| adenectomy |
surgical removal of a gland |
| adenitis |
inflammation of a gland |
| adenoma |
tumor derived from a gland |
| adenomegaly |
enlargement of a gland |
| adenopathy |
disease of a gland |
| adenosis |
abnormal change in a gland |
| amastia |
condition of no breast tissue |
| amyotrophic |
condition of no muscle nourishment |
| angiocarditis |
inflammation of the blood vessels and heart |
| angiogram |
record of the blood vessels |
| angiography |
visualizing [or recording from] the blood vessels |
| angiolith |
stone in the blood vessels |
| angioma |
tumor derived from blood vessels |
| angioplasty |
surgical alteration of a blood vessel |
| angiopoiesis |
creation of blood vessels |
| angiorrhaphy |
surgical repair of blood vessels |
| angiosclerosis |
abnormal hardening of blood vessels |
| angioscope |
device for visualizing blood vessels |
| anorchidism |
condition of no testicles |
| antiarthritic |
drug that opposes arthritis |
| anuria |
condition of no urine |
| arteriosclerosis |
abnormal hardening of arteries |
| arthralgia |
pain in the joints |
| arthrectomy |
surgical removal of a joint |
| arthritis |
inflammation of a joint |
| arthrocele |
herniation in a joint |
| arthrocentesis |
puncture of a joint |
| arthrodesis |
binding together of a joint |
| arthrodynia |
pain in the joints |
| arthrogram |
record of a joint |
| arthrography |
visualizing [or recording from] a joint |
| arthrolysis |
breakdown of a joint |
| arthropathy |
disease of a joint |
| arthroscopic |
pertaining to a procedure for visualizing a joint |
| arthroscopy |
procedure for visualizing a joint |
| arthrotomy |
cutting into a joint |
| asplenia |
condition of no spleen |
| bradycardia |
condition of slow heartbeat |
| cardia |
upper opening of the stomach, which resembles a heart |
| cardiac |
pertaining to the heart |
| cardiogram |
record of the heart |
| cardiologist |
person who studies the heart |
| cardiology |
study of the heart |
| cardiomegaly |
enlargement of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy |
disease of the heart muscle |
| cardiomyotomy |
cutting into the heart muscle |
| cardiovascular |
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
| carditis |
inflammation of the heart |
| cholangiogastrostomy |
making an opening between the gallbladder and stomach |
| cholangiogram |
record of the gall bladder |
| cholangiography |
visualizing [or recording from] the gall bladder |
| cholangioma |
tumor derived from the gall bladder |
| cholangitis |
inflammation of the bile vessels |
| cholecystalgia |
pain in the gall bladder |
| cholecystectomy |
surgical removal of the gall bladder |
| cholecystitis |
inflammation of the gall bladder |
| cholecystogram |
record of the gall bladder |
| cholelith |
stone in the gall bladder |
| cholelithiasis |
an abnormal stone in the bile |
| cholelithotomy |
cutting out a stone from the gall bladder |
| cystalgia |
pain in the urinary bladder |
| cystectomy |
surgical removal of the urinary bladder |
| cystic |
pertaining to the urinary bladder or pertaining to fluid-filled sacs |
| cystitis |
inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| cystocele |
hernation of the urinary bladder |
| cystodynia |
pain in the urinary bladder |
| cystogram |
record of the urinary bladder |
| cystography |
visualizing [or recording from] the urinary bladder |
| cystolith |
stone in the urinary bladder |
| cystolithectomy |
surgical removal of a stone in the urinary bladder |
| cystoma |
tumor derived from the urinary bladder |
| cystoptosis |
drooping of the urinary bladder |
| cystorrhexis |
bursting of the urinary bladder |
| cystoscopy |
procedure for visualizing the urinary bladder |
| cystospasm |
involuntary contraction of the urinary bladder |
| cystostomy |
making an opening in the urinary bladder |
| cystotomy |
cutting into the urinary bladder |
| cystoureteritis |
inflammation of the urinary bladder and the tubes leading from the kidney to the urinary bladder |
| cystourethrocele |
herniation of the urinary bladder and the tube leading out of it |
| cystourethrogram |
record of the urinary bladder and the tube leading out of it |
| dermatalgia |
pain in the skin |
| dermatitis |
inflammation of the skin |
| dermatodynia |
pain in the skin |
| dermatology |
study of the skin |
| dermatolysis |
breakdown of the skin |
| dermatoscope |
device for visualizing the skin |
| dermatoscopy |
procedure for visualizing the skin |
| dermatosis |
abnormal change in the skin |
| dermis |
a layer of the skin |
| dermoid |
resembling the skin |
| dermopathy |
disease of the skin |
| dermoscopy |
procedure for visualizing the skin |
| diuresis |
separation of urine from the body |
| diuretic |
drug promoting the separation of urine from the body |
| dysuria |
