COMPOUND 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-bymms-bhati.
*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.
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