Ch 5: Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems, Glands Flashcards
card(i)-o
the heart
aort(ic)-o
the aorta
pericard(i)-o
the pericardium
myocard(i)-o-
the myocardium
splen-o
the spleen
lien-o
the spleen
pineol-o
the pineal gland
hypophys(e)
the pituitary gland
thyr(oid)-o
the thyroid gland
thym-o
the thymus
hem(at)-o
blood
also haem(at)-o
hematosteon
hemat-oste-on – a collection of blood in a/the bone(s)
hematosteic
hemat-oste-ic – p.t. (a/the) bone(s), involving blood
hematothorax
hemat-o-thorax – a collection of blood in the chest
hematothoracic
hemat-o-thorac-ic – p.t. the chest, involving blood
hematostomize
hemat-ostom-ize – to make an opening insomething involving the blood
x-(h)emia
[A] the abnormal presence of blood in x
=>Use this when blood can be in x.
[B] the abnormal presence of x in the blood
=>Use this when x is a substance or residue.(This is really common.)
cephal-emia
==>the abnormal presence of blood in the head [A]
=/=>the abnormal presence of the head in the blood [B]
hemat-o-cyt-emia
=/=>the abnormal presence of blood in cells of blood [A]
==>the abnormal presence of cells of blood in the blood [B]
sangu(in)-o
blood
sangu-i
blood
sanguinocranial
sanguin-o-crani-al – p.t. the skull, involving (the) blood
hematinocranial
hemat-in-o-crani-al – p.t. the skull, involving a substance of (the) blood
sanguiferous
sangu-i-ferous – bearing/carrying blood
ossemia
oss-emia – the abnormal presence of blood in (a/the) bone(s)
osteohemiasis
oste-o-hem-iasis – the abnormal presence of blood, involving(a/the) bone(s)
osteohematia
oste-o-hemat-ia – an abnormal condition involving blood, involving (a/the) bone(s)
hematosteosis
hemat-oste-osis – an abnormal condition involving (a/the) bone(s), involving blood
hematosteon
hemat-oste-on – a collection of blood in a/the bone(s)
hematossiasis
hemat-oss-iasis – the abnormal presence of (a/the) bone(s), involving blood
crinemia
crin-emia – the abnormal presence of secretions in the blood
sanguinopoietic
sanguin-o-poiet-ic – p.t. the formation of blood
plasm(at)-o
plasm-a
plasma
plasmapheresis
plasm-apheresis – the removal of plasma (from the blood)
thromb-o
clot
thrombocyt-o
blood plaatemets
thromboid
thromb-oid – resembling a clot
thromboplastin
hromb-o-plast-in – a substance which forms clots
thrombocytopenia
hrombocyt-o-penia – a deficiency of (blood) platelets
sphygm-o
pulse
sphygmometer
sphygm-o-meter – an instrument for measuring the pulse
sphygmogram
sphygm-o-gram – a record of the pulse (rate)
card(i)-o
heart
cardiac
cardi-ac–p.t. the heart–(rarely) p.t.the cardiac part of the stomach (9.12)
cardial
cardi-al – p.t.the cardiac part of the stomach (9.12)
cardiovascular
cardi-o-vascul-ar – p.t. the vessels of the heart
angi-o
vessel
alternatively angei-o
angiogram
angi-o-gram – a record of a/the vessel(s)
angioma
angi-oma – a tumour involving a/the vessel(s)
vas-o
vascul-o
vessel
The “cul” in vascul-o is diminutive, so it really means “little vessel” (see 6.27)
cardiovascular
cardi-o-vascul-ar – p.t. a/the vessel(s) of the heart
vasectomy
vas-ectomy – the cutting out of a/the vessel(s)–In the case of this term, the vas (i.e. “vessel”) in question is the vas deferens (see 10.25)
arter(i)-o
artery
vertebroarterial
vertebr-o-arteri-al – p.t. the arteries of a vertebra–(Note the use of the combining vowel here.)
ligamentum arteriosum
ligament-um arteri-osum – a ligament p.t. an artery
phleb-o
vein
phlebitis
phleb-itis – the inflammation of (a/the) vein(s)
phlebosclerosis
phleb-o-sclerosis – the hardening of (the walls of) the veins
ven-o
vein
intravenous
intra-ven-ous – inside a vein
glands
Note that when a base denoting a gland is followed by a termination with a verbal idea in it, the word that is formed usually refers to a secretion or secretions from the gland in question. (See page 94 of the textbook.)