condition of abnormal or painful urination |
| endocarditis |
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart |
| endocardium |
the inner lining of the heart |
| endomysium |
an inner lining surrounding muscle |
| endoneurium |
an inner lining surrounding nerve |
| epicardium |
an outside layer of the heart |
| epidermal |
pertaining to an outside layer of the skin |
| epidermis |
an outside layer of the skin |
| epigastric |
the upper surface of the stomach |
| epimysium |
an outside layer of muscle |
| epineurium |
an outside layer of nerve |
| gastralgia |
pain in the stomach |
| gastrectomy |
surgical removal of the stomach |
| gastric |
pertaining to the stomach |
| gastritis |
inflammation of the stomach |
| gastrodynia |
pain in the stomach |
| gastromalacia |
softening of the stomach |
| gastropexy |
surgical fixation of the stomach |
| gastroplasty |
surgical alteration of the stomach |
| gastroscope |
device for visualizing the stomach |
| glycemia |
condition of sugar in the blood |
| glycemic |
pertaining to sugar in the blood |
| glycolysis |
breakdown of sugar |
| glycopenia |
condition of low sugar |
| glycosuria |
condition of sugar in the urine |
| hemarthrosis |
condition of blood in a joint |
| hematology |
study of the blood |
| hematoma |
blood collecting in a closed space (literally, "tumor derived from blood") |
| hematopoiesis |
creation of the blood |
| hematuria |
condition of blood in the urine |
| heminephrectomy |
surgical removal of half of the kidneys (i.e. one kidney) |
| heminephroureterectomy |
surgical removal of one kidney and the tube leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| hemolysis |
breakdown of blood cells |
| hemorrhage |
abnormal flow of blood |
| hemorrhagic |
pertaining to abnormal flow of blood |
| hyperglycemia |
condition of high sugar in the blood |
| hypermastia |
condition of enlarged breasts |
| hypernephroma |
enlarged tumor derived from kidney tissue |
| hypersplenism |
condition of enlarged spleen |
| hyperthyroidism |
condition of enlarged or overactive thyroid |
| hypodermic |
pertaining to a layer beneath the skin |
| hypodermis |
a layer beneath the skin |
| hypoglycemia |
a condition of low sugar in the blood |
| hypoglycemic |
pertaining to a condition of low sugar in the blood |
| hypomastia |
condition of small breasts |
| hypothyroidism |
condition of low thyroid function |
| intradermal |
pertaining to a layer within the skin |
| lithectomy |
surgical removal of a stone |
| lithiasis |
an abnormal stone |
| lithocystotomy |
cutting into the bladder to remove a stone |
| lithonephritis |
inflammation of the kidney due to a stone |
| lithonephrotomy |
cutting into the kidney to remove a stone |
| macrocytosis |
abnormal change in cells [of the blood] |
| macromastia |
condition of enlarged breasts |
| macrotia |
condition of enlarged ears |
| mastalgia |
pain in the breasts |
| mastectomy |
surgical removal of the breasts |
| mastitis |
inflammation of the breasts |
| mastoidalgia |
pain in a structure resembling the breasts [the mastoid process of the temporal bone] |
| mastoidectomy |
surgical removal of a structure resembling the breasts [the mastoid process of the temporal bone] |
| mastoiditis |
inflammation of a structure resembling the breasts [the mastoid process of the temporal bone] |
| mastoidocentesis |
puncture of a structure resembling the breasts [the mastoid process of the temporal bone] |
| mastopexy |
surgical fixation of the breasts |
| mesonephric |
pertaining to a structure in the middle of the kidney |
| microcytosis |
abnormal change resulting in small cells [in the blood] |
| micromastia |
condition of small breasts |
| microtia |
condition of small ears |
| myocardial |
pertaining to the muscle layer of the heart |
| myocarditis |
inflammation of the muscle layer of the heart |
| myocardium |
the muscle layer of the heart |
| myocele |
herniation in a muscle |
| myodesis |
binding together of a muscle |
| myodynia |
pain in a muscle |
| myography |
[visualizing or] recording from the muscles |
| myolysis |
breakdown of the muscles |
| myoma |
tumor derived from muscle |
| myomalacia |
softening of the muscles |
| myomectomy |
surgical removal of a tumor derived from [uterine] muscles |
| myometritis |
inflammation of the muscle layer of the uterus |
| myometrium |
the muscle layer of the uterus |
| myopathy |
disease of the muscles |
| myoplasty |
surgical alteration of the muscles |
| myorrhaphy |
surgical repair of the muscles |
| myosclerosis |
abnormal hardening of the muscles |
| myositis |
inflammation of the muscles |
| myospasm |
involuntary contraction of a muscle |
| myotomy |
cutting into a muscle |
| nephralgia |
pain in the kidney |
| nephrectomy |
surgical removal of the kidney |
| nephrocele |
