Major Medical Terms - Assignment Example

Digestive system

The digestive system is made up of glands and organs in the body whose responsibility is digestion.

Word root

Combining Vowel

Suffix

Terminology

choledoch

o

tomy

choledochotomy

col

o

stomy

colostomy

enter

o

colitis

enterocolitis

Pract

o

logist

practologist

Urinary system

The urinary system consists of ureters, kidneys, urethra and the bladder. Nephrons are the functional units of the kidney and are millions in number.

Word root

Combining Vowel

Suffix

Terminology

pyel

o

lithotomy

pyelithotomy

ureter

o

lithotomy

ureterlithotomy

nephro

o

lithasis

nephrolithasis

pyel

o

nephritis

pyelephritis

Female reproductive system

The ova are the female sex cells. From the onset of puberty, ova are realized by the ovaries up to menopause (Chabner, 2000).

Word root

Combining Vowel

Suffix

Terminology

calp

o

scopy

calposcopy

amni

o

centesis

amniocentesis

culd

o

centess

culdocentis

galact

o

rrhea

galactorrhea

Male reproductive system

Chabner (2000) suggests that the sperm cell (spermatozoon) is the sex cell of the male. It is a relatively uncomplicated cell, microscopic in nature composed of the head with nuclear hereditary material called chromosomes, the tail region that is composed of flagellum which helps the tail with motion and in a way resembles a tadpole.

Word root

Combining Vowel

Suffix

Terminology

andr

o

gen

Androgen

gon

o

rrhea

gonorrhea

hydr

o

cele

Hydrocele

Varic

o

cele

Varicocele

Endocrine System

This is the collection of glands whose function is to produce hormones that are utilized for reproduction, and mood among other things called the endocrine system.

Word root

Combining Vowel

Suffix

Terminology

Endocrin

o

logy

Endocrinology

ald

o

steronism

aldosteronism

andr

o

gens

androgens

calcit

o

nin

calcitonin