Chapter 1-4 Review Flashcards
aden/o
gland
adenoma
Mass on a gland
carcin/o
cancer
carcinoma
cancerous mass
cephal/o
head
cephalic
pertaining to the head
cerebr/o
encephal/o
brain
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
crin/o
secrete
endocrine
secreting to the outside
cyst/o
urinary bladder
cystoscopy
process of visually examining the urinary bladder
enter/o
small intestines
regional enteritis
inflammation of a region in the small intestines
iatr/o
treatment, MD
iatrogenic
produced by treatment
nephr/o
kidney
nephrolithiasis
kidney stones
incision
to cut in
- tomy
- sec/o
to cut
excision
to cut out
-ectomy
resection
to cut out
three types of cells
erythrocytes
thrombocytes
leukocytes
cell that…
needs atp energy
contains hemoglobin
erythrocytes
atp energy includes…
protein
fats
carbs
cell that is used to fight off infections
leukocytes
cell that clots blood
thrombocytes
another name for thrombocytes
platelets
red bone marrow is found…
end of long bones
flat bones
path/o
disease
pathology
process of studying diseases
ped/o
child
pediatrics
pertaining to children
sarc/o
fleshy tissue
sarcoma
mass of fleshy tissue
ur/o
urinary bladder/urine
urologist
one who studies the urinary bladder/urine
-emia
blood condition
hyperglycemic
pertaining to blood condition of excessive sugar
-opsy
process of viewing
biopsy
process of viewing life
-scope
process of visually examining
brochoscopy
process of visually examining the bronchi
dia-
complete/through
diagnosis
complete knowledge
dialysis
to set apart completely
peri-
surrounding/around
pericardium
sac surrounding the heart
prefixes that mean below
sub-
hypo-
infra-
prefixes that mean across/through
trans-
dia-
per-
adip/o
lip/o
steat/o
fat
anter/o
front
adipocyte
fat cell
anterior
pertaining to the front
poster/o
back
posterior
pertaining to the back
chondr/o
cartilage
chondroma
mass in the cartilage
dist/o
far/distant
distal
pertaining to distant
proxim/o
nearest
proximal
pertaining to the nearest
dors/o
back
dorsal
pertaining to the back
ventr/o
front
ventral
pertaining to the front
hist/o
tissue
histology
process of studying tissues
inguin/o
groin
inguinal
pertaining to the groin
medi/o
middle
medial
pertaining to the middle
later/o
side
lateral
pertaining to the side
trache/o
windpipe
tracheal
pertaining to the windpipe
infer/o
below
inferior
pertaining to below
super/o
above
superior
pertaining to above
supine
face up
prone
face down
cervic/o
neck
cervical
pertaining to the neck
thorac/o
chest
thoracic
pertaining to the chest
lumb/o
lower back
lumbar
pertaining to the lower back
sacr/o
sacrum
sacral
pertaining to the sacrum
frontal plane (coronal)
anterior and posterior
sagittal plane (lateral)
medial and lateral
transverse (cross-sectional)
superior and inferior
RUQ
liver, gall bladder, part of pancreas
RLQ
right ovary, right fallopian tube, appendix, right uterer
LUQ
liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas
LLQ
left ovary, left fallopian tube, left uterer
angi/o
blood vessel
angioplasty
surgical repair of a blood vessel
arthr/o
joint
arthroplasty
surgical repair of a joint
axill/o
armpit
axillary
pertaining to the armpit
col/o
colon
colorectal
pertaining to the colon and rectum
hepat/o
liver
hepatitis
pertaining to the liver
hydr/o
water
hydronephrosis
urine cannot exit
isch/o
to hold back O2
ischemia
death of tissue
my/o
Muscle
necr/o
death
ot/o
ear
phag/o
eat, swallow
phleb/o
vein
-algia/-dynia
pain
-centesis
surgical puncture
-megaly
enlargement
-trophy
growth in cell size
-plasia
growth in cell numbera
cib/o
meals
hrct/o
bind/tie
top/o
place/location
dactyl/o
fingers/toes
-oxia
oxygen
dys-
bad/difficult
hemi-
half
infra-
below