herniation of the kidney |
| nephrogram |
record of the kidney |
| nephrography |
visualization of [or recording from] the kidney |
| nephrohypertrophy |
enlargement of the kidney |
| nephrolithiasis |
an abnormal stone in the kidney |
| nephrolithotomy |
cutting into the kidney to remove a stone |
| nephrologist |
person who studies the kidney |
| nephrology |
study of the kidney |
| nephroma |
tumor derived from the kidney |
| nephromalacia |
softening of the kidney |
| nephromegaly |
enlargement of the kidney |
| nephron |
anatomical unit of the kidney |
| nephropathy |
disease of the kidney |
| nephropexy |
surgical fixation of the kidney |
| nephroptosis |
drooping of the kidney |
| nephrorrhaphy |
surgical repair of the kidney |
| nephrosclerosis |
abnormal hardening of the kidney |
| nephroscopy |
procedure for visualizing the kidney |
| nephrosis |
abnormal change in the kidney |
| nephrosonography |
visualizing the kidney using sound waves |
| nephrosplenopexy |
surgical fixation of the kidney and spleen |
| nephrostomy |
making an opening in the kidney |
| nephrotomy |
cutting into the kidney |
| nephroureterectomy |
surgical removal of the kidney and ureters [tubes leading from the kidney to bladder] |
| neuralgia |
pain in the nervous system |
| neurectomy |
surgical removal of a nerve |
| neuritis |
inflammation in a nerve |
| neuroarthropathy |
disease of the nerves leading to destruction of a joint |
| neurodynia |
pain in the nervous system |
| neuroglycopenia |
condition of low sugar in the nervous system |
| neurologist |
person who studies the nervous system |
| neurology |
study of the nervous system |
| neurolysis |
breakdown of nervous system tissue |
| neuroma |
tumor derived from the nervous system |
| neuron |
anatomical unit of the nervous system |
| neuropathy |
disease of the nervous system |
| neuroplasty |
surgical alteration of a nerve |
| neurorrhaphy |
surgical repair of a nerve |
| neurosclerosis |
abnormal hardening of the nerves |
| neurosis |
abnormal change in the nervous system |
| neurotomy |
cutting into a nerve |
| oligocythemia |
a handful of cells in the blood [i.e. abnormally low numbers of red blood cells] |
| oliguria |
a handful of urine is produced [i.e. abnormally low amount of urine] |
| orchidalgia |
pain in the testicles |
| orchidectomy |
surgical removal of a testicle |
| orchiditis |
inflammation of the testicles |
| orchidopexy |
surgical fixation of the testicles |
| orchidotomy |
cutting into the testicles |
| orchiectomy |
surgical removal of a testicle |
| orchiodynia |
pain in the testicles |
| orchiopathy |
disease of the testicles |
| orchiopexy |
surgical fixation of the testicles |
| orchioplasty |
surgical alteration of the testicles |
| orchitis |
inflammation of the testicles |
| ostalgia |
pain in a bone |
| ostectomy |
surgical removal of a bone |
| osteitis |
inflammation in a bone |
| osteoarthritis |
inflammation in the bone and joints |
| osteodynia |
pain in a bone |
| osteolysis |
breakdown of a bone |
| osteomalacia |
softening of the bones |
| osteopathy |
disease of the bones |
| osteopenia |
condition of low bone density |
| osteoplasty |
surgical alteration of a bone |
| osteosclerosis |
abnormal hardening of the bones |
| osteotomy |
cutting into a bone |
| otalgia |
pain in the ear |
| otitis |
inflammation of the [inside structures of the] ear |
| otodynia |
pain in the ear |
| otolith |
stone in the ear [these are normal microscopic structures and are needed for hearing] |
| otoneurologist |
person who studies the ear and nervous system |
| otoplasty |
surgical alteration of the ear |
| otorrhea |
abnormal flow from the ear |
| otosclerosis |
abnormal hardening of the [bones of the middle] ear |
| otoscope |
device for visualizing the [inside structures of the] ear |
| otosteal |
pertaining to the bones of the [middle] ear |
| pancytopenia |
condition of low blood cells of all types [i.e. abnormally low numbers of red and white blood cells] |
| paramesonephric |
pertaining to structures near the middle of the kidney |
| paraurethral |
pertaining to structures near the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| pericardial |
pertaining to the membrane surrounding the heart |
| pericardiocentesis |
puncture of the membrane surrounding the heart |
| pericardiotomy |
cutting into the membrane surrounding the heart |
| pericarditis |
inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart |
| pericardium |
the membrane surrounding the heart |
| perimysium |
a membrane surrounding muscle |
| perineurium |
a membrane surrounding nerve |
| periosteum |
a membrane surrounding bone |
| polyadenopathy |
disease of many glands [lymph nodes] |
| polycystic |
pertaining to many fluid-filled sacs |
| polycythemia |
