-ian | specialist in the field of study |
-ist | specialist in the field of study |
-iatrics | medical specialty |
-iatry | medical specialty |
-ics | medical specialty |
pediatrics | care and treatment of children |
obstetrics | study and treatment of childbirth |
podiatry | study and treatment of foot |
-graph | instrument for recording data |
-graphy | act of recording data |
-gram | a record of data |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-metry | measurement of |
ergometry | measurement of work done |
thermometer | instrument for measuring temperature |
echography | recording data obtained by ultrasound |
calorimeter | instrument for measuring the caloric energy of food |
audiometry | measurement of hearing |
polygraph | instrument for recording many physiologic responses simultaneously |
celioscopy | visual examination of the abdominal cavity |
-esthesia | sensation |
-osmia | sense of smell |
-geusia | sense of taste |
dysesthesia | any impairment of the sense |
analgesia | absence of the sense of pain |
parosmia | a disorder of the sense of smell |
ageusia | loss of the sense of taste |
-emia | condition of blood |
-hemia | condition of blood |
-penia | decrease in |
-poiesis | formation, production |
hypoproteinemia | decrease protein in blood |
leucocythemia | a disease in which there is a vastly increased number of white blood cells in the blood |
erythrocytopenia | deficiency of the red blood cells in blood |
erythropoiesis | the production of red blood cell |
cytopenia | A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of blood cells. |
erythema | redness of the skin |
hemopoiesis | the formation of blood cellular components |
calcipenia | condition of having low calcium in the body |
leukopenia | deficiency of white blood cell count in the body |
angiopoiesis | formation of blood vessel |
hepatohemia | congestion of the liver |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-desis | fusion |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rhaphy | suture |
-tripsy | crushing |
thoracentesis | surgical puncture of the chest |
arthrodesis | fusion of a joint |
appendectomy | excision of the appendix |
gastropexy | surgical fixation of the stomach |
rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
arteriorrhaphy | suture of an artery |
lithotripsy | crushing of stones |
hepatotomy | incision of the liver |
hepatoplasty | surgical repair of the liver |
hepatopexy | surgical fixation of the liver |
hepatoectomy | excision of liver tissue |
hepatocele | hernia of the liver |
hepaptosis | downward displacement of the liver |
-lytic | dissolving / reducing |
-mimetic | simulating |
-tropic | acting on |
thrombolytic | agent that dissolve a blood clot |
sympathomimetic | mimicking the effects of the sympathetic nervous system |
psychotropic | acting on the mind |
anxiolytic | Preventing or reducing anxiety |
chronotropic | acting according to the time |
parasympathomimetic | An agent whose effects mimic those resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nerves. |
somatotropic | acting on somatic cells /Having a stimulating effect on body growth. |
neuromimetic | Relating to the action of a drug that mimics the response of an effector organ to nerve impulses. |
-phasia | speech |
-lalia | speech |
-lexia | reading |
-plegia | paralysis |
-paresis | partial paralysis |
-lepsy | seizure |
-phobia | irrational fear |
-mania | excited state/ obsession |
aphasia | lack of speech |
bradylalia | slowness of speech |
dyslexia | difficulty in reading |
quadriplegia | paralysis of four limbs |
myoparesis | partial paralysis in muscle |
narcolepsy | condition marked by sudden episode of sleep |
megalomania | exaggerated self-importance |
photophobia | fear of light |
agoraphobia | fear of being in public space |
cardioplegia | paralysis of heart |
heterophasia | the utterance of words other than those intended by the speaker. |
coprolalia | compulsive use of obscene word |
pyromania | the irresistible urge to start fire |
-opsia | vision |
-opia | vision |
achromatopsia | color blindness |
diplopia | double vision |
-pnea | breathing |
-oxia | level of oxygen |
-capnia | level of carbon dioxide |