Medical Terminology MOA150 Week 4

Lymphocytes lympho = cytes= lymph glands cell white blood cells that are mediators of immunity

Keratitis kerat = -itis= hardness, cornea inflammation Inflammation of the cornea of the eye

Bacteriostatic bacterio = -static= bacteria stoppage Agent that slows or stops the growth of bacteria

Bactericide bacteri = -cide= bacteria causing death Destroying bacteria

Antigen anti = -gen= without producing, forming Any substance foreign to the body that evokes an immune response

Presbyopia presby = -opia= old age vision Visual condition starting at late middle age in which loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye causes inability to focus sharply for near vision

Presbycusis presby = -cusis= old age hearing Lessening of hearing acuteness resulting from degenerative changes that occur with age

Otopyorrhea oto = pyo= -rrhea = ear pus flow, discharge Flow of pus from the ear

Otorrhagia oto = -rrhagia = ear abnormal or excessive discharge Bleeding from the ear

Myringitis myring = -itis = tympanic membrane inflammation Inflammation of the tympanic membrane

Myosarcoma myo = sarc = -oma = muscle flesh tumor Tumor of the connective muscle tissue

Pathogen path = gen = disease, suffering producing, forming A specific causative agent of disease

Splenomegaly splen = megaly = spleen enlargement Abnormal enlargement of the spleen

Tympanometry tympano = metry = tympanic membrane (middle ear) to measure Measurement of acoustic energy absorbed or reflected by the middle ear through the use of a probe placed in the ear canal

Cytomegalovirus cyto = megalo = vir = us = cell large virus, poison thing, singular noun ending Group of large herpes-type viruses that cause a variety of diseases

Otomycosis oto = myc = osis = ear fungus disease Disease of the ear produced by the growth of fungi in the external auditory canal

Otosclerosis oto = scler = -osis= ear hard abnormal condition Growth of spongy bone in the inner ear that progressively increases deafness

Ophthalmologist ophthalm = -ologist= eye specialist Physician who specializes in disease and disorders of the eyes and vision

Hyperopia hyper = -opia= overactive vision Farsightedness

Myopia my = -opia= muscle vision Nearsightedness

Lensectomy lens = -ectomy= lens surgical removal General term to describe surgical removal of a cataract clouded lens

Immunologist immun = -ologist= immune, protected specialist Physician who specializes in the diseases and disorders of the immune system

Oncologist onc = -ologist= tumor specialist Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating malignant disorders such as tumors and cancer

Antibiotics anti = bio= tics = without life pertaining to Chemical substance capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic microorganisms

Antiviral drug anti = vir= al = without virus characterized by Drug used to treat viral infections or to provide temporary immunity

Carcinoma carcin = oma= cancerous tumor Malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue

Sarcoma sarc = oma= flesh tumor Malignant tumor that arises form connective tissue

Lymphoma lymph = oma= lymph glands tumor General term applied to malignancies that develop in the lymphatic system

Scleritis scler = -itis= hard, scler inflammation Inflammation of the sclera