Unit 1 - Chapter 3 - Suffixes Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomin
acr/o
extremitiesa
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
amin/o
amnion
angi/o
vessel
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
axill/o
armpit
bi/o
life
blephar/o
eyelid
bronch/o
bronchial tubes
carcin/o
cancerous
cardi/o
heart
chem/o
drug, chemical
chondr/o
cartillage
chron/o
time
col/o
colon
cyst/o
urinary bladder
encephal/o
brain
erythr/o
red
hem/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hydr/o
water, fluid
inguin/o
groin
isch/o
to hold back
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
laryng/o
laryngx
leuk/o
white
lymph/o
lymph
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
morph/o
shape, form
muc/o
muscus
my/o
muscle
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
necr/o
death
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
neutr/o
neutrophil (white blood cell)
nucle/o
nucleus
opthalm/o
eye
opi/o
opium
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ear
path/o
disease
peritone/o
peritonium
phag/o
to eat, swallow
phleb/o
vein
plas/o
formation, development
pleur/o
pleura (membrane surrounding lungs)
pneumon/o
lungs
pulmon/o
lungs
radi/o
x-rays
rect/o
rectum
ren/o
kidney
rhin/o
nose
sarc/o
flresh
splen/o
spleen
staphyl/o
clusters
strept/o
twistes chains
thorac/o
chest
thromb/o
clot
tonsil/o
tonsils
trache/o
trachea
ven/o
vein
algia
pain
cele
hernia
centesis
puncture to remove fluis
cyte
cell
dynia
pain
ectomy
excision, removal, resection
emia
blood condition
genesis
condition of producing, forming
gram
record
graph
instrument for recording
graphy
process of recording
itis
inflammation
logy
study of
lysis
breakdown, destruction, seperation
malacia
softening
magaly
enlargement
oma
tumor, mass
opsy
to view
osis,
condition, abnormal
pathy
diseas condition
penia
deficiency
phobia
fear
plasia
development, formation, growth
plasty
surgical repair
ptosis
dropping, falling, prolapse
rrhea
flow, discharge
sclerosis
hardening
scope
instrument for visual examination
scopy
process of visually examining
stasis
controlling, stopping
stomy
opening to form a mouth
therapy
treatment
tomy
incision, cutting into
trophy
development
ac, al, ar, ary, genic, ic, ial, ical, ose, ous, tic
pertaining to
er
one who
ia
condition
ist
specialist
oid
resembling, derived from
ole or ule
little, small
um or ium
structure, tissue
us
structure, substance
y
conditon, process
what is a hernia?
a protruston of an organ or muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
what is a hiatal hernia?
when the stomach protrudes up into the medistinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm
what is a inguinal hernia?
when the intestines protrudes down into the groin (or into the scrotal sac in males)
what is a cystocele
when the blasser protrudes through the vaginal wall becuase of weak pelvic muscles
what is a rectocele
when a portion of the rectum protrudes towards the vagina
what is an omphacele
herniation of intestines through the navel
- occurs in infants because of abdominal wall weakness
what are the 4 main kinds of bacteria
streptococcus
staphylococcus
diploccous
c. difficile
what is the shape/growth pattern of streptococcus and what does it cause
- berry shapes
- grows in twisted chains
- one group causes strep throat, tonsilitis, rheumatic fever, kidney ailments
- another group causes infections in the teeth, nose, face and heart
what is the shape/growth pattern of staphyloccus and what does it cause?
- berry shapes
- grows in clusters likes grapes
- causes lesions, skin absceses, boils
- causes MRSA (antibiotic-resistant infection)
what is the shape/growth pattern of diplococcus, what 2 bacterias do they create, what do those 2 bacterias cause, and what do they cause when they come together
- berry shapped
- grow in pairs
- creates pneumococci and gonococci
- pneumococci caused bacterial pneumonia
- gonococci caused invasion of repro. organs
- together they cause gonorrhea
what shape does c. difficile grow in, what does it cause, what people is it common in, and what may it require?
- shape of rods
- causes inflammation of the colon and diarrheal disease and resistant to antibiotics
- common in peopel who take antibiotics for a long time
- may require a fecal transplant
where are red blood cells made, what do they do and what do they contain
- made in bone marrow
- carry oxygen and to the body so body cells can burn food and release energy (catabolism)
- contain hemoglobin
what are the 2 different kind of white blood cells and how many of each are there
granulocytes - 3
mononuclear cells - 2
what do granulocytes contain and where are they formed
- contain dark staining granules and a multilobes nucleus
- formed in bone marrow
what are the 3 types of granulocytes
eosinophils
basophils
neutrophils
what color do eosinophils stain, what percentage are they and when are they increased
- stain red in acidic stain
- are 3% of white blood cells
- increased in allergic reactions
what color do basophils stain, what percentage are they and when are they increased
- stain blue in basic stain
- less then 1% of white blood cells
- increase in the healing phase of inflammation
what color do neutrophils stain, what percentage are they and what are they known as
- stain purple with neutral stain
- 50 - 60% of white blood cells
- they are phagocytes
what are the 2 features of mononuclear cells and where are they produced
- one large nucleus
- few granules in cytoplasm
- produced in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen
what are the 2 types of mononuclear cells
lymphocytes
monocytes
what do lymphocytes do, what cells do they contain and what percentage are they
- fight disease by producing antibodies
- attach to foreign cells and destroy them
- t cells and b cells
- 32% of white blood cells
what do monocytes do and what percentage are they
- engult and destroy cellular debris after neutrophils have attacked foreign cells
- leave the bloodstream and enter tissue to become macrophages
- 4% of white blood cells
what is acromegaly, what does it result from and what does it cause
- endocrine disorder where the pituitary gland produces an excess of growth hormones after puberty
- often results from a benign tumor
- causes large hands, feet and face
what is gigantism
- overproduction of pituitary growth hormones beginning in childhood, before puberty
what is a tracheotomy and why may it be done
- incision into the trachea to open it below a blockage
- may be done to remove a foreign object or to obtain a biopsy sample
what is a tracheostomy and why may it be done
- opening into the trachea where a tube is inserted
- may be done to allow air flow into the lungs or to help remove mucus from the bronchial tubes
what are adenoids, what are they neither of, what does enlargement of them mean
- small masses of lymphatic tissue in the pharynx near the nose/nasal passages
- neither endocrine or exocrine glands
- enlargements means blockage of the airway
