Medical Terminology & Lab Values Week 1 Flashcards by Julia Mazzola

-a

singular to plural

-ae

pleura pleurae

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-ax

singular to plural

-aces

thorax thoraces

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-en

singular to plural

-ina

lumen lumina

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-is

singular to plural

-es

diagnosis diagnoses

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-ix

singular to plural

-ices

appendix appendices

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-ex

singular to plural

-ices

apex apices

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-ma

singular to plural

-mata

carcinoma carcinomata

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-on

singular to plural

-a

ganglion ganglia

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-um

singular to plural

-a

bacterium bacteria

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-us

singular plural

-i

bronchus bronchi

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-y

singular to plural

-ies

deformity deformities

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cardi/o

heart

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cephal/o

head

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cervic/o

neck

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chondr

cartilage

chondr/oma - tumor composed of cartilage

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-oma

root word

tumor

chondr/oma - tumor composed of cartilage

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crani/o

cranium

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cyt

root word

cell

cyt/o/meter - instrument used to count and measure cells

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-meter

instrument used for measuring

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gastr/o

stomach

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hist

tissue

hist/o/logy - the study of tissues

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ili/o

ilium

large bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis

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inguin/o

groin

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lumb/o

loins (lower back)

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nucle

nucleus | nucle/ar - pertaining to cellular, atomic, or anatomical nucleus

pelv/o

pelvis

spin/o

spine

thorac/o

chest

umbilic/o

umbilicus, navel

abdomen/o

abdomine

anter/o

anterior, front | anter/ior

caud/o

tail | caud/al

dist/o

far, farthest | dist/al

dors/o

back of lower body | dors/al

infer/o | root word

lower, below | infer/ior

later/o

side, to one side | later/al

medi/o

middle | med/ial

poster/o

back, behind | poster/ior

proxim/o | root word

near, nearest | proxim/al

ventr/o

belly, belly side | ventr/al

-ac | root word

pertaining to, relating to

-ia | root word

condition

-itis | root word

inflammation

-oid | root word

resembling

-ole | root word

small, minute

-osis | root word

abnormal condition, increase

-logist | root word

specialist

-logy | root word

study of

-lysis | root word

separation, destruction, loosening

-toxic | root word

poison

-um | root word

structure, thing

-verse | root word

turning

ab- | root word

away from

ad- | root word

add to, toward

dys- | root word

painful, difficult

epi- | root word

above, on

hypo- | root word

under, below, deficient

hyper- | root word

above, excessive

macro- | root word

large

medi-

middle

micro- | root word

small

peri- | root word

around

super- | root word

upper, above

trans- | root word

through, across

What is in a Complete Blood Cell Count (CBC)?

``` Red Blood Cells (RBC) Hemoglobin (Hgb) Hematocrit (Hct) Platelets (PLT) Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) White Blood Cells (WBC) ```

Normal Lab Values for Red Blood Cells (RBC) in a CBC

Males 4.5 - 6.2 million cells/mcL | Females 4.2 - 5.4 million cells /mcL

Normal Lab Values for Hemoglobin (Hgb) in a CBC

Males 13 - 18 g/dL | Females 12 - 16 g/dL

Normal Lab Values for Hematocrit (Hct) in a CBC

Males 40 - 54% | Females 38 - 47%

Normal Lab Values for Platelets (PLT) in a CBC

150,000 - 400,000 / microliter (mcL)

Normal Lab Values for Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) in a CBC

15 - 30 mm/hr

Normal Lab Values for WBC in a CBC

4,000 - 11,000 cells/mcL

What are WBCs composed of?

``` Neutrophils Lymphocytes Monocytes Eosinophils Basophils ```

Normal Lab Values for Neutrophils in a CBC

43 - 70%

Normal Lab Values for Lymphocytes in a CBC

20 - 40%

Normal Lab Values for Monocytes in a CBC

4 - 8%

Normal Lab Values for Eosinophils in a CBC

0 - 4%

Normal Lab Values for Basophils in a CBC

0 - 2%

What is a Urinalysis Composed of?

``` pH Specific Gravity Albumin WBC RBC ```

Normal Lab Values for pH in a Urinalysis

4 - 8

Normal Lab Values for Specific Gravity in a Urinalysis

1.003 - 1.030

Normal Lab Values for Albumin in a Urinalysis

Negaitve

Normal Lab Values for WBC in a Urinalysis

Negative

Normal Lab values for RBC in a Urinalysis

Negative

-al | root word

pertaining to, relating to

-ar | root word

pertaining to, relating to

-ary | root word

pertaining to, relating to

-iac | root word

pertaining to, relating to

-ior | root word

pertaining to , relating to

-ous | root word

pertaining to, relating to

-ic | root word

pertaining to, relating to

-ism | root word

condition

-ule | root word

small, minute

sub- | root word

under, below, deficient