Chapter 3 - Terms Flashcards
arthr/algia
joint/pain
ot/algia
ear/pain
neur/algia
nerve/pain
my/algia
muscle/pain
recto/cele
rectum/hernia
cysto/cele
urinary bladder/hernia
thoraco/centesis
chest/surgical puncture to remove fluid
amnio/centesis
amnion/surgical puncture to remove fluid
abdomino/centesis
abdomen/surgical puncture to remove fluid
strepto/coccus
twisted chains/berry-shaped bacterium
staphylo/cocci
clusters/berry-shaped bacteria
erythro/cyte
red/cell
leuko/cyte
white/cell
thrombo/cyte
clotting/cell
pleuro/dynia
pleura/pain
laryng/ectomy
larynx/removal
mast/ectomy
breast/removal
an/emia
no, not, without/blood condition
isch/emia
to hold back/blood condition
carcino/genesis
cancer/condition of producing, forming
patho/genesis
disease/condition of producing, forming
angio/genesis
vessel/condition of producing, forming
electro/encephalo/gram
electricity/brain/record
electro/encephalo/graphy
electricity/brain/process of recording
mammo/gram
breast/record
electro/encephalo/graph
electricity/brain/instrument to record
angio/graphy
vessel/process of recording
bronch/itis
bronchi/inflammation
myel/itis
spinal cord/inflammation
tonsill/itis
tonsils/inflammation
thrombo/phleb/itis
clotting/vein/inflammation
ophthalmo/logy
eye/study of
morpho/logy
shape, form/study of
hemo/lysis
blood/breakdown, destruction, separation
osteo/malacia
bone/softening
chondro/malacia
cartilage/softening
acro/megaly
extremities/enlargement
spleno/megaly
spleen/enlargment
my/oma
muscle/tumor, mass, collection of fluid
myo/sarc/oma
muscle/flesh/tumor, mass, collection of fluid
multiple myel/oma
many bone marrow/tumor, mass, collection of fluid
hemat/oma
blood/tumor, mass, collection of fluid
bi/opsy
life/to view
necr/opsy
death/to view
necr/osis
death/condition
hydro/nephr/osis
water/kidney/condition
leuko/cyt/osis
white/cell/slight increase in numbers
cardio/myo/pathy
heart/muscle/disease condition
erythro/penia
red/deficiency
neutro/penia
neutrophil/deficiency
thrombo/cyto/penia
clotting/cell/deficiency
acro/phobia
top, extreme point/fear
agora/phobia
outside (market)/fear
a/chondro/plasia
without/cartilage/development, formation, growth
angio/plasty
vessel/surgical repair
blepharo/ptosis
eyelid/drooping, falling
rhino/rrhea
nose/flow, discharge
arterio/sclerosis
artery/hardening
laparo/scope
abdomen/instrument for visual examination
meta/stasis
beyond/controlling, stopping
hemo/stasis
blood/controlling, stopping
colo/stomy
colon/opening to form a mouth
tracheo/stomy
trachea/opening to form a mouth
hydro/therapy
water, fluid/treatment
chemo/therapy
drug, chemical/treatment
radio/therapy
x-rays, radioactive/treatment
laparo/tomy
abdomen/incision
phlebo/tomy
vein/incision
tracheo/tomy
trachea/incision
hyper/trophy
excessive/development, nourishment
a/trophy
without/development, nourishment
radio/graph/er
x-rays/record/one who
leuk/emia
white/blood condition
pneumon/ia
lung/condition
nephro/log/ist
kidney/study of/specialist
arteri/ole
artery/small, little
ven/ule
vein/small, little
peri/cardi/um
surrounding/heart/structure
muc/us
mucus/substance, structure
eso/phag/us
within, inward/t eat/structure, substance
nephro/pathy
kidney/disease condition
cardi/ac
heart/pertaining to
peritone/al
peritoneum/pertaining to
inguin/al
groin/pertaining to
pleur/al
pleura/pertaining to
tonsill/ar
tonsils/pertaining to
pulmon/ary
lungs/pertaining to
axill/ary
armpit/pertaining to
laryng/eal
larynx/pertaining to
carcino/genic
cancer/pertaining to producing, produced by or in
osteo/genic
bone/pertaining to producing, produced by or in
chron/ic
time/pertaining to
patho/log/ic
disease/study of/pertaining to
aden/oid
glands/resembling, derived from
muc/oid
mucus/resembling, derived from
adip/ose
fat/pertaining to, full of
muc/ous
mucus/pertaining to
mucus = noun
mucous = adjective
necro/tic
death/pertaining to
