Chapter 4: Body Structure Flashcards
nucle/o
nucleus
cyt/o
cell
crani/o
cranium(skull)
dist/o
far, farthest
proxim/o
near, nearest
cervic/o
neck:cervix uteri
anter/o
anterior, front
limb/o
loins, (lower back)
medi/o
middle
chlor/o
green
cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o
yellow
erythr/o
red
melan/o
black
infer/o
lower, below
radi/o
radiation, X-ray, radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)
thorac/o
chest
ili/o
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
leuk/o, albin/o
white
poli/o
gray, gray matter
ad-
toward
home/o
same, alike
chrom/o
color
poster/o
- back (of body), behind
- posterior
somat/o
body
hist/o
tissue
viscer/o
internal organs
path/o
disease
-meter
instrument for measuring
later/o
side
gastr/o
stomach
-megaly
enlargement
prognosis
+-gnosis: knowing
+pro-: before, in front of
etiology
+-logy: study of
+eti/o: cause
idiopathic
+-ic: pertaining to, relating to
+idi/o: unknown; peculiar
+path: disease
radiologist
+-logist: specialist in the study of
+radi/o: radiation, x-ray, radius
acrocyanosis
+-osis: abnormal condition
+acro: extremity
+cyan/o: blue
anteriorgram
+-gram: record, writing
+anteri/o: artery
infracostal
+-al: pertaining to, relating to
+infra-: below, under
+cost: ribs
pericardial
+-ial: pertaining to, related to
+peri-: around
+card: heart
transabdominal
+-al: pertaining to, related to
+trans-: across, through
+abdomin: abdomen
ultrasonic
+-ic: pertaining to
+ultra-: beyond, excessive
+son/o: sound
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
PET
position emission tomography
CT Scan, CAT Scan
computed (axial) tomography scan
Dx
diagnosis
CBC
complete blood count
Tx
treatment
US
ultrasound
AP
anteroposterior
U&L
U/L
upper and lower
RLQ
right lower quadrant
I&D
incision and drainage
LLQ
left lower quadrant
LAT, lat
lateral
Bx, bx
biopsy
RUQ
right upper quadrant
Sx
symptom
