*Compounded Words - Meaning*

 *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* -albumin in urine...

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