Physician Assistant
diplo
2
bilateral
2 things on lateral side
obstetrician
specialist in delivering babies
emia
condition of the blood
osteoclasis
correct deformity in the bone by breaking it
rhinoplasty
cosmetic repair of nose
tripsy
crushing
lithotripsy
crushing stone
hematologist
physician who specializes in blood and blood forming tissue (bone marrow)
toxic
posion
gen
producing/origin
ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
arthrocentesis
puncture joint with needle
paracentesis
puncture to remove fluid in peritoneal cavity
centesis
puncture with needle
anastomosis
put colon back
gram
record/writing
erythro
red blood cell
appendectomy
removal of appendix
circumcision
remove foreskin around distal genitalia
septoplasty
repair septum
rrhexis
rupture
homo
same
septo
septum
cutane
skin
derm
skin
melanoma
skin tumor
brady
slow
bradycardia
slow heartbeat
micro
small
lateroventricle
small cavity in brain
ventricle
small cavity in heart
microcytes
small cells
venule
small vein; continuous with cappilary
arteriole
smallest artery- narrows to capillary
malacia
softening
logy
study of
cardiology
study of the heart
clasis
surgical fracture
plasty
surgical repair
rrhaphy
suture
myorrhaphy
suture of muscle
phagia
swallowing
edema
swelling
lymphedema
swelling by blockage of lymph tissue
peripheraledemia
swelling of legs
uninuclear
1 nucleus
osis
abnormal condition
sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
spermatocele
abnormal sac that develops an abnormal collection of seminal fluid in the upper testicl
diuresis
abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine
supraumbilical
above belly button (umbilicus)
epi
above, upon
transthoracic
across/thru thoracic cavity or chest wall
metry
act of measuring
postnatal
after baby
postoperative
after surgery
post
after, behind
anti/contra
against
antibacterial
against bacteria
pan
all
circum
around
peri
around
perinatal
around time of baby
perioperative
around time of surgery
arteriostenosis
artery narrowing
retro
backward, behind
mal
bad
malnutrition
bad nutrition
dys
bad, painful, difficult
pre
before
prenatal
before baby
preoperative
before surgery
pro
before, in front of
post auricular
behind ear
post nasal
behind nose
retrosternal
behind sternum
inframammary
below breast, boundary where breast and chest wall meet
cardiac
pertaining to heart
pulmonary
pertaining to lungs
muscular
pertaining to muscle
neural
pertaining to nerves
penile
pertaining to penis
cutaneous
pertaining to skin
acoustic
pertaining to sound or hearing
surgical
pertaining to surgery
thoracic
pertaining to thorax
gastroentroologist
physician of stomach and intestine
litho
stone/calculus (kidney, ureter, gallbladder)
nephrotoxic
toxic to kidney
hepatotoxic
toxic to the liver
oma
tumor
neuroma
tumor of the nerve
bi
two
infrahepatic
under liver
sublingual
under tongue
infra
under, below
sub
under, below
hypo
under, below, deficient
syn
union, together, joined
super/supra
upper, above
osteotome
used to cut bone
hyster
uterus
angio
vessel
emesis
vomiting
hematemesis
vomiting blood
a
without
hypodermic
below skin
paranasal
beside nose
inter
between
cholangi
bile vessel
chole
bile, gull
hemoncologist
blood cancer doctor
thrombo
blood clot
osteo
bone
osteoarthritis
bone and joint inflammation
encephalomeningitis
brain and meninges inflammation
bronco
bronchus
rrhage
bursting forth
rrhagia
bursting forth
carcinoma
cancerous tumor
chondro
cartilage
carcinogen
causing cancer
dysplasia
cells, tissues, organ growth
sydactyl
condition of having some or all of the fingers/toes wholly or partly united either naturally (web footed animals) or as malformation
lysis
destructiono
contraceptive
device or drug to prevent pregnancy
hetero
different
heterosexual
different sexes
dystocia
difficult childbirth
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
bronchiectasis
dilation of branches off airways if having trouble breathing
ectasis
dilation/expansion
rrhea
discharge, flow
pathy
disease
peridontal disease
disease around tooth
diplopia
double vision
auricular
ear
ot
ear
electrocardiogram
electrical recording of the heart
mastopexy
elevate breasts
hyper
excessive
ectomy
excision/removal
blepharo
eyelid
pseudo
false
pseydocyesis
false pregnancy
phobia
fear
desis
fixation of
arthrodesis
fixation of a joint
pexy
fixation of an ogan
plasm
formation, growth
plasia
formation/growth
stomy
forming an opening
homograft (allograft)
from same species
ab
from, away from
eu
good, normal
hepatocele
hernia of the liver
cele
hernia/swelling
aphasia
inability to speak
tomy
incision
traceotomy
incision thru trachea
hyperthyroidism
increased secretion by thyroid gland
pneumonia
infectious fluid in lungs
itis
inflammation
arthritis
inflammation of the joints
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
gastritis
inflammation of the stomach
intra
inside
meter
instrument for measuring
scope
instrument used for visualizing
tome
instrument used to cut
intramuscular
into muscle
intraderal
into skin
spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
megaly
irregular enlargement
nephro
kidney
macro
large
macrocytes
large cells
pittededemia
leaves imprint in swelling
hepato
liver
anemia
low red blood cells
mulitnodular
many nodes
multi and poly
many, much
podiatry
medicine/treatment of foot
men
menses, menstrution
multigravida
more than 1 pregnancies
abduction
move away from body
adduction
move toward body
intercostal muscles
muscles between ribs, helps with chest expansion when breathing
nephrolith
stone in the kidney
trophy
nourishment, development
endocrine
of or relating to glands that secrete products into blood
hemi
one half
extracranial
outside cranial cavity
ecto/exo/extra
outside, outward
algia
pain
dynia
pain
odynophagia
painful swallowing
dysuria
painful urination
plegia
paralysis
hemiplagia
paralysis of 1 side of the body
partial colectomy
partial removal of colon
posterior
pertaining to back
mono/uni
1
esophogeal
pertaining to esophageous
iasis
abnormal condition
osteopenia
decrease in bone density
penia
decrease/definiciency
pancytopenia
deficiencies in all blood cell components (red, white, platelets)
hypothyroidism
deficient thyroid hormone
thrombolysis
destruction of blood clot
colostomy
hole in abdomen and pull colon through to form stoma to allow to heal
immuno
immune
pre auricular
in front of ear
precordial
in front of heart
endo
in, withing
stenosis
narrowing/stricture
para
near, beside, beyond
neuralgia
nerve pain
neo
new
euthyroid
normal functioning thyroid
rhino
nose
phasia
speech
spialstenosis
spine narrowing
gastro
stomach
gastroenteritis
stomach and intestine inflammation
gastrodynia
stomach pain
cholelithiasis
stone in gallbladder
thorac
thoracic
dia/trans
through, across
epidermis
top layer of skin
ad
toward
