Chap 3 : Suffixes Flashcards
acu/o
Sharp, severe, sudden
amini/o
Amnion ( sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) mang oi
angi/o
Vessel
arthr/o
Joint
axill/o
Armpit
bi/o
Life
blephar/o
Eyelid
bronch/o
Bronchial tubes
chem/o
Chemical, drug
chondr/o
Cartilage
chron/o
Time
col/o
Colon (large intestines)
hydr/o
Water, fluid
inguin/o
Groin
isch/o
To hold back
lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
lymph/o
Lymph ( bach huyet)
Mamm/o
Breast
Mast/o
Breast
morph/o
Shape, form
muc/o
Mucus
my/o
Muscle
myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow (tuy xuong)
necr/o
Death ( of cells or whole body)
nephr/o
Kidney
neutr/o
Neutrophil ( a white blood cell)
ophthalm/o
Eye
oste/o
Bone
ot/o
Ear
path/o
Disease
peritone/o
Peritoneum
phag/o
To eat, swallow
phleb/o
Vein
plas/o
Formation, development
pneumon/o
Lungs
pulmon/o
Lungs
staphyl/o
Cluster
Dam, bo , cum
strept/o
Twisted chains
thromb/o
Clot
tonsill/o
Tonsils
ven/o
Vein
-cele
Hernia
Rectocele
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
- coccus (singular)
- cocci (plural)
Berry-sharped bacterium
Cyte
Cell
-dynia
Pain
-genesis
Condition of producing, forming
-gram
Record
-graph
Instrument for recording
Graphy
Process of recording
-logy
Study of
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
-malacia
Softening
-oma
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
-opsy
To view
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
-pathy
Disease condition
-penia
Deficiency
-phobia
Fear
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
-plasty
Surgical repair
-ptosis
Drooping, falling, prolapse
-sclerosis
Hardening
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
-scopy
Process of visual examination ( with an endoscope)
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth ( stoma)
-therapy
Treatment
-tomy
Incision, cutting into
-trophy
Development, nourishment
-er
One who
-ia
Condition
-ist
Specialist
-ole
Little, small
-ule
Little, small
-um, -ium
Structure, tissue
-us
Structure, substance
-y
Process, condition
-ac, -iac
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
-ar
Pertaining to
-ary
Pertaining to
-ar
Pertaining to
-ary
Pertaining to
-eal
Pertaining to
-genic
Pertaining to,
producing,
produced by, or in
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
-oid
Resembling, derived from
-ose
Pertaining to
-ous
Pertaining to
-tic
Pertaining to
Hernia
Protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it.
Sa xuong
Cystocle; rectocele
acr/o
Extremities, top, extreme point
Erythrocytes:
- RBCs
- made in bone marrow.
- carry oxygen from lungs to all body cells.
- hemoglobin: blood protein
Leukocytes:
- white blood cells.
- 5 different kinds of leukocytes, divided into 2 categories:
+ Granulocytes:
* Eosinophils
* Basophils
* Neutrophils
+ Mononuclear leukocytes:
* Lymphocytes
* Monocytes
Thrombocytes:
- Also known as: platelets
- Tiny fragments of blood cells that are formed in bone marrow.
- Necessary for blood clotting.
Acromegaly
- Endocrine disorder.
- Occurred when the Pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after completion of puberty.
- Often results from a benign tumor of pituitary gland.
- Person typically is of normal height, but bones and soft tissue in the hands, feet, and face grow abnormally.
Chung to cuc
Splenomegaly:
Chung to lach’.
- Occurs with excessive hemolysis ( red blood cells are destroyed)
- If the spleen is removed, other organs carry out its function.
Laparoscopy:
Su soi bung
- a form of minimally invasive surgery.
- Visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope, a lighted telescopic instruments.
- Surgeon inserts the laparoscope through an incision in the abdomen near navel.
- Used to examine abdominal viscera for evidence of disease for various procedures.
Adenoids:
- Small masses of lymphatic tissue.
- located in the part of the pharynx near the nose and nasal passages.
- The literal meaning, “ resembling gland”, is appropriate since the are neither endocrine nor exocrine glands.
- Adenoidectomy may be needed if they become enlarged and block the airway from the nose to the pharynx
Congenital anomaly
An irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with.
- web figures or toes ( syndactyly)
- heart defects
- clubbed feet
-Some are hereditary. Others are produced by factors present during pregnancy.
Recombinant DNA
Ghep gen –> producing insulin outside the body
= Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) –> produce multiple copies of a single gene.
Syndrome
A group of signs or symptoms occur together –> indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition.
Hoi chung benh
Reye syndrome
Occur in children after viral infection.
- Vomiting
- Swelling of the brain.
- Increased intracranial pressure.
- Hypoglycemia
- Dysfunctional of the liver
Marfan syndrome :
An inherited connective tissue disorder.
Marked by:
+ Tall, thin body type with long
+ “ Spidery” fingers and toes ( arachnodactyly)
+ Elongated head.
+ Heart, blood vessel, ophthalmic abnormal.
Transurethral:
Cat 1 phan tuyen tien liet.
Resection of prostate gland
Exophthalmos:
Protrusion of the eyeball (proptosis);
Symptom of Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism: hoat dong qua muc cua tuyen giap. Overactive
Symbiotic ; Symbiosis
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