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Medical and Legal Terms from Ancient
Latin and Greek
•“oma”
•“tomy”
•“Hyper”
•“Hypo”
“—OMA”
Tumor;
fluid collection
Carcinoma
• a cancer arising in the
epithelial tissue of the
skin or of the lining of the
internal organs.
• common types of
carcinoma:
– Basal cell carcinoma
– Squamous cell carcinoma
– cell carcinoma
– Ductal carcinoma in situ
(DCIS)
– Invasive ductal carcinoma
– Adenocarcinoma
glaucoma
• n. - Dimness or
abolition of sight, with a
diminution of
transparency, a bluish
or greenish tinge of the
refracting media of the
eye, and a hard inelastic
condition of the eyeball,
with marked increase of
tension within the
eyeball.
Hematoma
• A localized swelling that is
filled with blood caused
by a break in the wall of a
blood vessel. The
breakage may be
spontaneous, as in the
case of an aneurysm, or
caused by trauma. The
blood is usually clotted or
partially clotted, and it
exists within an organ or
in a soft tissue space,
such as muscle.
lymphoma
• A tumor having a
structure resembling
that of a lymphatic
gland.
• Lymphoma is a cancer
that starts in cells that
are part of the body's
immune system.
“Tomy”
Means to cut out or
cut.
anatomy
• The art of dissecting, or
artificially separating
the different parts of
any organized body, to
discover their situation,
structure, and
economy; dissection.
tracheotomy
• The operation
of making an
opening into
the windpipe
Oophorectomy :excision of ovary
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• Oophorectomy is the
surgical removal of the
ovaries, the part of a
woman's reproductive
system that stores and
releases eggs for
fertilization and produces
female sex hormones.
Oophorectomy may be
done alone or as part of a
hysterectomy.
hysterectomy
• A hysterectomy is a
surgery to remove a
woman's uterus (also
known as the womb). The
uterus is where a baby
grows when a woman is
pregnant. During the
surgery the whole uterus
is usually removed. Your
doctor may also remove
your fallopian tubes and
ovaries.
arthrotomy
• An arthrotomy is the
creation of an opening
in a joint that may be
used in drainage.
appendectomy
• meaning cut out
excision of appendix
Phlebotomy
• incision of vein
Tonsillectomy
• (ton-sih-LEK-tuh-me) is
the surgical removal of
the tonsils, two oval-
shaped pads of tissue at
the back of the throat —
one tonsil on each side. A
tonsillectomy was once a
common procedure to
treat infection and
inflammation of the
tonsils (tonsillitis).
Hyper
Vs.
Hypo
Hypo
•Hypo
• deficient;
below; under;
less than
normal
•Hyper
• above;
excessive
Hypertension
• Hypertension (HTN or
HT), also known as high
blood pressure, is a long
term medical condition
in which the blood
pressure in the arteries
is persistently elevated.
Hypotension
• Hypotension is low
blood pressure,
especially in the arteries
of the systemic
circulation. Blood
pressure is the force of
blood pushing against
the walls of the arteries
as the heart pumps out
blood.
Hyperactive
• unusually or abnormally
active :
• (of children) displaying
exaggerated physical
activity sometimes
associated with
neurologic or
psychologic causes.
Hypoactive
• Hypoactive sexual
desire disorder (HSDD)
or inhibited sexual
desire (ISD) is
considered a sexual
dysfunction and is
characterized as a lack
or absence of sexual
fantasies and desire for
sexual activity, as
judged by a clinician.
Hyperacuity
• an extreme acuteness
(of the senses)
– Extremely sensitive
sense of smell, sight,
hearing, touch, etc.
Hyperphagia
• (also referred to as
Polyphagia) is a serious
eating disorder defined
as an extreme
unsatisfied drive to
consume food. A person
with hyperphagia may
keep eating food to the
point where they
experience gastric pain
or even vomiting.
Hypophagia
• is a reduction in food
intake and eating
behavior. The opposite
effect is hyperphagia
Hypothermia
• Hypothermia is a
medical emergency that
occurs when your body
loses heat faster than it
can produce heat,
causing a dangerously
low body temperature.
Normal body
temperature is around
98.6 F
Hyperthermia
• Hyperthermia:
Overheating of
the body,
possibly due to
extreme
weather
conditions.

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Medical and legal terms

  • 1. Medical and Legal Terms from Ancient Latin and Greek •“oma” •“tomy” •“Hyper” •“Hypo”
  • 3. Carcinoma • a cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs. • common types of carcinoma: – Basal cell carcinoma – Squamous cell carcinoma – cell carcinoma – Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) – Invasive ductal carcinoma – Adenocarcinoma
  • 4. glaucoma • n. - Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball.
  • 5. Hematoma • A localized swelling that is filled with blood caused by a break in the wall of a blood vessel. The breakage may be spontaneous, as in the case of an aneurysm, or caused by trauma. The blood is usually clotted or partially clotted, and it exists within an organ or in a soft tissue space, such as muscle.
  • 6. lymphoma • A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic gland. • Lymphoma is a cancer that starts in cells that are part of the body's immune system.
  • 8. anatomy • The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
  • 9. tracheotomy • The operation of making an opening into the windpipe
  • 10. Oophorectomy :excision of ovary click here to pronounce this word correctly • Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of the ovaries, the part of a woman's reproductive system that stores and releases eggs for fertilization and produces female sex hormones. Oophorectomy may be done alone or as part of a hysterectomy.
  • 11. hysterectomy • A hysterectomy is a surgery to remove a woman's uterus (also known as the womb). The uterus is where a baby grows when a woman is pregnant. During the surgery the whole uterus is usually removed. Your doctor may also remove your fallopian tubes and ovaries.
  • 12. arthrotomy • An arthrotomy is the creation of an opening in a joint that may be used in drainage.
  • 13. appendectomy • meaning cut out excision of appendix
  • 15. Tonsillectomy • (ton-sih-LEK-tuh-me) is the surgical removal of the tonsils, two oval- shaped pads of tissue at the back of the throat — one tonsil on each side. A tonsillectomy was once a common procedure to treat infection and inflammation of the tonsils (tonsillitis).
  • 17. Hypo •Hypo • deficient; below; under; less than normal •Hyper • above; excessive
  • 18. Hypertension • Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure, is a long term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.
  • 19. Hypotension • Hypotension is low blood pressure, especially in the arteries of the systemic circulation. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood.
  • 20. Hyperactive • unusually or abnormally active : • (of children) displaying exaggerated physical activity sometimes associated with neurologic or psychologic causes.
  • 21. Hypoactive • Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) or inhibited sexual desire (ISD) is considered a sexual dysfunction and is characterized as a lack or absence of sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity, as judged by a clinician.
  • 22. Hyperacuity • an extreme acuteness (of the senses) – Extremely sensitive sense of smell, sight, hearing, touch, etc.
  • 23. Hyperphagia • (also referred to as Polyphagia) is a serious eating disorder defined as an extreme unsatisfied drive to consume food. A person with hyperphagia may keep eating food to the point where they experience gastric pain or even vomiting.
  • 24. Hypophagia • is a reduction in food intake and eating behavior. The opposite effect is hyperphagia
  • 25. Hypothermia • Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature. Normal body temperature is around 98.6 F
  • 26. Hyperthermia • Hyperthermia: Overheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions.