Compounded Words - Meaning

*1. Anaemia* - Deficiency of haemoglobin in the blood

*2. Analgesic* - Medicine which alleviates pain 

*3. Arthralgia* - Pain in a joint 

*4. Cephalalgia* - Headache 

*5. Nephralgia* - Pain in the kidney 

*6. Neuralgia* - Nerve pain 

*7. Myalgia* - Muscle pain 

*8. Otalgia* - Ear ache 

*9. Gastralgia* - Pain in the stomach 

*10. Pyoderma* - Skin infection with pus formation 

*11. Leucoderma* - Defective skin pigmentaion 

*12. Hysterodynia* - Pain in the uterus 

*13. Hysterectomy* - Excision of the uterus 

*14. Nephrectomy* - Excision of a kidney 

*15. Adenectomy* - Excision of a gland 

*16. Cholecystectomy* - Excision of gall bladder 

*17. Thyroidectomy* - Excision of thyroid gland 

*18. Arthritis* - Inflammation of a joint 

*19. Bronchitis* - Inflammation of the bronchi 

*20. Carditis* - Inflammation of the heart 

*21. Cervicitis* - Inflammation of the cervix 

*22. Colitis* - Inflammation of the colon 

*23. Colpitis* - Inflammation of the vagina 

*24. Cystitis* - Inflammation of the urinary bladder 

*25. Enteritis* - Inflammation of the intestines 

*26. Gastritis* - Inflammation of the stomach 

*27. Glossitis* - Inflammation of the tongue 

*28. Hepatitis* - Inflammation of the liver 

*29. Laryngitis* - Inflammation of the larynx 

*30. Metritis* - Inflammation of the uterus 

*31. Myelitis* - Inflammation of the spinal cord 

*32. Nephritis* - Inflammation of the kidney 

*33. Pharyngitis* - Inflammation of the pharynx 

*34. Blepharitis* - Inflammation of the eyelids 

*35. Cholelithiasis* - Stone in the gall bladder 

*36. Nephrolithiasis* - Stone in the kidney

*37. Osteomalacia* - Softening of bones through deficiency of calcium or D vitamin 

*38. Adenoma* -Benign tumour of glandular tissue 

*39. Myoma* - Tumour of muscle 

*40. Diplopia* - Double vision 

*41. Thrombosis* - Formation of a blood clot 

*42. Pyloromyotomy* - Incision of pyloric sphincter muscle

*43. Hedrophobia* - Fear of water(Rabies in humans)

*44. Neuroplasty* - Surgical repair of nerves 

*45. Pyloraplasty* - Incision of plastic pylorus to widen passage 

*46. Hemiplegia* - Paralysis of one side of the body 

*47. Nephroptosis* - Downward displacement of the kidney 

*48. Amenorrhoea* - Absence of menstrual discharge 

*49. Dysmenorrhoea* - Painful menstruation 

*50. Leucorrhoea* - Whitish vaginal discharge 

*51. Menorrhoea* - Menstrual bleeding 

*52. Haemorrhage* - Escape of blood from a vessel 

*53. Arrhythmia* - Any deviation of normal rhythm of heart 

*54. Cholestasis* - Diminution in the flow of bile 

*55. Haemostatis* - Arrest of bleeding 

*56. Neurasthenia* - Nervous debility 

*57. Cystostomy* - Surgical opening made into the bladder 

*58. Cystotomy* - Incision into the urinary bladder 

*59. Hypertrophy* - Increase in the size of tissues 

*60. Haematuria* - Blood in the urine 

*61. Glycosuria* - Presence of sugar in the urine 

*62. Albuminuria* - Presence of albumin in the urine*Some Important Medical Abbreviations