Ch4 Flashcards
albin/o
white
leuk/o
white
chrom/o
color
cirrh/o
yellow
jaund/o
yellow
xanth/o
yellow
cyan/o
blue
erythr/o
red
melan/o
black
poli/o
gray
radi/o
radiation
tom/o
to cut
viscer/o
internal organs
adhesion
abnormal fibrous band that holds or binds together tissues normally separated
edema
abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces
febrile
symptoms of fever
mycosis
any fungal infection
peritonitis
inflam of the peritoneum
septicemia
bacterial infection that spreads to the blood
blood poisoning
suppuration
process of forming pus
aucultation
procedure to involving listening
palpation
procedure involving feeling
percussion
procedure involving tapping
CT
computed tomography
imagining technique that involves rotating an x-ray emitter around the area to be evaluated and measure intensity of emitted rays from diff angles
fluoroscopy
technique in which xrays are directed through the body to a fluorescent screen that displays internal structures in constant motion
