Unit 1-5 Flashcards
Instrument used to count cells
Cytometer
Gastritis
inflammation of the stomach
back of the body
dorsal
membrane surrounding the heart
pericardium
cyanosis
condition of blueness
Front to back
anteroposterior
if an individual fractures the lower part of his femur, it is a fracture of the ______end
distal
excision of the stomach
gastrectomy
blue skin or bluish discoloration of the skin
cyanoderma
histoblast
immature tissue
paralysis of extremities
acroparalysis
if an individual fractures the upper part of his femur, it is a fracture of the _____ end
proximal
root form for cell
cyt
combining form for cell
cyt/o
combining form of root word referring to skin
derm/o
study of body functions
physiology
suffix that means disease
osis
dermatitis
red, swollen, inflamed skin
acromegaly
enlargement of extremities
membranes that line open cavities and structures leading to the outside of the body
mucosa
membranes that line closed cavities of the body
serosa
root form for back
poster
combining form for back
dors/o
study of body structures
anatomy
suffix of inflammation
itis
fibrous tumor
fibroma
abnormally rapid heartbeat
tachycardia
white cells
leukocyte
pain in the heart
cardialgia
white
leuk
black
melan
red
erythr
blue
cyan
low numbers of thrombocytes
thrombocytopenia
inflammation of a vein with formation of a blood clot
thrombophlebitis
blocking/stopping of blood flow
ischemia
cells produced by lymphatic system
lymphocytes
destruction of blood cells
hematolysis
suffix for cut open or excision
ectomy
suffix that means destruction
lysis
root word for fat
lip
anatom
body structures
epitheli
epithelial
hist
tissue
pleur
lung cavity
itis
inflammation
osis
condition of
logy
study of
meter
instrument to measure
arteriostasis
stopping/controlling flow in the arteries
record of sound waves reflected through the heart
echocardiogram
repair of a vessel
angioplasty
if a patient had a brain aneurysm, this means a blood vessel in the brain is
weakened and widened
inflammation of a vein
phlebitis
someone who studies x-rays
radiologist
root word for artery
arteri
pleur
lung cavity
low blood pressure
hypotension