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