UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS

(Universidad del Perú, DECANA DE AMÉRICA)

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA
ESTUDIOS GENERALES

TEACHER:

-LAGUNA CHAVEZ BRYAN KEVIN

STUDENTS:

-ARROYO CONTRERAS AILIN ALESSANDRA

-CABRERA CHAVEZ NATALIE BRIGITTE

-OCHOA BUSTAMANTE FIORELLA JOHANA

-ROMANI PABLO DIEGO RAUL

-ROMERO DIAZ LUZ ELIANA

COURSE:

ENGLISH APPLIED TO HEALTH SCIENCE

TEAM 6:

HEALTH CARE

TOPIC:

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

LIMA- PERU

2023
 TERM IN ENGLISH DEFINITION TERM IN SPANISH PICTOGRAPHY

acr/o (ACROCYANOSIS) It is a functional peripheral ACROCIANOSIS

vascular disorder
characterized by bluish
discoloration of skin
and mucous membrane
due to diminished
oxyhemoglobin.

actin/o (ACTINISM) The property of radiation ACTINISMO

by which chemical effects
are produced.

acromi/o (ACROMEGALY) It is an acquired disorder ACROMEGALIA

related to excessive
production of growth
hormone (GH) and
characterized by
progressive somatic
disfigurement.

aden/o (ADENECTOMY) It is a surgical excision of ADENECTOMÍA

a gland.

ana- (ANAPLASIA) Loss of differentiation of ANAPLASIA

cells and of their
orientation to one another
and to their framework and
blood vessels.
 sub- (SUBACUTE It’s an inflammation of the TIROIDITIS
THYROIDITIS) thyroid gland, usually of SUBAGUDA
viral origin.

hyper- (HYPERTENSION) High arterial blood HIPERTENSIÓN

pressure.

melan/o (MELANOSIS) It’s a condition of MELANOSIS

abnormal or excessive
production of melanin in
the skin or other tissue.

aden/o (ADENOSIS) It’s a disease of a gland, ADENOSIS

often marked by the
abnormal formation or
enlargement of glandular
tissue.

hypo- (HYPOXIA) Reduced supply of oxygen HIPOXIA

to tissues (below
physiologic levels) despite
normal blood perfusion.

peri- (PERISTALSIS) It’s a wave of contractions PERISTALTISMO

and relaxations of the
digestive tract propelling
its contents towards the
anus.
 hemo- (HEMOLYSIS) Separation of the HEMÓLISIS
hemoglobin from the red
cells and its appearance in
plasma.

hypo- (HYPOTHYROIDISM) A condition in which the HIPOTIROIDISMO

thyroid gland does not
produce enough thyroid
hormone.

endo- (ENDOCARDITIS) Inflammation of the ENDOCARDITIS

endocardium.

hyper- (HYPERHIDROSIS) HIPERHIDROSIS

A condition in which a
person produces much
more sweat.

pneumo- (PNEUMONÍA) Infection in one or both NEUMONÍA

lungs.
-rrhea (SEBORRHEA) Causes white to yellowish SEBORREA
scales to form on oily areas
such as the scalp, face, or
inside the ear.

-rrhea (RHINORRHEA) A runny nose occurs when RINORREA

excess fluid flows out of
the nose.

-itis (PHARYNGITIS) Condition that occurs with FARINGITIS

irritation, inflammation or
infection of the pharynx,
and very particularly of its
lymphoid tissue.

-itis (HEPATITIS) Hepatitis is inflammation HEPATITIS

of the liver. Inflammation
is swelling that happens
when tissues of the body
are injured or infected.
-malacia (OSTEOMALACIA) Adult condition in which OSTEOMALACIA
the bones become soft and
misshapen due to a lack of
calcium and phosphorus.

-malacia Central airway disease TRAQUEOBRONCO

(TRACHEOBRONCHOMALA characterized by weakness MALACIA
CIA) of the wall and dynamic
narrowing of the lumen of
the trachea and large
bronchi.

-itis (DERMATITIS) General term for skin DERMATITIS

irritation.

-scopy (BRONCHOSCOPY) Examination of the bronchi BRONCOSCOPIA

through a bronchoscope.

-megaly (CARDIOMEGALY) Hypertrophy or CARDIOMEGALIA

enlargement of the heart.
 -itis (MENINGITIS) Inflammation of the MENINGITIS
meninges.

-sclerosis Thickening or hardening of ARTERIOSCLEROSI

(ATHEROSCLEROSIS) the arteries caused by a S
buildup of plaque in the
inner lining of an artery.

-itis (GASTROENTERITIS) Inflammation of the lining GASTROENTERITIS

membrane of the stomach
and the intestines
characterized especially by
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
and cramps.

-algia/(NEURALGIA) Sharp, excruciating pain NEURALGIA

that follows the path of a
nerve and is due to
irritation or damage to the
nerve.

-osis/ (THROMBOSIS) TROMBOSIS

A medical condition in
which the flow of blood in
the body is blocked by a
clot.

-itis (PERICARDITIS) PERICARDITIS

Inflammation of the
pericardium.
-centesis (THORACENTESIS) TORACOCENTESIS
Procedure to remove fluid
from the space between the
lining of the outside of the
lungs (pleura) and the wall
of the chest.

-scopy (ENDOSCOPY) ENDOSCOPÍA

It’s a procedure used to
visually examine your
upper digestive system.