Unit 2- Surgical Suffixes, Hematology, and Diagnostic Imaging Flashcards
tomos
cut
ex (ec)
out of, away, from
os
opening like a mouth
stoma
opening like a mouth
in
inside, into
cis (incisio)
cut, cut with a knife
-tome
instrument used to cut slices
-tomy
cut into, incise, incision
-ectomy
cut out, remove, excise, excision
-ostomy
cut a new surgical opening
-graph
instrument used to record data
-gram
picture or record
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
CT
computed tomography (CAT)
PET
positron emission tomography
SPECT
single photon emission computed tomography
-algia
pain
cardi/o, card/o
heart
electr/o
electrical
-graphy
process of making a recording or image
son/o
sound
ech/o
sound made by reflected sound waves
radi/o
ray coming from a central point
-pathy
disease
-path/p
disease
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
erythr/o
red
cyan/o
blue
chlor/o
green
xanth/o
yellow
-osis, -tic
disease, condition, status, or process
-cyte
cell
-blast
embryonic or immature cell
-emia
blood condition
-logy
study of
-meter
instrument used to measure or count something
-metry
process of measuring or counting something
-penia
poverty, deficiency in number
lymph/o
water or liquid
edema
condition of fluid accumulation in the tissues causing swelling or puffiness
thromb/o
blood clot
-osis used as a suffix with blood cells (thrombocytosis, erthyrocytosis)
Indicates a condition characterized by an increase in number of
hist/o
tissues
mania
condition of madness characterized by rapid speech, hyperactivity, and irritability
associated with bipolar disorder
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
instrument used to count cells
cytometry
process of using a cytometer
dermatology
science of studying the skin
dermatome
instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue
duodenal
pertaining to the duodenum
duodenotomy
incision into the 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 erythrocytes
erythroblast
immature red blood cell
erythrocytes
red blood cells
erythrocytopenia
low numbers of erythrocytes
erythrocytosis
high numbers of erythrocytes
erythroderma
redness of the skin
etiology
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
histoblast
immature tissue cells
histology
the science of studying tissues
hypodermic
pertaining to below the dermis
inflamed
verb form for inflammation
inflammaton
tissue condition of redness, swelling, heat
jaundice
yellow appearance due 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 (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 melanocyte
melanocyte
pigment cell
melanoderma
dark patches of skin
pathologist
physician specialist in the study of disease
pathology
the science of studying disease
radiogram
x-ray picture (film)
radiograph
instrument used to produce the radiogram
radiography
process of producing radiograms
radiologist
physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities
sonogram
image of 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
thrombocytes
platelets, blood-clotting cell fragments
thrombocytopenia
low numbers of thrombocytes
thrombocytosis
high numbers of thrombocytes
tomogram
picture made by tomograph
tomograph
instrument that uses x-ray to produce images through planes (slices) of the body
tomography
the process of using a tomograph
xanthemia
yellow condition of the blood (carotenemia)
