Medical Terminology Flashcards
cyst/o
bladder
pyle/o
renal
phabdomy/o
skeletal muscle
ton/o
tension
pharner/o
apparent
A-
without
Acu-
needle
anti-
against
auto-
self
bi-
two
Brady-
slow
contra-
against, opposite
dys-
abnormal
endo-
within
hetero-
opposite
homo-
similar
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
too little
hyster-
uterus
men-
menstruation
super-
above
tachy-
fast
tri-
three
-ectomy
surgical removal
-plasty
surgical repair
-stomy
to form a new opening
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-gram
a written record
-graphy
the process of recording
-oma
tumor, mass
-opia
vision
-opsy
to view
-osis
condition
-pathy
disease
-plasm
growth
-rrhagia
excessive flow
-scope
an instrument for examining
-sect
to cut
-therapy
treatment
-tomy
to cut into
-itis
inflammation
actin/o
radiation
brom/o
odor
caus/o
burn
cauter/o
burn
chrom/o
color
cutane/o
skin
derm/o
skin
erythem/o
redness
eschar/o
scab
hidr/o
sweat
lepid/o
flakes
papul/o
pimple
prurit/o
itch
psor/o
itch
py/o
pus
xer/o
dry
angi/o
blood vessel
arteri/o
artery
cardi/o
heart
coron/o
heart
erythr/o
red
haem/a, hem/o
blood
my/o
muscle
pleb/o
vein
ven/o
vein
venul/o
vein
aspir/o
inhaling
blenn/o
mucus
lal/o
speech
lampr/o
clear
lob/o
lobe
nas/o
nose
pector/o
chest
phas/o
speech
phon/o
sound
phren/o
Diaphragm
-pnea
breathing
span/o
scarce
steth/o
chest
aden/o
gland
cortic/o
cortex
crin/o
to secrete
gluc/o
glucose
glyc/o
glucose
thym/o
thymus
troph/o
growth
abdomin/o
abdomen
an/o
anus
bil/l
bile
cec/o
cecum
chol/e
gall
enter/o
intestine
gastr/o
stomach
hepat/o
liver
lapar/o
abdominal wall
peps/o
digestion
phag/o
eating
proct/o
anus
stomat/o
mouth
azot/o
nitrogen
calci/o
calcium
glyc/o
sugar
lith/o
stone
nephr/o
kidney
ur/o
urine
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
vesic/o
bladder
arthr/o
joint
asthen/o
weakness
chondr/o
cartilage
dactyl/o
digits
erg/o
work
fasci/o
fascia
kinesi/o
movement
lord/o
curvature
my/o
muscle
pale/o
old
syndesm/o
connective tissue
axill/o
armpit
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph nodes
nod/o
knot
sarco
flesh
astr/o
star
atel/o
incomplete
esthesi/o
sensation
ment/o
mind
myel/o
spinal cord
narc/o
numbness
pies/o
pressure
pleg/o
paralyzed
radicul/o
nerve root
rhiz/o
root
syring/o
fistula
tax/o
Coordination
thanat/o
death
thec/o
sheath
hypernatremia
excessive sodium content
hyponatremia
low sodium content
hyperkalemia
excessive potassium content
hypokalemia
low potassium content
hyperchloremia
excessive chloride content, greater than 115
hypochloremia
less than 80, low chloride content
hypermagnesemia
excessive magnesium content
hypomagnesemia
low magnesium content
hypercalcemia
excessive calcium content
hypocalcemia
low calcium content
Hematology
the study of blood and blood disorders
hematopoiesis
the production of all of the cellular components of blood and blood plasma
hemostasis
the mechanism that leads to cessation of bleeding from a blood vessel
Erythrocytes
the functional component of blood responsible for the transportation of gases and nutrients throughout the human body
Leukocytes
white blood cells
megakaryocytes
a large bone marrow cell with a lobated nucleus that produces blood platelets (thrombocytes), which are necessary for normal clotting.
Thrombocytopenia
a condition that occurs when the platelet count in your blood is too low.
thrombocytosis
a high platelet count caused by another disease or condition.
leukopenia
a low white blood cell count
leukocytosis
an elevated white blood cell (WBC) count
polycythemia
an increase in the absolute red blood cell (RBC) mass in the body
anemia
a lack of red blood cells
Kary/o
nucleus
cyt
Cell
emia
blood condition
Escharotomy
Incision length of extremity/chest to allow blood flow