too many cells in the blood [i.e. abnormally high numbers of red blood cells] |
| polymyositis |
inflammation of many muscles |
| polyneuritis |
inflammation of many nerves |
| polyneuropathy |
disease of many nerves |
| polyuria |
condition of too much urine |
| sclera |
hardened organ [i.e., the white of the eye] |
| scleritis |
inflammation of the white of the eye |
| sclerodermatitis |
inflammation of the skin with hardening |
| scleromalacia |
softening of the white of the eye |
| sclerotomy |
cutting into the white of the eye |
| splenalgia |
pain in the spleen |
| splenectomy |
surgical removal of the spleen |
| splenitis |
inflammation of the spleen |
| splenodynia |
pain in the spleen |
| splenolysis |
breakdown of the spleen |
| splenomalacia |
softening of the spleen |
| splenomegaly |
enlargement of the spleen |
| splenopathy |
disease of the spleen |
| splenorrhexis |
bursting of the spleen |
| tachycardia |
condition of fast heart rate |
| tenalgia |
pain in a tendon |
| tendinitis |
inflammation of a tendon [alternative spelling of tendonitis] |
| tendodesis |
binding together of a tendon |
| tendolysis |
breakdown of a tendon |
| tendon |
anatomical unit of connective tissue |
| tendonectomy |
surgical removal of a tendon |
| tendonitis |
inflammation of a tendon |
| tendoplasty |
surgical alteration of a tendon |
| tenodesis |
binding together of a tendon |
| tenodynia |
pain in a tendon |
| tenolysis |
breakdown of a tendon |
| tenoplasty |
surgical alteration of a tendon |
| tenorrhaphy |
surgical repair of a tendon |
| tenotomy |
cutting into a tendon |
| thyrocele |
herniation in the thyroid [i.e. swelling of the thyroid gland] |
| thyroid |
resembling a shield [a gland in the neck that resembles a shield] |
| thyroidectomy |
surgical removal of the thyroid gland |
| thyroiditis |
inflammation of the thyroid gland |
| thyroidotomy |
cutting into the thyroid gland |
| thyromegaly |
enlargement of the thyroid gland |
| transdermal |
through the skin |
| transurethral |
through the urethra [a surgical approach] |
| uremia |
condition of urine in the blood [i.e. urea and other chemicals which should be in the urine] |
| ureteralgia |
pain in the tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| ureterectomy |
surgical removal of the tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| ureteritis |
inflammation of the tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| ureterocele |
herniation [ballooning] of the tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| ureterolithiasis |
condition of having a stone in the tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| ureteronephrectomy |
surgical removal of the kidney and the tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| ureteroplasty |
surgical alteration of the tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| ureterorrhaphy |
surgical repair of the tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| ureteroscopy |
procedure for visualizing the tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder |
| urethra |
the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethrectomy |
surgical removal of the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethreoplasty |
surgical alteration of the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethritis |
inflammation of the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethrocele |
herniation [ballooning] of the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethrocystitis |
inflammation of the bladder and the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethrodynia |
pain in the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethrogram |
record of the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethropexy |
surgical fixation of the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethrorrhea |
abnormal flow from the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethroscope |
device for visualizing the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethroscopy |
procedure for visualizing the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethrospasm |
involuntary contraction of the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urethrotomy |
cutting into the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world |
| urinary |
pertaining to urine |
| urodynia |
pain with urination |
| urologist |
person who studies the urinary system |
| urology |
study of the urinary system |
| uropathy |
disease of the urinary system |
| uropoiesis |
creation of urine |
| urostomy |
making an opening in the abdominal wall to release urine |
| vasospasm |
involuntary contraction of the blood vessels |
| vasovasostomy |
making an opening in the vas deferens [the vessel leading from the testes to the urethra; vasectomy reversal] |
