Medical Terminology
MOA150 Week 4
Lymphocytes
lympho = lymph glands
cytes=
cell
white blood cells that are mediators
of immunity
Keratitis
kerat =
hardness, cornea
-itis=
inflammation
Inflammation of the cornea of the
eye
Bacteriostatic
bacterio = bacteria
-static=
stoppage
Agent that slows or stops the growth
of bacteria
Bactericide
bacteri =
bacteria
-cide=
causing death
Destroying bacteria
Antigen
anti =
without
-gen=
producing, forming
Any substance foreign to the body
that evokes an immune response
Presbyopia
presby =
old age
-opia=
vision
Visual condition starting at late
middle age in which loss of elasticity
of the lens of the eye causes inability
to focus sharply for near vision
Presbycusis
presby =
old age
-cusis=
hearing
Lessening of hearing acuteness
resulting from degenerative changes
that occur with age
Otopyorrhea
oto =
ear
pyo=
pus
-rrhea =
flow, discharge
Flow of pus from the ear
Otorrhagia
oto =
ear
-rrhagia = abnormal or excessive discharge
Bleeding from the ear
Myringitis
myring =
tympanic membrane
-itis =
inflammation
Inflammation of the tympanic
membrane
Myosarcoma
myo =
muscle
sarc =
flesh
-oma =
tumor
Tumor of the connective muscle
tissue
Pathogen
path =
disease, suffering
gen =
producing, forming
A specific causative agent of disease
Splenomegaly
splen =
spleen
megaly = enlargement
Abnormal enlargement of the spleen
Tympanometry
tympano = tympanic membrane (middle ear)
metry =
to measure
Measurement of acoustic energy
absorbed or reflected by the middle
ear through the use of a probe placed
in the ear canal
Cytomegalovirus
cyto =
cell
megalo = large
vir =
virus, poison
us =
thing, singular noun ending
Group of large herpes-type viruses
that cause a variety of diseases
Otomycosis
oto =
ear
myc =
fungus
osis =
disease
Disease of the ear produced by the
growth of fungi in the external
auditory canal
Otosclerosis
oto =
ear
scler =
hard
-osis=
abnormal condition
Growth of spongy bone in the inner
ear that progressively increases
deafness
Ophthalmologist
ophthalm =eye
-ologist=
specialist
Physician who specializes in disease
and disorders of the eyes and vision
Hyperopia
hyper =
overactive
-opia=
vision
Farsightedness
Myopia
my =
muscle
-opia=
vision
Nearsightedness
Lensectomy
lens =
lens
-ectomy= surgical removal
General term to describe surgical
removal of a cataract clouded lens
Immunologist
immun =
immune, protected
-ologist=
specialist
Physician who specializes in the
diseases and disorders of the
immune system
Oncologist
onc =
tumor
-ologist=
specialist
Physician who specializes in
diagnosing and treating malignant
disorders such as tumors and cancer
Antibiotics
anti =
without
bio=
life
tics =
pertaining to
Chemical substance capable of
inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic
microorganisms
Antiviral drug
anti =
without
vir=
virus
al =
characterized by
Drug used to treat viral infections or
to provide temporary immunity
Carcinoma
carcin =
cancerous
oma=
tumor
Malignant tumor that occurs in
epithelial tissue
Sarcoma
sarc =
flesh
oma=
tumor
Malignant tumor that arises form
connective tissue
Lymphoma
lymph =
lymph glands
oma=
tumor
General term applied to malignancies
that develop in the lymphatic system
Scleritis
scler =
hard, scler
-itis=
inflammation
Inflammation of the sclera