Monday, September 29, 2014

September 2014 MTW Melanuria

Melan/ - Word Root

Melan/ - Black

- uria - Suffix

- uria - urine

Melanuria - Black urine

September 2014 MTW Renal

Ren/ - Word Root

Ren / - Kidney

- al - Suffix

- al - pertaining to

Renal - Perttaining to the kidneys

MTW September 2014 Urethrospasm

Urethr/ - Word Root

Urethr/ - Urethra

O - CV

- spasm - Suffix


- spasm - Contraction

Urethrospasm - Contraction of the Urethra


September 2014 MTW Nephrology

Nephr/ - Word root

Nephr/ - Kidneys

O - CV

- logy - Suffix

- logy - Study of

Nephrology - Study of the kidneys

MTW 2014 September Pyuria

Py - Word Root

Py - Pus

- uria - Suffix

- uria - Urine

Pyuria - Pus in the urine

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

2014 MTW Thoracotomy

Thorac/ - Word Root

Thorac/ - Chest (thorax)

O - CV

- tomy - Suffix

- tomy - Incision

Thoracotomy - Incision of the chest (thorax)

2014 MTW Pneumocentesis

Pneum/ - Word Root

Pneum/ - Lungs

- O - CV

- centesis - Suffix

- centesis - Surgical Puncture

Pneumocentesis - Surgical puncture of the lung(s)

2014 MTW Orthopnea

Orth/ - Word Root

Orth/ - Straight

O - CV

-pnea - Suffix

-pnea - breathing

Orthopnea - straight (normal) breathing

2014 MTW Pulmonectomy

Pulmon/ - Word Root

Pulmon/ -  Lungs

- ectomy - Suffix

- ectomy - Surgical Removal

Pulmonectomy - Surgical removal of a lung(s)

2014 MTW Vasospasm

Vas/ - Word Root

Vas/ - Duct

O - CV

- spasm - Suffix

- spasm - contraction

Vasospasm - contraction of a duct

2014 MTW Angiorrhaphy

Angi/ - Word Root

Angi/ - Blood Vessel

O - CV

- rrhaphy - Suffix

- rrhaphy - Suturing

Angiorrhaphy - Suturing of a blood vessel

2014 MTW Urethrorrhaphy

Urethr/ - Word Root

Urethr/ - Urethra

O - CV

- rrhaphy - Suffix

- rrhaphy - Suturing

Urethrorrhaphy - Suturing of the Urethra

2014 MTW Ureterolith

Ureter/ - Word root

Ureter/ - Ureter

O - CV

- lith - Suffix

- lith Stone

Ureterolith - Stone formation in the ureter

2014 MTW Cystoscope

Cyst/ - Word Root

Cyst/ - Bladder

- O - CV

- scope - Suffix

- scope - instrument used for viewing

Cystoscope - an instrument used to view the bladder

MTW Azoturia

Azot/ - Word Root

Azot/ - Nitrogen

- Uria - Suffix

- Uria - Urine

Azoturia - Nitrogen present in the urine stream

2014 MTW Aphasiology

A - Prefix

A - Without

phasi/ - Word Root

phasi/ - Speech

-logy - Suffix

- logy - Study of

Aphasiology - The study of (people) without speech capabilities.

2014 MTW Neuralgia

Neur/ - Word Root

Neur/ - Nerves

- algia - Suffix

- algia - Pain

Neuralgia - Nerve pain

2014 MTW Vaginoscopy

Vagin/ - Word Root

Vagin/ - Vagina

O - CV

- scopy - Suffix

- scopy - Visual examination

Vaginoscopy - Visual examination of the vagina

2014 MTW Colporrhagia

Colp/ - Word Root

Colp/ - Vagina

O - CV

- rrhagia - Suffix

- rrhagia - Excessive Bleeding

Colporrhagia - Excessive Bleeding from the vagina

2014 MTW Oscheoma

Osche/ - Word Root

Osche/ - Scrotum

- oma - Suffix

- oma - Tumor

Oscheoma - Tumor of the scrotum

2014 MTW Testitis

Test/ - Word Root

Test/ - Testis (male gonad)

- itis - Suffix

- itis - Inflammation of

Testitis - Inflammation of the testis (male gonads)

2014 MTW Orchiopexy

Orchi/ - Word Root

Orchi/ - Testes

- O - CV

- pexy - Suffix

- pexy - Surgical fixation

Orchiopexy - Surgical fixation of the testes

2014 MTW Prostatic

Prostat/ - Word Root

Prostat/ - Prostate

- ic - Suffix

- ic - Pertaining to

Prostatic - pertaining to the prostate

2014 Medical Terminology Word Melanuria

Melan/ - Word Root

Melan/ - Black

- Uria - Suffix
- Uria - Urine

Melanuria - Black Urine (condition or disease causing Melanuria)

2014 September Medical Terminology Word Lymphopathy

Lymph - Word Root

Lymph - Lymphatic glands

O - CV

- Pathy - Suffix

- Pathy - Disease

Lymphopathy - Disease of the Lymphatic glands