Physician Assistant

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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

iasis

abnormal condition

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

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

inframammary

below breast, boundary where breast and chest wall meet

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

endo

in, withing

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

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

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


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