#medical etymology

• Abdomin- — A linguistic variant of the combining form 'abdomeno-', used as a lexical word-forming element in international medical and neuropsychiatric terminology. It attaches directly to roots beginning with a vowel to denote structures, disorders, reflex reactions, or investigative techniques correlated with the abdominal region and its somatopsychic manifestations.
• Scirrhus tumor — An archaic medical term or old lexicographical variant used in the past to designate a hard, ulcerated tumor or a malignant nodular swelling (historically associated with scirrhus or primitive forms of cutaneous or glandular cancer); in a vernacular anatomical sense, it can also refer to a pathological curvature or tightness of tissues.
• Anxio- — A combining form derived from Latin (anxius), used in medical and psychological terminology to form neologic compound words making direct reference to the state of anxiety, fear, or apprehension.