JOSE S. SANTIAGO M.D.

 -gram record; writing  Angi/o- blood vessel Angiogram- record of the blood vessel (by the use of X-rays)

 -gram record; writing  Lymphangi/o lymph vessel Lymphangiogram- record of the lymph vessel (by the use of X-rays)

 -graph instrument used to record  Cardi/o heart Cardiograph- instrument used to record heart activity Electrocardiograph- instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart

 -graphy process of recording; producing images  Tom/o- to cut Computed tomography- x-ray beam rotates around the patient detailing the structure at various depths

 -graphy process of recording; producing images  Mamm/o- breast Mammography- producing images of the breast

 -graphy process of recording; producing images  Myel/o- spinal cord Myelography- producing images of the spinal cord

 -meter instrument used to measure; process of measuring  Crani/o- skull Craniometer- instrument used to measure the skull

 -metry to measure; measurement  Pelv/i- pelvis Pelvimetry- measurement of the pelvis

 -opsy to view  Bi/o- life Biopsy- living tissue is removed and examined microscopically for abnormalities

 -scope instrument used to visually examine a body cavity or organ  Arthr/o- joint Arthroscope- instrument used to visually examine the interior of a joint

 -scopy process of visually examining a body cavity or organ  Arthr/o- joint Arthroscopy- process of visually examining a joint

 -scopy process of visually examining a body cavity or organ  Fluor/o- luminous Fluoroscopy- x-ray of moving structures; the image is produced on a fluorescent screen

 -centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid  Abdomin/o- abdomen Abdominocentesis- surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

 -centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid  Thorac/o- chest; thorax Thoracocentesis- surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove excess fluid from around the lungs

 -desis surgical binding; surgical fusion  Arthr/o- joint Arthrodesis- surgical fusion of a joint

 -ectomy excision; surgical removal  Mast/o- breast Mastectomy- surgical excision of the breast

 Radical Mastectomy-removal of breast, lymph nodes and the pectoralis major and minor muscles  Modified Radical Mastectomy (MRM)- removal of breast and lymph nodes

Simple mastectomy-removal of the breast only Partial mastectomy- only a part of the breast is removed

 -pexy surgical fixation  Mast/o- breast Mastopexy- surgical fixation of the breast

 -plasty surgical reconstruction; surgical repair  Abdomin/o- abdomen Abdominoplasty-surgical reconstruction of the abdomen

 -rrhaphy suture; sew  My/o- muscle Myorrhaphy- suturing of muscle

 -stasis stoppage; stopping; controlling  Hem/o- blood Hemostasis- stoppage of blood

 -stomy new opening; artificial opening  Gastr/o- stomach Gastrostomy- new opening in the stomach

 -tome instrument used to cut  Derm/o- skin Dermatome- instrument used to cut the skin

 -tome instrument used to cut  My/o- muscle Myotome- instrument used to cut muscle

 -tomy process of cutting; incision  Fasci/o- fascia Fasciotomy- process of cutting the fascia