Building Medical Terms 1
the process of cutting the skin
dermatotomy
a bursting or flow of blood
hemorrhage
cardiography
the process of producing a record of heart activity
pericardial
pertaining to around the heart
removal of the stomach and small intestine
gastroenterectomy
surgical crushing of a stone
lithotripsy
softening of the bone
osteomalacia
hypodermic
pertaining to below the skin
microscopy
the process of viewing something small
word meaning before surgery
presurgical
pertaining to within the stomach
intragastric
poisonous to the spleen
splenotoxic
transosteal
pertaining to across the bone
myopathy
disease of the muscle
inflammation of the bone and joints
osteoarthritis
surgical puncture of the amnion
amniocentesis
decrease in cartilage
chondropenia
neuroma
tumor of the brain
hepatometer
instrument for measuring the liver
instrument for viewing the ear
otoscope
surgical removal of the large intestine
colectomy
the abnormal condition of having a kidney stone
nephrolithiasis
anemia
not enough blood / not enough red blood cells delivering oxygen
pertaining to the period of time after birth
pertaining to the nerves
neural