Medical Terminology

1. Medical Terminology MOA150 Week 4

2. lympho = cytes= lymph glands cell Lymphocytes white blood cells that are mediators of immunity

3. kerat = -itis= hardness, cornea inflammation Keratitis Inflammation of the cornea of the eye

4. bacterio = -static= bacteria stoppage Bacteriostatic Agent that slows or stops the growth of bacteria

5. bacteri = -cide= bacteria causing death Bactericide Destroying bacteria

6. anti = -gen= without producing, forming Antigen Any substance foreign to the body that evokes an immune response

7. presby = -opia= old age vision Presbyopia Visual condition starting at late middle age in which loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye causes inability to focus sharply for near vision

8. presby = -cusis= old age hearing Presbycusis Lessening of hearing acuteness resulting from degenerative changes that occur with age

9. oto = pyo= -rrhea = ear pus flow, discharge Otopyorrhea Flow of pus from the ear

10. oto = -rrhagia = ear abnormal or excessive discharge Otorrhagia Bleeding from the ear

11. myring = -itis = tympanic membrane inflammation Myringitis Inflammation of the tympanic membrane

12. myo = sarc = -oma = muscle flesh tumor Myosarcoma Tumor of the connective muscle tissue

13. path = gen = disease, suffering producing, forming Pathogen A specific causative agent of disease

14. splen = megaly = spleen enlargement Splenomegaly Abnormal enlargement of the spleen

15. tympano = metry = tympanic membrane (middle ear) to measure Tympanometry Measurement of acoustic energy absorbed or reflected by the middle ear through the use of a probe placed in the ear canal

16. cyto = megalo = vir = us = cell large virus, poison thing, singular noun ending Cytomegalovirus Group of large herpes-type viruses that cause a variety of diseases

17. oto = myc = osis = ear fungus disease Otomycosis Disease of the ear produced by the growth of fungi in the external auditory canal

18. oto = scler = -osis= ear hard abnormal condition Otosclerosis Growth of spongy bone in the inner ear that progressively increases deafness

19. ophthalm = -ologist= eye specialist Ophthalmologist Physician who specializes in disease and disorders of the eyes and vision

20. hyper = -opia= overactive vision Hyperopia Farsightedness

21. my = -opia= muscle vision Myopia Nearsightedness

22. lens = -ectomy= lens surgical removal Lensectomy General term to describe surgical removal of a cataract clouded lens

23. immun = -ologist= immune, protected specialist Immunologist Physician who specializes in the diseases and disorders of the immune system

24. onc = -ologist= tumor specialist Oncologist Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating malignant disorders such as tumors and cancer

25. anti = bio= tics = without life pertaining to Antibiotics Chemical substance capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic microorganisms

26. anti = vir= al = without virus characterized by Antiviral drug Drug used to treat viral infections or to provide temporary immunity

27. carcin = oma= cancerous tumor Carcinoma Malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue

28. sarc = oma= flesh tumor Sarcoma Malignant tumor that arises form connective tissue

29. lymph = oma= lymph glands tumor Lymphoma General term applied to malignancies that develop in the lymphatic system

30. scler = -itis= hard, scler inflammation Scleritis Inflammation of the sclera