10 Flashcards
vessel (usually refers to blood vessels)
angi/o
aorta
aort/o
artery
arteri/o
heart
cardi/o
lymph, lymph tissue
lymph/o
lymph node
lymphaden/o
bone marrow
myel/o
vein
phleb/o, ven/o
plasma
plasm/o
spleen
splen/o
thymus gland
thym/o
valve
valv/o, valvul/o
ventricle
ventricul/o
yellowish, fatty plaque
ather/o
sound
ech/o
electricity
electr/o
defficiency, blockage
isch/o
heat
therm/o
clot
thromb/o
slow
brady-
all, total
pan-
pertaining to
-ac
removal
-apheresis
abnormal reduction in number
-penia
formation
-poiesis
hardening
-sclerosis
blood pressure
BP
deep vein thrombosis
DVT
cardiopulmonary resucitation
CPR
electrocardiogram
ECG
hematocrit
Hct
hemoglobin
Hgb
myocardial infarction
MI
red blood cell (erythrocyte)
RBC
white blood cell (Leukocyte)
WBC
congestive heart failure
CHF
anus
an/o
antrum
antr/o
cecum
cec/o
colon (large intestine)
col/o, colon/o
duedenum
duoden/o
intestine (small intestine)
enter/o
espophagus
esophag/o
stomach
gastr/o
ileum
ile/o
jejunum
jejun/o
mouth
or/o, stomat/o
rectum
proct/o, rect/o
sigmoid colon
sigmoid/o
abdomen
abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
appendix
append/o, appendic/o
lip
cheil/o
bile duct
chol/e
common bile duct
choledoch/o
diverticulum, or blind pouch, extended from a hollow organ
diverticul/o
gum
gingiv/o
tongue
gloss/o, lingu/o
liver
hepat/o
hernia, or protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall
herni/o
palate
palate/o
pancreas
pancreat/o
peritoneum
peritone/o
polyp, small growth
polyp/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
pylor/o
saliva, salivary gland
sail/o
fat
steat/o
uvula
uvul/o
half
hemi-
digestion
-pepsia
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
PEG
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
ERCP
esphagogastroduodenoscopy
EGD
gastroesopgeal reflux disease
GERD
irritable bowel syndrome
IBS