Medterms

• Electrocardiogram: record of the electricity of
• Gastroenterology 


  Study of stomach and intestines
• Gastroscope


  Instrument to view stomach
• Gastric


  Pertaining to the stomach
• Enteritis: inflammation intestines
• Gastroenteritis: inflammation of stomach and intestines
• Subgastric: below stomach
• Retrogastric: behind stomach
• Transgastric: across stomach
• Adenoma: mass of glandular cells
• Arthritis: inflammationof joints
• Biology: study of life
• Biopsy: viewing and removing living tissues
• Carcinoma: cancerous tumor
• Cardiology: study of heart
• Cephalic: pertaining to head
• Cerebral: pertaining to cerebrum
• Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA): stroke
• Cytology: study of cells
• Dermal: pertaining to skin
• Dermatitis: inflammation of skin
• Electroencephalogram: record of electricity of brain
• Erythrocyte: red blood cells
• Gastroscopy: visual examination of stomach
• dia: complete
• gnos: knowledge
• Diagnosis: complete knowledge
• Prognosis: prediction before knowledge about the treatment
• What comes first : diagnosis then prognosis
• Gynecology: study of female reproductive system
• Hemoglobin: red blood cells carry oxygen
• CT scan: computed tomography
• MRI: magnetic resonance imaging
• Hematoma: mass of swelling of blood
• Hepatitis: inflammation of liver
• Laprotomy: cutting into abdomen
• Leukocyte: white blood cell
• Nephrectomy: excision of kidneys
• Rectomy: excision or cutting out or removal
• Neurology: study of nervee