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Algesi/o, Alge-, Algo-,
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Algesi/o, Alge-, Algo-, -algia
Pain
Example:
Algesimeter (Algesiometer): An instrument used in measuring the sensitiveness to pain.
Myalgia: Pain in the muscles. |
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Audi/o
Hearing
Example:
Audiology: Science of hearing and diseases of the ears; otology. |
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Dia-
Across, through
Example:
Diapedesis: Passage of blood cells through unruptured vessel wall into the tissues. |
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Esthesi/o, -esthesia
Sensation
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Anesthesia: Loss of sensation. |
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Kines/i
Movement, motion
Example:
Kinesia: Any form of motion sickness. |
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Lith/o, -lith
Stone or calculus
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Lithotomy: Incision of a duct or organ, especially the bladder, for removal of a calculus (stone). |
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Metr/o
Uterus, Measurement
Example:
Endometrium: Inner lining of the uterus.
Hypermetia: Condition in which voluntary movements overreach their goal. |
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Muc/o, Myx/o
Mucus
Example:
Mucoenteritis: Inflammation of the intestinal mucous membrane.
Myxoma: A tumor composed of mucous tissue. |
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Myco-, Mycet-, -myces,
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Myc/o, Mycet-, -myces, -mycin
Fungus
Example:
Mycosis: Any disease induced by a fungus. |
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Myring/o
Eardrum
Example:
Myringoscope: Instrument for examining the eardrum. |
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Osm/o
Smell, Odor, or Osmosis
Example:
Osmometer: 1. Instrument for testing sense of smell. 2. Instrument for measuring osmosis. |
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Ot/o
Ear
Example:
Otitis: Inflammation of the ear. |
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Hemi-
One-half
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Hemisphere: Half of any spherical structure; lateral half of cerebrum or cerebellum. |
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Para-
Beyond, beside, abnormal, involvement of two like parts
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Paravertebral: Along-side or near the vertebral column. |
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Presby-
Old
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Presbyopia: Condition of vision in the aged involving loss of accommodation. |
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Salping/o
Trumpet, auditory tube, uterine or Fallopian tube
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Salpingotomy: Operation of cutting into the uterine tube. |
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Stere/o
Solid, three-dimensionality
Example:
Astereognosis: Inability to ascertain the form or shape of objects by feeling them. |
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Tinnitus
Noises in the ears (ringing, buzzing, roaring, etc.) |
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Tympan/o
Drum or middle ear
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Tympanitis: Inflammation of the middle ear; otitis media. |
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Vertigo
An illusion of movement, either of the external world revolving around the subject, or of the subject revolving (not faintness). |
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-meter
Instrument to measure
Example:
Thermometer: Instrument for measuring temperature. |
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-metry
Measuring
Example:
Craniometry: Measurement of the skull and its topography. |
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-odynia
Pain
Example:
Cardiodynia: Pain in the heart; cardialgia. |
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-osmia
Smell, odor
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Anosmia: Lack of sense of smell. |
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-phasia
Speech
Example:
Aphasia: A weakening or loss of faculty of transmission of ideas by language in any form. |
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-plegia
Paralysis, stroke
Example:
Hemiplegia: Paralysis of one side of the body. |
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-taxia, -taxis, -taxy
Arrangement, order
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Ataxia: Incoordination of muscular action. |
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Acusis, -acusis, -acousis
Hearing
Example:
Hyperacusis: Abnormal acuteness of hearing. |
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Analgesia
an"al-je’ze-ah
Noun form |
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| Loss of sensibility to pain (designating particularly the relief of pain without loss of consciousness). |
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Anesthesia
an"es-the’ze-ah
Noun form |
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| Partial or complete loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness. |
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Aphasia
ah-fa’ze-ah
Noun form |
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| A lack of ability to express ideas by language in any form (speech, writing, or signs) or failure to comprehend spoken or written language due to brain abnormality. |
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Ataxia
ah-tak’se-ah
Noun form |
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| Lack of muscular coordination. |
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Cardioplegic
kar'di—ple’jik
Adjective form |
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| Relating to paralysis of the heart or an elective stopping of heart activity temporarily. |
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Endometriosis
en"do-me”tre-o’sis
Noun form |
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| A condition marked by tissue resembling the lining of the uterus, the endometrium, located in abnormal places in the abdominal cavity. |
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Hemiplegia
hem"e-ple’je-ah
Noun form |
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| Paralysis of one side of the body. |
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Hyperesthesia
hi"per-es-the’ze-ah
Noun form |
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| Excessive sensibility to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli. |
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Isometric
i"so-met’rik
Adjective form |
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| Having equal dimensions. In reference to muscular contractions, a contraction in which tension is developed by shortening does not occur. |
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Kinesthesia
kin"es-the’ze-ah
Noun form |
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| The sense by which muscular motion, weight, and body position are perceived. |
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Myometrium
mi-o-me’tre-um
Noun form |
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| The muscular layer of the wall of the uterus. |
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Otitis
o-ti’tis
Noun form |
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Otomycosis
o"to-mi-ko’sis
Noun form |
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| Fungus infection of the external canal of the ear. |
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Paraplegic
par"ah-plej’ik
Adjective form |
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| Pertaining to paralysis of both legs and, usually, the lower portion of the trunk. |
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Parenteral
pah-ren’ter-al
Adjective form |
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| Injection or introduction into the body by any route other than the alimentary canal. |
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Paresthesia
par"es-the’ze-ah
Noun form |
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| Abnormal sensation without objective cause, such as numbness, tingling, or burning. |
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Presbyacusis
pres'be-a-ku’sis
Noun form |
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| A progressive loss of hearing due to advancing age. |
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Somesthesia, somatoesthesia
so"mes-the’ze-ah
so”mat-es-the’ze-ah
Noun form |
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| Sensibility to bodily sensations, consciousness of the body. |
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Synesthesia
sin"es-the’ze-ah
Noun form |
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| A secondary sensation from a stimulus in addition to the one appropriate for the stimulus, either a subjective sensation or a different character (modality) or different location. |
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Tympanic
tim-pan’ik
Adjective form |
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1. Pertaining to the middle ear cavity; tympanum.
2. Resonant, bell-like. |
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Tympanoplasty
tim'pah-no-plas’te
Noun form |
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| Surgical correction or restoration of the hearing mechanism of the middle ear. |
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Dysmetria
Dis-me’tre-ah
Noun form |
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| The inability to stop a muscular movement at the desired point, or control the range of movement. |
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