unit 2 glossary 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 disease
cytology
the science of studying cells
cytometer
an instrument used to measure cells
cytometry
process of using a cytometer
dermatology
the science of studying the skin
dermatome
instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue
duodenotomy
incision into the duodenum
duodenum
fist part of the small tissue
echocardiography
sonography of the heart
electrocardiogram
picture representing the electrical activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle
electrocardiograph
instrument that produces the electrocardiogram
electrocardiography
the process of using the electrocardiograph
erythema
reddened skin
erythremia
abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes
erythroblast
immature red blood cell
erythrocytes
red blood cell
erythroctopenia
low numbers of erythrocytes
erythrocytosis
high numbers of 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 duodenum
gastromegaly
enlarged stomach
gastrostomy
making a new opening in the stomach
histology
the science of studying tissue
hypodermic
pertaining to below the dermis
inflamed
verb form for inflammation
inflammation
tissue condition of redness
jaundice
yellow appearance die to high bilirubin level in the blood
leukemia
blood cancer involving leukocytes and bone marrow
leukocyte
white blood cell
leukocytopenia
low numbers of leukocytes
leukocytosis
high numbers of leukocytes
leukoderma
abnormally white skin
lymphatic
pertaining to the lymph system
lymphedema
obstructed lymph vessels causing fluid buildup in tissue
lymphocyte
lyphatic system white blood cells
megalomania
abnormally enlarged self image
melanoblast
immature 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 pictures
radiograph
instrument used to produce the radiogram or the xray film
radiologist
physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imagining modalities
sonogram
image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound
sonograph
instrument that reflects sound waves through the body
sonographer
technologist who performs sonogragh
thrombocytes
platelets blood clotting cell fragments
thrombocytopenia
low numbers of thrombocytes
thrombocytosis
high numbers of thrombocytes
tomogram
picture made by a tomograph
tomography
the process of using a tomograph
xanthemia
yellow condition of the blood