Medical Terminology
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Medical Terminology
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| A or An | Absence of |
| algia | pain |
| ante | before |
| bi | two |
| blephar | eyelid |
| ceph | head |
| circum | around |
| derm | skin |
| ectomy | removal |
| endo | within |
| gyn | woman |
| hemi | half |
| hepat | liver |
| hydr | water |
| hyper | above |
| hyper | below |
| iatrics | healing |
| itis | inflammation |
| ology | science of |
| mal | abnormal, bad |
| my | muscle |
| -myces | fungus |
| oid | like, form |
| oma | tumour |
| ophthalm | eye |
| os | mouth, opening |
| -osis | condition, state |
| oste or os | bone |
| -ostomy | forming an opening |
| ot | ear |
| otomy | cutting into |
| peri | around |
| pod | foot |
| phleb | vein |
| post | after |
| pseud | false |
| rhin | nose |
| schler | hard |
| tachy | fast |
| Commonly used alternative names to medical ailments | |
| Alternative | |
| Aspergers Syndrome | Autism, related to |
| Bipolar Disorder | Manic Depressive Illness |
| Bone, inflammation of | Osteitis |
| Candidiasis | Thrush |
| Cholecystitis | Gall Bladder, inflammation of |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - (ME) |
| Ear, inflammation of | Otitis |
| Gall Bladder, inflammation of | Cholecystitis |
| German Measles | Rubella |
| Glossitis | Tongue, inflammation of |
| Graves' Disease | Hyperthyroidism, form of |
| Hay Fever | Rhinitis, allergic |
| Heart Attack | Myocardial Infarction |
| Herpes Zoster | Shingles |
| High Blood Pressure | Hypertension |
| Hypertension | High Blood Pressure |
| Hyperthyroidism | Thyroid gland, disease of overactive |
| Hypotension | Low Blood pressure |
| Kidneys, inflammation of | Nephritis |
| Low Blood pressure | Hypotension |
| Manic Depressive Illness | Bipolar Disorder |
| ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
| Myxoedema | Thyroid, underactive |
| Nephritis | Kidneys, inflammation of |
| Nerve, inflammation of | Neuritis |
| Neuritis | Nerve, inflammation of |
| Osteitis | Bone, inflammation of |
| Otitis | Ear, inflammation of |
| Pertussis | Whooping cough |
| Phlebitis | Thrombo Phlebitis |
| Rhinitis, allergic | Hay Fever |
| Rubella | German Measles |
| Shingles | Herpes Zoster |
| Strokes (mini) | Transient Ischaemic Attack - (TIA) |
| Thrombo Phlebitis | Phlebitis |
| Thrush | Candidiasis |
| Thyroid, overactive | Hyperthyroidism |
| Thyroid, underactive | Myxoedema |
| TIA (Transient Ischaemic Attack) | Commonly known as a mini stroke |
| Tongue, inflammation of | Glossitis |
| Whooping Cough | Pertussis |