Question |
Answer |
-plasty |
surgical repair |
-pexy |
surgical fixation, suspension |
-rrhea |
flow |
-rrhage |
excessive bleeding |
-rrhexis |
rupture |
-oma |
tumor, swelling |
-itis |
inflammation |
-ptosis |
drooping |
-ectomy |
surgical removal or excision |
-otomy |
surgical incision |
Di/Bi |
two, double |
cry/o |
cold |
-scope |
instrument used for visual examination |
-scopy |
visual examination |
-gram |
record, radio graphic image |
-graphy |
process of recording |
-osis |
abnormal |
-pathy |
disease |
phot/o |
light |
opthalm/o |
eye |
blephar/o |
eyelid |
Iri/o |
iris |
scler/o |
sclera |
-opia |
vision, condition |
kerat/o |
cornea |
opt/o |
vision |
lacrim/o |
tears, tear duct |
cor/o |
pupil |
myring/o |
tympanic membrane ( ear drum) |
ot/o |
ear |
audi/o |
hearing |
-ictal |
seizure, attack |
Tympan/o |
tympanic membrane (ear drum) middle ear |
neur/o |
nerve |
meningi/o |
meninges |
myc/o |
fungus |
cerumin/o |
ear wax |
mastoid/o |
mastoid bone |
cerebr/o |
cerebrum, brain |
auri/o |
ear |
encephal/o |
brain |
larcim/o |
tear, tear duct |
conjunctiv/o |
conjunctiva |
opt/o |
vision |
phak/o |
lens |
retin/o |
retina |
scler/o |
sclera |
-opia |
vision, condition |
IOP |
intra occular pressure |
myc/o |
fungus |
ENT |
ear nose throat |
EENT |
eye ear nose throat |
OM |
otitis media |
esthesi/o |
sensation, sensitivity, feeling |
myel/o |
bone marrow |
quadri/o |
four |
-paresis |
slight paralysis |
hemi- |
half |
mono- |
one |
ADHD |
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
CNS |
Central Nervous System |
PNS |
Peripheral Nervous System |
CSF |
Cerebro Spinal Fluid |
CVA |
cerebrovascular accident |
TIA |
Transient ischemic attack |
EEG |
electroencaohalography |
MRI |
magnetic resonance imaging |
MS |
multiple sclerosis |
OCD |
obsessive compulsive disorder |
PTSD |
post traumatic stress disorder |
-lysis |
loosening, dissolution, seperating |
-sclerosis |
hardening |
-stenosis |
constriction or narrowing |
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