MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IDENTIFICATION

mammoplasty

mammo= breast plasty= surgical repair.

cyanosis

CYAN= blue OSIS= condition of

hyperemesis

HYPER= excessive EMESIS= vomiting

pericarditis

PERI= around CARDI=heart ITIS= inflamation

circumoral cyanosis

a bluish discoloration around the mouth circum= around oral= mouth cyan= blue osis= condition.

cardi/ologist

cardio= heart ology= study of

hepatomegaly

enlargement of the liver HEPATO= liver MEGALY= enlargment

erythrocytopenia

erythro= red cyto= cell penia= deficiency.

lipoma

fatty tumor LIPO= fat OMA= tumor

hypodermic

hypo=deficiency dermi=skin ic= pertaining to.

hysterectomy

hystero= utero ectomy= surgical opening

Pharingitis

inflammation of the pharynx pharing= pharynx or throat itis= inflamation.

intercostal

inter= between costal ribs

oophorectomy

oopho= ovary ectomy surgicalopening

otosclerosis

oto= ear sclerosis= hardening

dysuria

painful urination DYS= pain, dificult URIA= urine

rhinorrhea

rhin= nose orrhea= flow

osteomalacia

softening of the bone osteo= bone malascia= softening

tracheostomy

trach= trachea ostomi= surgical opening

hydrocephalic

water in the head HYDRO=water CEPHALIC= brain