chapter 3 Flashcards
suffixes
1
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neutrophil
A
granulocytic white cell (strain purple) that destroy foreign cells by engulfing and digesting them
2
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lymphocyte
A
mononuclear white blood cells that destroy foreign cells by making antibodies
3
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eosinophil
A
leukocyte with reddish-staining granules and numbers elevated in allergic reaction
4
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monocyte
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mononuclear white blood cells that engulf and digest cellular debris, only contain one molecule
5
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basophil
A
granulocytic white blood cell that increases during the healing phase of inflammation
6
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
7
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acr/o
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extremities, top, extreme pain
8
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acu/o
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sharp, severe, sudden
9
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adip/o
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fat
10
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amni/o
A
aminon
11
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angi/o
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vessel
12
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arteri/o
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artery
13
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arthr/o
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joint
14
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axill/o
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armpit
15
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bi/o
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life
16
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blephr/o
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eyelid
17
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes
18
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carncin/o
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cancer
19
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cardi/o
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heart
20
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chem/o
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drug, chemical
21
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chondr/o
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cartilage
22
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chron/o
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time
23
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col/o
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colon (large intestines)
24
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
25
encephal/o
brain
26
erythr/o
red
27
hem/o
blood
28
hepat/o
liver
29
hydr/o
water, fluid
30
inguin/o
groin
31
isch/o
to hold back
32
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
33
laryng/o
larynx
34
leuk/o
white
35
lymph/o
lymph
36
mamm/o
breast
37
mast/o
breast
38
morph/o
shape, form
39
muc/o
mucus
40
my/o
muscle
41
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
42
necr/o
death (cells or whole body)
43
nephr/o
kidney
44
neur/o
nerve
45
neutr/o
neutrophil
46
nucle/o
nucleus
47
ophthalm/o
eye
48
oste/o
bone
49
ot/o
ear
50
path/o
disease
51
peritone/o
peritoneum
52
phag/o
to eat, swallow
53
phleb/o
vein
54
plas/o
formation, development
55
pleur/o
pleura
56
pneumon/o
lungs
57
pulmon/o
lungs
58
radi/o
x-rays
59
rect/o
rectum
60
ren/o
kidney
61
rhin/o
nose
62
sarc/o
flesh
63
splen/o
spleen
64
staphyl/o
clusters
65
strept/o
twisted chains
66
thorac/o
chest
67
thromb/o
clot
68
tonsill/o
tonsils
69
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
70
ven/o
vein
71
-algia
pain
72
-cele
hernia
73
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
74
-coccus (plural = cocci)
berry-shaped bacterium
75
-cyte
cell
76
-dynia
pain
77
-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
78
-emia
blood condition
79
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
80
-gram
record
81
-graphy
process of recording
82
-itits
inflammation
83
-logy
study of
84
-lysis
breakdown, destruction & seperation
85
-malacia
softening
86
-megaly
enlargement
87
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
88
-opsy
to view
89
-osis
condition (abnormal)
90
-pathy
disease, condition
91
-penia
deficiency
92
-phobia
fear
93
-plasia
development, formation, growth
94
-plasty
surgical repair
95
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
96
-rrhea
flow, discharge
97
-sclerosis
hardening
98
-scope
instrument for visual examination
99
-scopy
process of visual examination
100
-stasis
controlling, stopping
101
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
102
-therapy
treatment
103
-tomy
incision, cutting into
104
-traphy
development, nourishment
105
-er
on who
106
-ia
condition
107
-ist
specialist
108
-ole
small, little
109
-ule
little, small
110
-us
structure, substance
111
-y
condition, process
112
-ac & -iac
pertaining to
113
-al
pertaining to
114
-ary
pertaining to
115
-ar
pertaining to
116
-eal
pertaining to
117
-genic
pertaining to, producing, produced by or in
118
-ic & -ical
pertaining to
119
-oid
resembling
120
-ose
pertaining to, full of
121
-ous
pertaining to
122
-tic
pertaining to
123
arthr/itis
inflammation of joint
124
blephar/o/ptosis
drooping of eyelid
125
isch/emia
loss of normal blood flow
126
oste/o/genic
produced by bone tissue
127
staphyl/o/cocci
berry-shaped bacteria that grow in clusters
128
hernia
protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
129
cystocele hernia
urinary bladder protruding onto vagina
130
rectocele hernia
rectum protruding onto vagina
131
streptococcus & staphylococcus
bacteria that grow in chains or clusters
132
erthyrocytes
-red blood cells
-made in bone marrow
-carry oxygen from lungs to all body cells
133
leukocytes
-white blood cells
-five different types divided into two categories: granulocytes & mononuclear leukocytes
134
hemoglobin
blood protein
135
thrombocytes or platelets
-clotting cells
-fragments of blood cells formed in bone marrow
136
acromegaly
-endocrine disorder
-occurs when the pituitary gland produces an excess amount of growth hormone after the completion of puberty
137
pituitary gland
attached to the base of brain, controls growth and development and functioning of other endocrine glands
138
laparoscopy
-minimal invasive surgery
-visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope
-used to examine abdominal viscera for evidence of disease or various procedure
139
laparoscope
lighted telescopic instrument
140
adenoids
-small masses of lymphatic tissue
-located in the pharynx near the nose and nasal passages
- called "resembling glands" because they're neither endocrine nor exocrine glands
-adenoidectomy will be needed if they enlarged and block the airway from nose to pharynx
