Mid Term 1 Unit 2 Flashcards
Hemorrhage
Hemo (blood) + rrhage (bursting)
Diarrhea
Dia (through) + rrhea (flow)
Amenorrhea
A (without) + meno (monthly) + rrhea (flow)
Dysmenorrhea
Dys (painful) + meno (monthly) + rrhea (flow)
Septicemia
Septi (poisoning, infection) + emia (blood condition)
Nephrectomy
Nephr (kidney) + ectomy (surgical removal)
Tachypnea
Tachy (fast) + pnea (breathing)
Thoracotomy
Thoraco (chest) + tomy (incision into)
Apoptosis
programmed cell death
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocyte (platelet) + penia (deficit)
Cardiomegaly
Cardio (heart) + megaly (enlargement)
Pericardium
Peri (around) + cardium (heart)
Pneumocotomy
Pneumo (lung) + tomy (incision into)
Hyperglycemia
Hyper (high) + glyc (glucose) + emia (blood condition)
Gastrostomy
Gastr (stomach) + ostomy (artificial opening)
Angiogram
Angio (blood vessel) + gram (record)
Analysis
Ana (up) + lysis (break)
Endoscopy
Endo (within) + scopy (visual examination)
Atrophy
A (without) + trophy (growth)
Percutaneous
Per (through) + cutaneous (skin)
Gastroparesis
Gastro (stomach) + paresis (slow movement)
Hemiplegia
Hemi (half) + plegia (paralysis)
Idiopathic
Idio (unknown) + pathic (illness)