Module 3 Flashcards
Diagnostic Suffix
describes disease conditions or their symptoms
-algia
condition of pain
-emia
blood condition
Septicemia
blood infections; result when pathogens enter blood from a wound; more serious form of bacteremia that moves rapidly and may be life-threatening
Bacteremia
bacterial invasion of blood w/o or w/ symptoms
-ia
condition
-itis
inflammation
cellulitis
inflammation of soft tissue under the skin
Myos/o
muscle
thrombophlebitis
inflammation of a vein with formation of clot
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
mass, tumour
adenoma
tumour of the glad; benign (noncancerous) tumour
adenocarcinoma
tumour of the gland, malignant (cancerous) tumour
Sarcomas
cancerous tumors of the flesh (connective tissue); muscle, bones, cartilage and fibrous tissue and fat
Myel/o
bone marrow
myeloma
malignant (cancerous) tumour of cells in the bone marrow
Carcin/o or sarc/o
anything combined with these roots is a malignant (cancerous) tumour. If it ends in -oma but these roots aren’t present then the tumour is benign (non-cancerous); except for some special cases
chondr/o
cartilage
Fibr/o
fibrous tissue
Leiomy/o
visceral/smooth muscle
Rhabdomy/o
skeletal muscle
-osis
condition, abnormal condition BUT when used with blood cell words, means a slight increase in number of cells
-pathy
disease condition
Leukocytosis vs. Leukemia
Leukocytosis: slight increase in normal WBCs; bodies response to bacterial infection
Leukemia: malignant condition marked by dramatic increase in cancerous WBCs
Cardiomyopathy
chronic (ongoing) disease of heart muscle with inflammation and weakness
Myocardial Infarction (MI)
an acute (sudden) condition involving an area of heart muscle that has died as a result of ischemia; this is a heart attack
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhage or -rrhagia
excessive discharge of blood
-sclerosis
hardening
Atherosclerosis
most common type of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). A fatty plaque (atheroma) collects on the lining of arteries
-uria
condition of urine
Adjective Suffixes
mean pertaining to and describe part of the body, process or condition
-al or -eal
pertaining to
Infarction
area of dead tissue caused by ischemia
ischemia
condition in which blood supply is held back from a part of the body
Menorrhea vs. Menorrhagia
Menorrhea: normal discharge of blood and tissue from lining of uterus
Menorrhagia: abnormally heavy/long menstrual periods; chronic can result in anemia; a common complication of fibroids (uterine muscle tumours)
Hematuria
blood in the urine
Uremia
high levels of urea in the blood
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-ectomy
removal, resection, excision
pharynx
throat
larynx
voice box
hyster/o
uterus; hysterectomy = removal of the uturus (total/subtotal)
-gram
record
lamin/o
backbone
pneum/o or pulmon/o
lungs
-graphy
process of recording
angi/o
vessel
-lysis
separation, breakdown, destruction
Hemodialysis
removal of blood for passage through (DIA) a kidney machine to filter out waste materials (urea)
-plasty
surgical repair, or surgical correction
-scopy
process of visual examination
-stomy
opening; creation of permanent/semipermanent opening from an organ to the outside of body
anastomosis
when tubelike structures are surgically connected within the body; this is the new connection; ie. colocolostomy is an anastomosis; a new connection btw two previously unconnected portions of the colon
-therapy
treatment
Radiotherapy (radiation therapy)
treatment for cancer by using radiation to kill tumour cells; done by radiation oncologist
Radiology
done by a radiologist; diagnose conditions using x-ray, magnetic wave, and ultrasound techniques
-tomy
incision, cutting into
Phlebotomy
incision of the vein
