Medical Terminology Unit 2 Flashcards
electro
combining form for electricity
electrocardiography
process of making an image or heart function using electricity
electrocardiograph
instrument used to product an electrocardiogram
erythema
condition of redness (skin)
erythremia
condition of too many red blood cells (erythrocytosis)
erythroderma
condition of redness of the skin (erythema)
etiology
study of the origin of a disease
diagnosis
identification of a disease through signs and symptoms
gastralgia
stomach pain
gastromegaly
enlargement of the stomach
gastroduodenostomy
making a surgical opening in the stomach
histoblast
immature tissues
histology
study of tissues
histologist
specialist in tissue studies
radio
combining for for x-ray
radiogram
image made using x-rays
radiography
process of producing a radiogram
sono
sound waves
sonographer
one who uses sound waves to create an image
sonography
process of producing a sonogram
thrombo
combining form for blood clot
thrombocytopenia
condition of low number of thrombocytes
thrombocytosis
condition of high number of thrombocytes
jaundice
yellow color of the skin caused by high bilirubin
xanthemia
yellow color of the blood and skin due to high carotene levels (carotenemia)
inflammation
condition of redness, swelling, heat
inflamed
past tense verb of inflammation
inflammatory
something that causes inflammation
mania
condition of madness
megalomania
abnormally enlarged self image to the point of madness
melanocyte
pigmented cell
melanoblast
immature melanocyte
melanoderma
dark pigmentation to the skin (patches)
patho
combining form for disease
pathology
study of disease (specialty)
pathologist
physician specialist in disease
blastocyte
immature cell
cytology
study of cells
cytometry
measurement (counting) of cells
cardio
combining form for heart
cardiologist
physician heart specialist
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
dermo, dermato
combining form for skin
dermatome
instrument used to cut thin slices of skin
dermatology
study of skin
-tome
suffix for cutting or a cutting instrument
-ectomy
suffix for excision or removal
gastrectomy
removal of the stomach
-megaly
suffix meaning enlarged or enlargement
-itis
suffix for inflammation
-al or -ic
adjectival suffices meaning pertaining to
-gram
suffix for picture or record
tomograph
x-ray instrument used to show tissue or organs ine on plane (slice)
tomagraphy
process of using a tomograph
-algia
suffix for pain
-graphy
is a suffix for the process or making a recording or image
-gram
suffix for the actual paper readout or picture on the screen
-pathy
suffix meaning disease
chlor/o
green
xanth/o
yellow
erythr/o
red
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
-blast
suffix for embryomic or immature cell
-emia
suffix for blood
cardialgia
heart pain
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
cyanoderma
blueness of the skin
cytologist
specialist who studies cellular disease
electrocardiograph
instrument that produces the electrocardiograph
erythrocytes
immature red blood cells
-cyte
suffix meaning cell
megolocardia
cardiac enlargement
gastromegaly
enlargement of the stomach
mania
madness
tomos
cut
ex
out of, away from
os
opening, like a mouth
stoma
opening like a mouth
in
inside, into
cis
cut, cut with a knife
gastr/o
cf for stomach
ostomy
suffix for new opening
tomy
suffix for incision
ectomy
suffix for excision
-graph
instrument to record data
cardi/o
combining word for heart
-gram
record, image, or picture
electr/o
combining form for electrical
son/o
combining word for sound
ech/o
cf for sound made by electrical waves
-pathy
disease
path/o
cf for disease
-osis
disease, condition, status, or process
tic
changes osis from a noun to an adj
-cyte
cell
-blast
embryonic
-emia
blood
cyt/o
cf referring to cells
-metry
process of measuring or counting
edema
collection of fluid
