Terms Flashcards
QID
4 times a day
These help in blood clotting
Platelets
These blood cells fight infections
White blood cells
These blood cells carry oxygen
Red blood cells
Condition where the alveoli are damaged affecting the lungs ability to expel air
Emphysema
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
Bronchitis
Abnormal rapid breathing
Tachypnea
Shortness of breath, labored, or difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Absence of breathing
Apnea
To look or examine
-Scopy
Laparo-
Abdomen
Laryngo-
Throat
Oto-
Ear
-crinology
Study of hormones
Psycho-
Mind
Angio-
Vessel
Rhino-
Nose
Neuro-
Nerve
-pathology
Study of disease
-myopathy
Muscle disease
Electro-
Electricity
-gram
Record
Encephalo-
Brain
Gastro-
Stomach
Entero-
Intestine
-iasis
Process state
-trophy
Nutrition growth
-stasis
Stopping, controlling
-plegia
Paralysis
-penia
Deficiency
-cele
Hernia swelling
-plasia
Formation, growth
-phobia
Fear
-graphy
Process of recording
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-plasty
Surgical repair, reconstruction
-pathy
Disease, disorder
-oma
Tumor, growth
-megaly
-megal
Enlargement
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction
-gen
Something that produces or causes
-emia
A blood condition
-cyte
Cell
-otomy
To cut into, surgical incision
De-
Removal, reversal
Auto-
Self, same
Ultra-
Beyond, excessive, more than usual
Semi-
Half, partial
Re-
Again, back
Pseudo-
False
Pseudo-
False
Primi-
First
Pan-
All, every
Hemi-
Half
Eu-
Good, normal
Dys-
Bad, difficult, abnormal
Tachy-
Fast, rapid
Ecto-
Outside, external
Retro-
Backward
Neo-
New
Suprarenal
Above, over
Trans-
Across
Epi-
Upon, above
Unusually low blood glucose levels
Hypoglycemia
Lower than normal blood pressure
Hypotension
Unusually high concentration of glucose in the blood
Hyperglycemia
Exo-
Outside, external
Micro-
Small
Macro-
Large, long
Hyper-
Fast, rapid
Hypo-
Slow, decreased
Examines the endocrine glands and their hormones
Endocrinology
External examinations
Endoscope
Endo-
Internal, within
Conditions involving nerve damage or dysfunction, often leading to numbness or pain
Neuropathy
Branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system
Neurology
Focuses on the study of blood, blood-forming organs, and blood diseases
Hematology
The study of the stomach and intestines, structure, functions, and disorders
Gastroenterology
-ceptor
Receptor, sensor
-cide
Killer, killing
-lith
Stone
Ger- / gero- / geronto-
Old age
Propro-
Pressure, touch
Halit-
Breath
Halit-
Breath
Hapt/o
Related to touch
Hema- / hemo- / hemat/o
Blood
Hidr/o
Sweating
Hist/o
Tissue
Chol/e
Bile