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