Medical Terminology Week 1: Video Element Review
Additional Suffixes -ic, -al, -ac, icalpertaining to Cardiac Cardi/ac Pertaining to the heart
-ythe act of or result of an action; a condition or quality Cerebropath Cerebr/o/path/y Any disease of the brain
-iaa disease; an unhealthy state or condition Phobia Phob/ia Abnormal fear
-um, -isnoun ending; used to form the name of a thing from the root word Dermis Derm/is The skin
Adenectomy 0 Aden/ectomy 0 The surgical removal of all or part of a gland
Adenoma 0 Aden/oma 0 A tumor with a glandlike structure (glandular tumor)
Adenopathy 0 Aden/o/path/y 0 Any disease of a gland
Angimegaly 0 Angi/megal/y 0 Enlargement of the vessels
Angiopathy 0 Angi/o/path/y 0 Any disease of the vessels
Angiitis 0 Angi/itis 0 Inflammation of a vessel or vessels 0 (usually referring to blood vessels)
Arthritis 0 Arthr/it is 0 Inflammation of the joints
Arthropathy 0 Arthr/o/path/y 0 Any disease of the joint
Blepharoplasty 0 Blephar/o/plast/y 0 The surgical repair of the eyelid
Blepharadenoma 0 Blephar/aden/oma 0 A glandular tumor of the eyelid
Cardiac 0 Cardi/ac 0 Pertaining to the heart
Cardiology 0 Cardi/ology 0 The study of the heart
Cardiomegaly 0 Cardi/megal/y 0 The enlargement of the heart
Cerebrum 0 Cerebr/um 0 The main part of the brain
Cerebrospinal 0 Cerebr/o/spin/al 0 Pertaining to the brain and spinal cord
Cerebromalacia 0 Cerebr/o/malacia 0 softening of the brain
Dermatology 0 Derma/tology 0 The study of the skin
Dermatitis 0 Dermat/it is 0 Inflammation of the skin
Gastrectomy 0 Gastr/ectomy 0 The surgical removal of the stomach
Tonsillectomy 0 Tonsill/ectomy 0 The surgical removal of the tonsils
Enteritis 0 Enter/it is 0 Inflammation of the intestines
Gastroenteritis 0 Gastr/o/enter/it is 0 Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
Gastric 0 Gastr/ic 0 Pertaining to the stomach
Gingivitis 0 Gingiv/it is 0 Inflammation of the gums
Gingivoplasty 0 Gingiv/o/plast/y 0 The surgical repair of the gums
Hepatitis 0 Hepat/it is 0 Inflammation of the liver
Hepatomegaly 0 Hepat/o/megal/y 0 enlargement of the liver
Nephromalacia 0 Nephr/o/malacia 0 softening of the kidneys
Nephrologist 0 Nephr/ologist 0 A kidney specialist
Nephradenoma 0 Nephr/aden/oma 0 Glandular tumor of the kidney
Acidosis 0 Acid/osis 0 Any condition or disease of acid in the body
Dermatosis 0 Dermat/osis 0 Any condition of the skin
Nephrotomy 0 Nephr/otomy 0 A surgical incision of the kidney
Rhinopathy 0 Rhin/o/pathy 0 Any disease of the nose
Rhinoplasty 0 Rhin/o/plast/y 0 The surgical repair of the nose
Angiospasm 0 Angi/o/spasm 0 Involuntary contractions of a vessel or passage
Blepharospasm 0 Blephar/o/spasm 0 Involuntary contraction of the eyelid
Medical Terminology Week 1: Abbreviation Review
Cath patient in the am before GB surgery 0 Cath= catheterize 0 Am= morning 0 GB= gallbladder
Patient complains of chest pain. Order EKG, H & H, stat 0 EKG= electrocardiogram 0 H & H = Hemoglobin and hemocrit 0 Stat=immediately
Patient lost consciousness due to FBAO 0 FBAO 0 Foreign body airway obstruction (choking)
Patient complains of constipation. Administer MOM bid and a fiber supplement PC 0 MOM= Milk of Magnesium (laxative) 0 Bid= twice a day 0 PC= after meals
Removed foreign object from OD. 0 OD= Right Eye