Medical Terms

CHRONDROMALACIA

• CHRONDRO + MALACIA

• cartilage + abnormal softening

• Abnormal softening of cartilage

ARTHROPATHY

• ARTHRO + PATHY

• joint + disease

• Disease of joint

OSTEOSCLEROSIS

• OSTEO + SCLEROSIS

• bone + abnormal hardening

• Abnormal hardening of the bones

OSTEOARTHRITIS

• OSTEO + ARTHR + ITIS

• Bone + joint + inflammation

• Bone and joint inflammation

NEPHRECTOMY

• NEPHR + ECTOMY

• kidney + surgical removal

• Surgical removal of kidney

OOPHRORHYSTERECTOMY

• OOPHROR + HYSTER+ ECTOMY

• ovary + uterus + surgical removal

• Surgical removal of ovary and uterus

CYSTOPLASTY

• CYSTO + PLASTY

• Bladder + surgical repair

• Surgical repair of the bladder

HYSTEROLAPAROTOMY

• HYSTERO +LAPAR + OTOMY

• Uterus + abdomen + surgical incision

• Surgical incision of uterus through the abdominal wall

NEPHROSCLEROSIS

• NEPHRO + SCLEROSIS

• kidney + abnormal hardening

• Abnormal hardening of the kidney

CYSTITIS

• CYST + ITIS

• bladder + infection or inflammation

• Bladder infection

BRADYCARDIA

• BRADY + CARDIA

• Slow + heart

• Slow heart beat

CEPHALGIA

• CEPH + ALGIA

• Head + painful

• Headache

RHINITIS

• RHIN + ITIS

• nose + inflammation

• Inflammation of the nasal cavity

MYASTHENIA

• MY + ASTHENIA

• Muscle + weakness

• Muscle weakness

OTOSCOPE

• OTO + SCOPE

• Ear + instrument to view

• Instrument to look into ear

HEPATOMEGALY

• HEPATO + MEGALY

• Liver + enlargement

• Liver enlargement

ARTERIOSTENOSIS

• ARTERIO + STENOSIS

• Artery + narrowing

• Narrowing of artery

SUBDERMAL

• SUB + DERMAL

• Under + skin

• Under the skin

GASTRITIS

• GASTR + ITIS

Stomach + inflammation

Inflammation of the stomach

COLORRHAPHY

• COLO + RRHAPHY

• Colon + suture

• Suture of the colon