Meda 110 chapter 3

Head

Pain

Pain in the head.

Pain in the head.

Condition of. I.e. enuresis is a condition of incontenence.

condition. I.e. paraplegia condition of paralysis of the lower half of the body.

Condition of excessive body hair in a male distribution pattern.

Condition.

Practitioner.

Small or little. I.e. arteiole smallest branch of the arteries.

Condition. I.e. cyanosis is a condition of blueness.

Process of. I.e. relaxtion is the procces of reducing tension.

Small or little. I.e. macula is a small pigmented spot that appears separate from the surrounding tissue.

"Small one". I.e. venule is the smallest vein in the body.

Binding or surgical fusion. I.e. arthrodesis is a fixation of a joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surfaces.

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The growth of the individual cells.

A surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest.

Pertaining to the front or belly side. Ventr/o

Pain in the stomach.

A suffix makes a word either a noun or an adjective.

Inflammation of the stomach.

Pertaining to the stomach.

Creating a new opening into the stomach.

A noun ending. I.e. cyanoderma: skin with a bluish discoloration.

Something that... I.e. hemolysate: something that results from hemolysis.

Blood condition.

One who. i.e. radiographer is one who takes and processes X-rays.

Condition of. i.e. enuresis is a condition of bed-wetting.

Condition. I.e. paraplegia is a condition of paralysis of the lower half of the body.

Medical treatment, or medical profession. I.e. podiatry is the treatment of diseases of the foot.

Action, or process. I.e. conduction is the process in which heat is transferred from one substance to another.

Condition. I.e. hirsutism is the condition of excessive body hair in a male distribution pattern.

Practitioner. I.e. pharmacist is a practitioner who prepares/dispenses drugs/medications.

A suffix that identifies singular nouns. I.e. duodenum is the first part of the small intestines.

A suffix that identifies singular nouns. I.e. coccus is a singular bacterium.

Condition or process. I.e. myopathy is an abnormal condition of the muscle.

When a singular form of a word ends in -a, change the a to ae. I.e. plura: plurae

• When the singular form of a word ends in -ax, change it to aces.
• I.e. thorax: thoraces

• Singular form of a word ends in -is, change it to es.
• I.e. crisis: crises

• When the singular form of a word ends in -ix, -ex, or -yx, change it to ices.
• I.e. appendix: appendices, apex: apices

• When the singular form of a word ends in -on, change it to a.
• I.e. ganglion: ganglia

• When the singular form of a word ends in -um change it to a.
• I.e. bacterium: bacteria

• The singular form ends in -us change it to i.
• I.e. thrombus: thrombi

• When the singular form of a word ends in -ma, change it to mata.
• I.e. fibroma: fibromata

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• -al
• -ar
• -ary
• -eal
• -ic
• -ical
• -ile
• -oid (resembling)
• -ory
• -ous
• -tic

Crushing or breaking up. I.e. osteoclasis is an intentional surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity.

Binding or surgical fusion. I.e. arthrodesis is a fixation of a joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surfaces.

To make, to treat or combine with. I.e. to anesthetize is to induce a state of anesthesia.

An instrumentused to measure. I.e. pelvimeter is an instrument used to measure the diameter of the pelvis.

Process of viewing. I.e. biopsy is the removal of living tissue.

Surgical fixation. I.e. colpopexy is a surgical fixation of a relaxed vaginal wall.

Surgical repair.

Suturing. I.e. Nephrorrhaphy is the operation of suturing the kidney.

An instrument used to view.

• The surgical creation of a new opening.
• i.e. colostomy is the creation of a new opening between the colon and surface of the body.

Incision into. I.e. phlebotomy is an incision into a vein.

• Intentional crushing.
• I.e. lithrotripsy is the crushing of a stone in the bladder.

Embryonic stage of development.

Swelling or herniation. I.e. cystocele is the herniation of the urniary bladder through the vaginal wall.

to kill or destroy.

Cell

Stretching or dilation.

That which generates. I.e. that which generates sugar.

Generating or formation. i.e. lithogenesis is the formation of stones.

Pertaining to the formation or generation. I.e. lithogenic pertains to the formation of stones.

Condition. I.e. paraplegia

Presence of an abnormal condition.

Destruction. I.e. keratolytic is an agent used to destroy hardened skin.

Seizure or attack. I.e. narcolpesy is a sudden attack of sleep.

Tumor. I.e. lipoma is a fatty tumor.

Visual condition. I.e. myopia is a condition of nearsightedness. hemanopsia is a blindness in one half of the visual field.

Drooping or prolapse. I.e. colpoptosis is the prolapse of the vagina.

Excessive flow or discharge. I.e. gastrorrhagia is the bursting forth of blood from the stomach.

Rupture. I.e. arteriorrhexis is the rupture of an artery.

Stopping or controlling. I.e. hemostasis is stopping or controlling the flow of blood.