia - Pain


Back Pain

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Thursday Medical Terminology Word Phleborrhaphy

Phleborrhaphy

Phleb/ - Root

O- CV

-rrhaphy - Suffix


Phleb/ - Vein

- rrhaphy - Suture


Suture of a vein

 

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Wednesday Medical Terminology Word Salphingogram

Salphingogram

Salphing/ - Root Word

O - CV

-gram - Suffix


Salphing/ - Fallopian Tubes

-gram - Written record


Salphingogram - A written record of the fallopian tubes


 



Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Tuesday Medical Word Carpal

Carpal


Carp/ - Root

-al - Suffix


Carp/ - Wrist

-al - pertaining to


Carpal - Pertaining to the wrist

Monday, August 26, 2013

Monday Medical Word Enterorrhexis

Enterorrhexis

Enter/ - Root

O- CV

-rrhexis - Suffix


Enter/ - Intestine

- rrhexis - Rupture


Enterorrhexis - Rupture Of The Intestine

 

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Sunday Medical Word Craniotomy

Craniotomy

Crani/ - Root

O- CV

-tomy - Suffix

Crani/- Cranium (skull)

-tomy - Incision

Craniotomy -Incison of the cranium

 



Saturday, August 24, 2013

Saturday Medical Word Histology

Histology

Hist/ - Root

O - CV

- logy - Suffix



Hist/ - tissue

- logy - study of


Histology - the study of tissue (human)

 

Friday, August 23, 2013

Friday Medical Word Anaerobic

Anaerobic

An - Prefix

Aerob/ - Root

- Ic - Suffix

An/ - Without

Aerob/ - Oxygen

- ic - pertaining to


Anaerobic (Pertaining to) Without Oxygen

 

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Thursday Medical Word Oomphorectomy

Oomphorectomy

Oomphor/ - Root

O - CV

- ectomy


Oomphor/ - Ovary


- ectomy - Surgical Removal


Oomphorectomy - Surgical Removal Of an Ovary


 

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Wednesday Medical Word Hepatomegaly

Hepatomegaly

Hepat/ - Root

O - CV

- megaly.- Suffix


Hepat/ - Liver

- megaly - Enlargement


Hepatomegaly - Enlargement of the Liver

 





Monday, August 19, 2013

Monday Medical Word Amenorrhea

Amenorrhea



A - Prefix

Men/ - Root

O - CV

-rrhea - flow

A - without

Men/ - menstrual

- rrhea - flow

Amenorrhea - Without a menstrual flow
Symptoms of Amenorrhea

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Sunday Medical Word Bradypnea

Bradypnea


Brady/- Root

-pnea. - Suffix


Brady/ - Slow

-pnea - breathing


Bradypnea - Slow breathing

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Saturday Medical Word Myopathy

Myopathy

My/ - Root

O - CV

-pathy - Suffix


My/ - muscle

-pathy - disease


Myopathy - Disease of the muscle

Friday, August 16, 2013

Friday Medical Word - Cervicothoracic

CERVICOTHORACIC

Cervic/ - Root

O - CV

Thorac/ - Root

- IC - Suffix


Cervic/ - Neck

Thorac/ -Chest

-IC - pertaining to


CERVICOTHORACIC

Pertaining to the Neck and Chest




Thursday, August 15, 2013

Thursday Medical Terminology Word Genioplasty

GENIOPLASTY

Geni/ - root

O - CV

-plasty - suffix


Geni/ - chin

-plasty - surgical repair


Genioplasty - Surgical repair of the chin

Wednesday Medical Terminology Osteotomy

OSTEOTOMY

Oste/ - root

O - CV

-tomy - suffix


Oste/ - Bone

- tomy - Incision

OSTEOTOMY - Incision of a bone

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Tuesday Medical Terminology Word Cytologist

Cytologist

Cyt/o - root

O - combining vowel

-logist - suffix


Cyt/ - cell

-logist - one who studies



Cytologist - One who studies the formation, structure, and function of cells

Monday, August 12, 2013

Monday Medical Terminology Words Biology

Biology

Bio = root

-logy = suffix


Bio = life

-logy = study of


Biology = The study of life & all living things


Sunday, August 11, 2013

Sunday Medical Terminology Word Encephalomalacia

ENCEPHALOMALACIA


ENCEPHAL/ = ROOT

O = COMBINING VOWEL

-MALACIA = SUFFIX


ENCEPHAL/ = BRAIN

-MALACIA = SOFTENING


ENCEPHALOMALACIA = SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN


Saturday, August 10, 2013

Saturday Medical Terminology Word Microdontia

MICRODONTIA

MICRO = PREFIX

ODONT = ROOT

- IA = SUFFIX



MICRO =SMALL

ODONT = TOOTH/TEETH

- IA = PERTAINING TO


MICRODONTIA = A CONDITION IN WHICH TEETH APPEARS SMALLER THAN NORMAL.

Friday, August 9, 2013

FRIDAY MEDICAL TERMIOLOGY WORD ENDOSCOPE

ENDOSCOPE =

ENDO/ = INSIDE

-SCOPE = INSTRUMENT USE TO VIEW


ENDO = ROOT

-SCOPE = SUFFIX

ENDOSCOPE = AN INSTRUMENT USED FOR VIEWING THE INSIDE OF A BODY CAVITY OR ORGAN.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Thursday Medical Term Onycholysis

ONYCHOLYSIS

ONYCH/ = NAIL

- LYSIS = SEPARATION


ONYCH/ = ROOT

O/ = COMBINING VOWEL

-LYSIS = SUFFIX

ONYCHOLYSIS = SEPARATION OF THE NAIL FROM THE NAIL BED

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Wednesday Medical Word Tachycardia

TACHYCARDIA =

TACHY = PREFIX

CARD/ = ROOT

- IA  = SUFFIX


TACHY = RAPID

CARD/ = HEART

IA = PERTAINING TO


TACHYCARDIA = RAPID HEART RATE THAT PROCEEDS THE NORMAL LIMITS.

EXAMPLE: AN HEART RATE OVER 100 BEATS PER MINUTE IS CONSIDERED TACHYCARDIA.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Tuesday Medical Terminology Word Nephrosis

Nephrosis


NEPHR/ = KIDNEY

OSIS = ABNORMAL CONDITION



NEPHR/ = ROOT WORD

OSIS = SUFFIX


NEPHROSIS = ABNORMAL CONDITION OF THE KIDNEYS.

 
 
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