Root Word Practice Flashcards
Adenocarcinoma
Cancer originating in glandular tissue
Adrenopathy
Any disease of the adrenal gland
Angiography
Medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body
Arteriosclerosis
General term for any loss of elasticity or hardening of blood vessels
Biliary calculus
Stone formed in biliary tract
Bronchospasm
Excessive and prolonged contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi
Carcinogenesis
Process of initiating cancer
Caudad
Toward the tail or end of the body, away from the head
Cephalad
Toward the head
Cerebrovascular
Pertaining to the vascular system and blood supply to the head
Chondritis
Inflammatory condition affecting the cartilage
Costochondral
Pertaining to the ribs and cartilage
Craniotomy
Any surgical opening into the skull
Dorsiflexion
Upward or backward flexion of a part of the body
Enteritis
Inflammation of the small intestine
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Back flow of gastric content into esophagus
Hemophilia
Blood disorder that prevents blood from clotting normally
Homoblastic
Developing from same tissue
Hysterectomy
Surgical removal of the uterus
Idiopathy
Pertaining to an unknown disease
Ileostomy
Surgical opening made joining the ileum to the abdominal wall for waste elimination