Thus note the following terminations when “x” refers to a gland ●x-o-stasis ●x-o-penia ●x-o-rrhagia ●x-o-rrhea
aden-o-stat-ic
p.t. the stopping of secretions from a gland
endo)crin-o
secretion
This form appears most typically as the adjective “endocrine”
endocrinology
the study of secretions
hormon-o
hormone
hormonal therapy
hormon-al therapy – treatment p.t.hormones
hormonotherapy
hormon-o-therapy – treatment by means of hormones
aden-o
gland
glandul-o
gland
adenoid
aden-oid – resembling a gland–aden-oid-s – (used as a plural noun) things resembling glands
dacryoadenalgia
dacry-o-aden-algia – pain in a gland, involving tears
pineal-o
the pineal gland
hypophys(e)-o
the pituitary gland
pinealopathy
pineal-o-pathy – a disease of the pineal gland
neurohypophysectomy
neur-o-hypophys-ectomy – the cutting out of the pituitary gland, involving (the) nerves
parot(is)-o
parotid gland
parotitis
the inflammation of a/the parotid gland(s)–a.k.a. “the mumps”
thyr(oid)-o
the thyroid gland
sternothyroid
stern-o-thyr-oid
=/=>the part of the thyroid gland involving the sternum
==>p.t. the thyroid gland and the sternum (see page 145)
cartilago thyroidea
cartilago thyr-oidea – (the) cartilage p.t. the thyroid gland
parathyr(oid)-o
parathyroid gland
parathyroidectomize
parathyroid-ectom-ize – to cut out the parathyroid glands
adren(al)-o
adrenal gland
renal
p.t. the kidneys
adrenaline
adrenal-ine – a substance secreted from the adrenal glands
supraren(al)-o
adrenal gland
suprarenotropism
upraren-o-trop-ism – the tendency to preferentially affect the adrenal glands
insul-o
islets of langerhans
insulopathic
insul-o-path-ic – p.t. a disease of the islets of Langerhans
insulin
insul-in – a substance of the islets of Langerhans
(gland)-ism
(gland)-ism – a condition caused by the malfunction of (a gland)
–pinealism
–suprarenalism
–adrenalism
blepharalostenoticist
blephar-al-o-stenot-icist – one who specializes in the science of the narrowing of something p.t. the eyelids
prosopocerebrum
prosop-o-cerebr-um – the part of the brain involving the face
haemothorax
haem-o-thorax – a collection of blood in the chest
encephalemic
encephal-em-ic – p.t. the abnormal presence of blood in the brain
thyroidism
hyroid-ism – a condition caused by the malfunction of the thyroid gland
myelodysplasia
myel-o-dysplasia
–the defective formation of the spinal cord
–the defective formation of (the) bone marrow
thrombocytokinetics
thrombocyt-o-kinet-ics – the science of the movement of (blood) platelets
chirasthenia
chir-asthenia – the lack of strength of a/the hand(s)
costaledematoscopize
cost-al-edemat-o-scop-ize – to examine the swelling of something p.t. a/the rib(s)
onychorrheogenic
onych-o-rrhe-o-genic – producing the flowing of something from a/the nail(s)
astragaliatronecrotic
astragal-iatr-o-necrot-ic – p.t. the death of something involvingthe healing of the talus
sphygmometer
sphygm-o-meter – an instrument for measuring the pulse
phlebopathiciasis
phleb-o-path-ic-iasis – the abnormal presence of something p.t.a/the disease(s) of a/the vein(s)
cirsorrhectogenous
cirs-o-rrhect-o-genous – produced by the rupturing of a/the varix
cranialostosis
crani-al-ostosis – the ossification of something p.t. the skull
omphalicomegalalgia
omphal-ic-o-megal-algia – pain involving the enlargement of something p.t. the navel
osseoschistoid
osse-o-schist-oid – resembling the splitting of a/the bone(s)
chondrinogenetic
chondr-in-o-genet-ic – p.t. the production of a substance of (the) cartilage
oticomalacostasis
ot-ic-o-malac-o-stasis – the stopping of the softening of something p.t. an/the ear(s)
tympanolysogram (diagnostic)
tympan-o-lys-o-gram – a record of the disintegration of (something involving) the middle ear
cephalogeneticist
cephal-o-genet-icist – one who specializes in the science of the production of the head
nervosoid
nerv-os-oid – resemblingsomething p.t. a/the nerve(s)
iremia
ir-emia – the abnormal presence of blood in an/the iris(es)
crinorrhaphy
crin-o-rrhaphy – the suturing of something involving secretions
sphygmocerebrum
sphygm-o-cerebr-um – the part of the brain/cerebrum involving the pulse
myringopectic (therapeutic)
myring-o-pect-ic – p.t. the fixation of the tympanic membrane
phacodysplastic
phac-o-dysplast-ic – p.t. the defective formation of a/the lens(es)
coreoscope
core-o-scope – an instrument for examining a/the pupil(s)
ciliokinetogenous
cili-o-kinet-o-genous – produced by the movement of a/the ciliary body/bodies
otoneurinopathy
ot-o-neur-in-o-pathy – a disease of a substance of a/the nerve(s) ofan/the ear(s)
thyroidectomize
thyroid-ectom-ize – to cut out the thyroid gland–not “to cut out something involving the thyroid gland” (which it is possible to live without)
carpitogenic
carp-it-o-genic – producing the inflammation of a/the wrist(s)
desmorrhagia
desm-o-rrhagia – the rapid flowing of something from a/the ligament(s)
chondrostasis
chondr-in-o-stasis – the stopping of (something involving) a substance of (the) cartilage
dermoticorrhexis
chondr-in-o-stasis – the stopping of (something involving) a substance of (the) cartilage
cytokinetics
cyt-o-kinet-ics – the science of the movement of (the) cells
myotropic
my-o-tropic – preferentially affecting (a/the) muscle(s)
chiroarthritic
chir-o-arthr-it-ic – p.t. the inflammation of a/the joints of a/the hand(s)
prosoporhinoplasty
prosop-o-rhin-o-plasty – the surgical repairing of the nose, involvingthe face
coracoidoplasia
coracoid-o-plasia – the formation of the coracoid process
acropodal
acr-o-pod-al
–p.t. the extremities of a/the foot/feet
–p.t. a/the foot/feet, involving an/the extremity/extremities
craniostotometer
crani-ostot-o-meter – an instrument for measuring the ossification of the skull
ossealorrheic
osse-al-o-rrhe-ic – p.t. the flowing of (something from) something p.t. (a/the) bone(s)
spondylogram
spondyl-o-gram – a record of (something involving) the vertebra
somotoskeletal
som-ot-o-skelet-al – p.t. the skeleton and/involving an abnormal condition involving the body
