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Med Terms
Combined Terms
General/Common Medical Terms
100
means muscle
What is myo-?
100
means enlargement
What is -megaly?
100
a groove or crack-like sore of the skin
What is a fissure?
100

Medical term for vessel

What is angi/o, vas/o, or vascul/o?

100

surgical repair of a nerve


What is neuroplasty?

200
means between or among
What is inter-?
200
means picture or record
What is -gram?
200
study of the ears, nose, and throat
What is otorhinolaryngology?
200

Medical term for small intestine

What is enter/o?

200
a set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
What is a syndrome?
300
means above or excessive
What is super-, supra-?
300
means surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
What is -centesis?
300
medical screening of patient to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment such as treating the heart attack victim before the person with a sore throat
What is triage?
300

Medical Term for blood


What is hem/o or hemat/o?

300
an invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
What is an infection?
400
means toward or in the direction of
What is ad-?
400
means abnormal hardening
What is -sclerosis?
400
a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound
What is a laceration?
400

Medical Term for esophagus


What is esophag/o?

400
study of all aspects of diseases
What is pathology?
500
means surrounding
What is peri-?
500
means surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
What is -ostomy?
500
a pounding or racing heart or feeling like your heart is skipping beats
What are palpitations?
500

Medical Term for stomach


What is gastr/o?

500
the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
What is supination?