Words 201-250
Rectovaginal fistula
Rect/o=rectum,
vagin/o=vagina, al=pertaining
to,
a fistulous passage connecting the
rectum and the vagina.
Retinitis
Retin/o= retina,
itis=inflammation
Inflammation of the retina.
Rhinorrhea
Rhin/o=nose,
rrhea=flow;discharge
the free discharge of a thin nasal
mucus.
Salpingitis
Salphing/o= fallopian tube;
auditory (eustachian) tube,
itis=inflammation
1. inflammation of a FALLOPIAN TUBE.
2. inflammation of the EUSTACHIAN
TUBE.
Sclera
Scler/o= sclera (white of
eye), a=pertaining to
The tough white fibrous outer env
elope of tissue covering all of the e
yeball except the cornea. Also call
ed sclerotic, sclerotic coat.
Scoliosis
Scoli/o= crooked; bent,
osis= condition, usually
abnormal
a side-to–
side curvature of the spine.
Sigmoid Colon
Sigmoid/o=sigmoid colon,
colon/o=large intestine
the part of the colon describing an
S-
shaped curve between the pelvic b
rim and the third sacral segment; i
t is continuous with the rectum.
Sinusitis
Sinus/o= sinus,
itis=inflammation
an inflammation of the sinuses, air
spaces within the bones of the fac
e. Sinusitis is most often due to an
infection within these spaces.
Sleep Apnea
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Sleep apnea is a condition in which
breathing stops for more than ten
seconds during sleep.
Spermicide
Sperm/o= spermatozoa; sperm
cells, ic=pertaining to
Ide/o= idea, mental images
An agent destructive to spermatoz
oa.
Splenectomy
Splen/o= spleen,
ectomy=removal; excision;
resection
Splenectomy is the surgical remov
al of the spleen, which is an organ
that is part of the lymphatic syste
m. The spleen is a dark-
purple, bean-
shaped organ located in the upper
left side of the abdomen,
Splenomalacia
Splen/o= spleen,
malacia=softening
A nonspecific term of waning use f
or an abnormal softening of the sp
leen, which may be due to infarcti
on, infection or infiltration.
Splenorrhexis
Splen/o= spleen,
rrhexis=ruptue
ruptured spleen.
Spondylosyndesis
Spondyl/o=vertebra
(backbone), syn=together;
with, desis=to bind; tie
together
an operative procedure to accomp
lish bony ankylosis between two o
r more vertebrae.
Stapedectomy
Staped/o=stapes,
ectomy=removal; excision;
resection
Stapedectomy is a surgical proced
ure in which the innermost bone (
stapes) of the three bones (the sta
pes, the incus, and the malleus) of
the middle ear is removed, and re
placed with a small plastic tube of
stainless-
steel wire (a prosthesis) to improv
e the movement of sound to the in
ner ear.
Steatoma
Steat/o=fat; sebum ,
oma=tumor; mass; fluid
a fatty mass retained within a seba
ceous gland.
collection
Stress Incontinence
?
inability to control excretory functi
ons.
attacks and injures the body’s own
