Unit 2 Flashcards
blastocyte
immature cell
cardialgia
heart pain
cardiologist
physician specialist in heart disease
cardiomegaly
enlarged heart
cyanoderma
blueness of the skin
cyanosis
condition of blueness
cytologist
a technologist who studies cellular diseases
cytology
the science of studying cells
cytometer
instrument used to count cells
cytometry
process of using a cytometer
dermatology
the science of studying the skin
dermatome
instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue
duodenal
pertaining to the first part of the small intestine (duodenum)
duodenotomy
incision into the first part of the small intestine (duodenum)
duodenum
first part of the small intestine
echocardiography
sonography of the heart
electrocardiogram
picture (tracing) representing the electrical activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle
electrocardiograph
instrument that produces the electrocardiogram
electrocardiography
process of using the electrocardiograph
erythema
reddened skin (erythroderma)
erythremia
abnormally red blood due to too many red blood cells (erythrocytes)
erythroblast
immature red blood cell
erythrocytes
red blood cells
erythrocytopenia
low number of red blood cells (erythrocytes)
erythrocytosis
high number of red blood cells (erythrocytes)
erythroderma
redness of the skin
etiology
the study of the origin of the cause of disease
gastralgia
stomach pain
gastrectomy
excision of the stomach
gastric
pertaining to the stomach
gastroduodenostomy
making a new opening between the stomach and first part of the small intestine (duodenum)
gastromegaly
enlarged stomach
gastrostomy
making a new opening in the stomach
histoblast
immature tissue cells
histology
the science of studying tissues
hypodermic
pertaining to below the dermis
inflamed
verb form for inflammation
inflammation
tissue condition of redness, swelling, heat
jaundice
yellow appearance due to high bilibrubin level in the blood
leukemia
blood cancer involving white blood cells (leukocytes) and bone marrow
leukocyte
white blood cell
leukocytopenia
low number of white blood cells (leukocytes)
leukocytosis
high number of white blood cells (leukocytes)
leukoderma
abnormally white skin (vitiligo)
lymphatic
pertaining to the lymph system
lymphedema
obstructed lymph vessels causing fluid buildup in tissues (swelling)
lymphocyte
lymphatic system white blood cell
megalomania
abnormally enlarged self-image
melanoblast
immature pigment cell (melanocyte)
melanocyte
pigment cell
melanoderma
dark patches of the skin
pathologist
physician specialist in the study of disease
pathology
the science of studying disease
radiogram
x-ray picture (film) (radiograph)
radiograph
instrument used to produce the radiogram or the x-ray film
radiography
process of producing radiograms (radiographs)
radiologist
physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities
sonogram
image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound
sonograph
instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks them up with a transducer, and uses a computer to create an image of body structures
sonographer
technologist who performs sonography
sonography
process of using a sonograph (ultrasonography)
thrombocytes
platelets, blood-clotting cell fragments
thrombocytopenia
low numbers of blood clotting cell fragments (thrombocytes)
thrombocytosis
high number of blood clotting cell fragments (thrombocytes)
tomogram
picture made by tomograph
tomograph
instrument that uses x-ray to produce images through plains (slices) of the body
tomography
the process of using a tomograph
xanthemia
yellow condition of the blood (carotenemia)
epidermis
outermost layer of skin
hypodermis
second layer of skin (below the dermis)
megalogastria
enlargement of stomach
radiographer
one who takes x-rays
duodenectomy
removal of the first part of the small intestine
acrocyanosis
blueness of extremities
immature cell
blastocyte
heart pain
cardialgia
physician specialist in heart disease
cardiologist
enlarged heart
cardiomegaly
blueness of the skin
cyanoderma
condition of blueness
cyanosis
a technologist who studies cellular diseases
cytologist
the science of studying cells
cytology
instrument used to count cells
cytometer
process of using a cytometer
cytometry
the science of studying the skin
dermatology
instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue
dermatome
pertaining to the first part of the small intestine (duodenum)
duodenal
incision into the first part of the small intestine (duodenum)
duodenotomy
first part of the small intestine
duodenum
sonography of the heart
echocardiography
picture (tracing) representing the electrical activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle
electrocardiogram
instrument that produces the electrocardiogram
electrocardiograph
process of using the electrocardiograph
electrocardiography
reddened skin (erythroderma)
erythema
abnormally red blood due to too many red blood cells (erythrocytes)
erythremia
immature red blood cell
erythroblast
red blood cells
erythrocytes
low number of red blood cells (erythrocytes)
erythrocytopenia
high number of red blood cells (erythrocytes)
erythrocytosis
redness of the skin
erythroderma
the study of the origin of the cause of disease
etiology
stomach pain
gastralgia
excision of the stomach
gastrectomy
pertaining to the stomach
gastric
making a new opening between the stomach and first part of the small intestine (duodenum)
gastroduodenostomy
enlarged stomach
gastromegaly
making a new opening in the stomach
gastrostomy
immature tissue cells
histoblast
the science of studying tissues
histology
pertaining to below the dermis
hypodermic
verb form for inflammation
inflamed
tissue condition of redness, swelling, heat
inflammation
yellow appearance due to high bilibrubin level in the blood
jaundice
blood cancer involving white blood cells (leukocytes) and bone marrow
leukemia
white blood cell
leukocyte
low number of white blood cells (leukocytes)
leukocytopenia
high number of white blood cells (leukocytes)
leukocytosis
abnormally white skin (vitiligo)
leukoderma
pertaining to the lymph system
lymphatic
obstructed lymph vessels causing fluid buildup in tissues (swelling)
lymphedema
lymphatic system white blood cell
lymphocyte
abnormally enlarged self-image
megalomania
immature pigment cell (melanocyte)
melanoblast
pigment cell
melanocyte
dark patches of the skin
melanoderma
physician specialist in the study of disease
pathologist
the science of studying disease
pathology
x-ray picture (film) (radiograph)
radiogram
instrument used to produce the radiogram or the x-ray film
radiograph
process of producing radiograms (radiographs)
radiography
physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities
radiologist
image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound
sonogram
instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks them up with a transducer, and uses a computer to create an image of body structures
sonograph
technologist who performs sonography
sonographer
process of using a sonograph (ultrasonography)
sonography
platelets, blood-clotting cell fragments
thrombocytes
low numbers of blood clotting cell fragments (thrombocytes)
thrombocytopenia
high number of blood clotting cell fragments (thrombocytes)
thrombocytosis
picture made by tomograph
tomogram
instrument that uses x-ray to produce images through plains (slices) of the body
tomograph
the process of using a tomograph
tomography
yellow condition of the blood (carotenemia)
xanthemia
outermost layer of skin
epidermis
second layer of skin (below the dermis)
hypodermis
enlargement of stomach
megalogastria
one who takes x-rays
radiographer
removal of the first part of the small intestine
duodenectomy
blueness of extremities
acrocyanosis