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First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable vowel, usually -o-. As a general rule, this vowel almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. arthr- + -o- + -logy = arthrology ), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g ...
In the field of neurology, dyscopia is used to describe a type of developmental coordination disorder related to dyslexia and dysgraphia (inability to read or write). Specifically, it is taken to mean difficulty with coping. Sometimes a similar word, "acopia", is mistaken to mean the same, [3] although this is not a medical term and has no ...
Dysphagia. Dysphagia is difficulty in swallowing. [ 1][ 2] Although classified under "symptoms and signs" in ICD-10, [ 3] in some contexts it is classified as a condition in its own right. [ 4][ 5][ 6] It may be a sensation that suggests difficulty in the passage of solids or liquids from the mouth to the stomach, [ 7] a lack of pharyngeal ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Dysesthesia is an unpleasant, abnormal sense of touch. Its etymology comes from the Greek word "dys," meaning "bad," and "aesthesis," which means "sensation" (abnormal sensation). It often presents as pain [1] but may also present as an inappropriate, but not discomforting, sensation. It is caused by lesions of the nervous system, peripheral or ...
Dysplasia. Dysplasia is any of various types of abnormal growth or development of cells ( microscopic scale) or organs ( macroscopic scale ), and the abnormal histology or anatomical structure (s) resulting from such growth. [1] Dysplasias on a mainly microscopic scale include epithelial dysplasia and fibrous dysplasia of bone.
Dyspareunia (/ d ɪ s p ə r ˈ u n i ə / dis-pər-OO-nee-ə) is painful sexual intercourse due to medical or psychological causes. [1] The term dyspareunia covers both female dyspareunia and male dyspareunia, but many discussions that use the term without further specification concern the female type, which is more common than the male type.
Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine . Medical terminology has quite regular morphology, the same prefixes and suffixes are used to add meanings to ...