| A | B |
|---|
| edema | excess fluid in body tissue, causing swelling |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| lithotomy | surgical incision for the removal of a stone |
| phalanx | is one bone of the fingers or toes |
| phalanges | more than one bone of the fingers or toes |
| prefixes | usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status |
| combining forms | that usually, but not always, indicate the involved body part |
| suffixes | usually, but not always, indicate the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease |
| myelopathy | pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord |
| myopathy | which is any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue |
| root words | also used as combining words |
| natal | pertaining to birth |
| pericardiectomy | the surgical removal of a portion of the pericardium |
| neuritis | is and inflammation of a nerve or nerves. |
| neuroplasty | surgical repair of a nerve |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| tonsillectomy | surgical removal of the tonsils |
| gastralgia | means pain in the stomach |
| gastrodynia | measn pain in the stomach |
| gastritis | means inflammation of the stomach |
| arteriomalacia | abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries |
| arteriosclerosis | abnormal harding of the walls of an artery or arteries |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| arterionecrosis | means the necrosis {tissue death} of an artery or arteries |
| gastrosis | disease of the stomach |
| arteriostenosis | abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries |
| periosteum | tissue covering of bones |
| abdominocentesis | surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of the appendix |
| neonatology | study of disorders of the newborn |
| myorrhexis | rupture of a muscle |
| myorrhapy | suture of a muscle wound |
| myoplasty | surgical repair of a muscle |
| colotomy | surgical incision into the colon |
| colostomy | surgical creating an opening betwee the colon and the body surface |
| infection | invasion of the body by pathogenic organism |
| inflammation | localized response to injury or destruction of tissues |
| laceration | torn, ragged, wound |
| lesion | pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury |
| mucous | describes the mucous membranes that line the body cavities |
| mucus | name of the substance secreted by the mucous membranes |
| palpation | examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts |
| palpitation | is pounding or racing heart |
| prostate | a gland in the male that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra |
| supination | act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward. Also means act of assuming the supine position |
| suppuration | is the formation or discharge of pus |
| suturing | act of closing a wound or incision by stitching or a similar means. |
| ligation | act of binding or tying off blood vessels or ducts |
| trauma | wound or injury |
| viral | pertaining to a virus |
| virile | possessing masculine traits |
