4 2 D E F I N I T I O N S

LESSON 5

OVIGENESIS

•Original production of egg

THORACENTESIS

•Puncture of the chest

OTOLITHIASIS

•Any condition of stone in the ear

BILIOUS

•Referring to bile

SQUAMOUS

•Pertaining to scales•(having scales,

etc.)

MENINGOCEREBRITIS

•Inflammation of brain’s membranes

CECOPEXY

•Suspension of blind passage

MACULA

•spot

NEPHROPEXY

•Suspension of kidney

ONCOSIS

•Any condition of a tumor

ORALOGY

•Study of the mouth

SUBCOSTAL

•Under (below) the rib

MYELOMALACIA

•Softening of marrow, spinal cord

SPIROID

•Like a coil

LACRIMOTOMY

•Cut into tear

VISCEROPTOSIS

•Falling organ

LACTIGENOUS

•Original production of milk

ONYCHOMALACIA

•Softening of nail, claw

THORACOMYODYNIA

•Pain of the muscles of the chest

PYLOROSTENOSIS

•Any condition of narrowing of the gate (pylorus)

VESICOCELE

•Hernia of the bladder

MYELOMENINGITIS

•Inflammation of the membrane of spinal

cord

ANTIMYCOTIC

•Against fungus

MYCOMYRINGITIS

Fungal inflammation of ear drum

ONCOLOGY

•Study of tumor

SUBGLOSSITIS

•Inflammation under the tongue

VISCERALGIA

•Pain of the organ

LACTOCELE

•Hernia of milk

ONYCHORRHEXIS

•Breaking of nail

THORACOSCOPY

•Observe the chest

MYCOSIS

•Any condition of fungus

ANTIPLASTIC

•Against surgical repair

HEPATOPEXY

•Suspension of liver

CECUM

•Blind passage

SPHENOIDOTOMY

•Cut into wedge like (like a wedge)

VESICOTOMY

•Cut into the bladder

OVOID

•Like an egg

ARTHROCENTESIS

•Puncture a joint

OTODYNIA

•Pain in ear

BILIGENESIS

•Original production of bile

MENINGEORRHAPHY

•Suture membrane

SPHENOCEPHALY

•Wedged head