Transcript Medical Terminology - Porterville College

Medical Terminology
List 6
Ch. 3
Mamm/o
Breast
• Mammary
– Pertaining to the breast
• Mammogram
– X-ray record of the breast
• Mammogram
– X-ray record of the breast
Mast/o
Breast
• Mastectomy
– Removal of the breast
• Mastitis
– Inflammation of the breast
Men/o
Menses (menstruation)
• Menorrhea
– Normal discharge of blood
• Menorrhagia
– Excessive bleeding
• Amenorrhea
– No menstrual bleeding
Mening/o
Meninges (membranes around
the brain and spinal cord)
• Meningitis
– Inflammation of the
meninges
My/o
Muscles
• Myocardial
– Pertaining to the muscle of
the heart
• Myoma
– Tumor of muscle
• Myomectomy
– Removal of muscle tumor
• Myositis
– Inflammation of the muscle
• Myositis
– Inflammation of the muscle
Myel/o
Spinal cord
• Myelogram
– X-ray image and record of the
spinal cord
Necr/o
• Death
• Necrotic
– Pertaining to the death of
cells
• Necrosis
– Death of cells
Phleb/o
Vein
• Phlebitis
– Inflammation of a vein
• Phlebotomist
– A person who removes blood
– Vampire! 
Pneumon/o
Lung
• Pneumonia
– Abnormal condition of the
lung
• Pneumonectomy
– Removal of a lung
• Pneumonitis
– Inflammation of a lung
Pulmon/o
Lung
• Pulmonary
– Pertaining to the lung
Radi/o
X-ray
• Radiology
– Science of using x-rays to
diagnosis disease
– Study of x-rays
• Radiologist
– Specialist in the use of x-rays
(DOCTOR)
Septic/o
Pertaining to infection
• Septic
– Pertaining to infection
• Septicemia
– Infection in the blood
– Blood poisoning
Tonsil/o
Tonsils
• Tonsillitis
– Inflammation of the tonsils
Vascul/o
Blood vessel
• Vascular
– Pertaining to blood vessels
• Vasculitis
– Inflammation of blood vessels
Suffixes (procedural)
-centesis
Surgical procedure to remove
fluid
• Thoracentesis
– Surgical puncture of the chest
to remove fluid
• Amniocentesis
– Surgical puncture to remove
fluid from the amnion
• Arthrocentesis
– Surgical puncture to remove
fluid from a joint
-ectomy
Removal, resection, excision
• Tonsillectomy
– Removal of tonsil
• Hysterectomy
– Removal of uterus
• Cholecystectomy
– Removal of the gallbladder
• Nephrectomy
– Removal of a kidney
-gram
Record
• Myelogram
– X-ray of the spinal cord
-graphy
Process of recording
• Mammography
– Process of recording the
breast
• Angiography
– X-ray recording of blood
vessels after contract is
injected
-lysis
Separation, breakdown,
destruction
• Dialysis
– Complete separation
-plasty
Surgical repair or correction
• Mammoplasty
– Surgical repair of the breast
• Rhinoplasty
– Surgical repair of the nose
• Arthroplasty
– Surgical repair of the joint
-scopy
• Process of visual
examination
• Laparoscopy
– Visual examination of the
abdomen
• Laryngoscopy
– Visual examination of the
larynx
-stomy
Opening
• Colostomy
– Opening of the colon to the
outside of the body
• Tracheostomy
– Opening of the trachea to the
outside of the body
-therapy
-Treatment
• Radiotherapy
– Treatment of disease with xray
• Chemotherapy
– Treatment of disease (cancer)
with chemicals
• Cryotherapy
– Treatment of disease with
cold
-tomy
Incision, to cut into
• Craniotomy
– Incision of the skull
• Phlebotomy
– Incision of a vein