-phonia | voice |
anoxia | lack of oxygen in the tissue |
eucapnia | normal level of carbon dioxide in the tissue |
aphonia | lack of voice |
normocapnia | normal level of co2 in blood |
-ase | enzyme |
-ose | sugar |
amylase | an enzyme that digest sugar |
fructose | fruit sugar |
-cele | hernia / localized dilation |
-clasis , -clasia | breaking |
-odynia | pain |
-rhage, -rhagia | bursting forth , profuse flow |
-rhea | flow, discharge |
-rhexis | rupture |
-schisis | splitting , fissure |
hydrocele | local dilation containing fluid |
osteoclasis | breaking of a bone |
urodynia | pain on urination |
melanoma | tumor of pigmented cell |
hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood |
pyorrhea | discharge of pus |
hepatorrhexis | rupture of the liver |
thoracoschisis | splitting of the chest |
karyoclasis | breaking of a nucleus |
gastrocele | hernia of the stomach |
adenodynia | pain in gland |
lipoma | tumor of fat cells |
amniorrhexis | rupture of the amniotic sac |
retinoschisis | splitting of the retina |
-dilation | expansion |
-ectasia | distension , dilation |
-edema | swelling |
-lysis | separation , destruction , dissolving , loosening |
-malacia | softening |
-necrosis | death of tissue |
-ptosis | drooping |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-spasm | sudden contraction |
-stasis | stoppage , suppression |
-stenosis | narrowing , constriction |
-toxin | poison |
vasodilation | widening of the blood vessel |
gastrectasia | dilation of the stomach |
cephaledema | swelling of the head |
myolysis | dissolving of muscle |
hemolysis | destruction of blood cell |
craniomalacia | softening of the skull |
cardionecrosis | death of heart muscle |
splenoptosis | prolapse of the spleen |
arteriosclerosis | hardening of an artery |
bronchospasm | sudden contraction of the bronchial tube |
menostasis | stoppage of the menstrual flow |
arteriostenosis | narrowing of an artery |
nephrotoxin | substance harmful to the kidney |
arteriospasm | sudden contraction of an artery |
arteriomalacia | softening of an artery |
appendectomy | excision of the appendix |
adenectomy | excision of gland |
cholecystectomy | excision of the gallbladder |
colectomy | excision of the large intestine |
tonsillectomy | excision of tonsils |
otitis | inflammation of ears |
vasculitis | inflammation of blood vessels |
craniotomy | incision into the skull |
cryotherapy | treatment using cold temperature |
chemotherapy | treatment using drugs |
radiotherapy | treatment using radiation |
electrocardiography | a procedure that records heart wave activity |
electroencephalography | a procedure that records brain wave activity |
electromyography | a procedure that records muscle activity |
angiography | a procedure that records blood vessels wave activity |
mammography | a procedure that records breast wave activity |
electrocraniography | a procedure that records skull wave activity |
blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelid |
atherosclerosis | a collection of fatty plaque in arteries |
ischemia | a condition in which blood is held back from an organ |
thoracocentesis | surgical puncture to remove the fluid from the chest |
neoplastic | pertaining to new development or growth of abnormal tissue |
blepharoptosis | drooping of the eyelid |
necrosis | death of cells |
jejunoileostomy | connection of jejunum and the ileum. (2nd and 3rd part of small intestine ) |
phonoscope | A device for recording heart sounds. |
ultrasonography | using ultrasound for organ imaging |
fibroadenoma | a fibrous tumor of gland |
histologist | the study of tissues |
megakaryocyte | a cell with a large nucleus |
adiposuria | urine contains fat |
macrosomia | refers to a large body |
-ase | enzyme |
necrosis | death of tissue |
sepsis | caused by microorganisms |
osteoclasis | a broken bone |
retinoschisis | a split of the retina of the eye |
seborrhea | excessive discharge from the sebaceous glands |
splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
hepatomalacia | softening of the liver |
tracheostenosis | narrowing of the trachea |
synonym for dilation | ectasia |
pleurodesis | binding of pleural membranes |