Terms- CH1 Flashcards by Lainey ZeE

aden/o

gland

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adenoma

tumor of a gland

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arthr/o

joint

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bi/o

life

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carcin/o

cancer/cancerous

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cardi/o

heart

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cephal/o

head

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adenitis

inflammation of a gland

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arthritis

inflammation of a joint

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biology

the study of life

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biopsy

process of viewing life

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cardiology

study of the heart

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cephalic

pertaining to the head

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cerebr/o

cerebrum largest part of the brain

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cis/o

to cut

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crin/o

to secrete; to form and give off

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cyst/o

urinary bladder; a sac or cyst; sac containing fluid

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pertaining to the largest part of the brain

cerebral

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to cut into/out of

incision

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glands that secrete fluids into the body

endocrine glands

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glands that secrete fluids outside the body

exocrine glands

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cystoscopy

visual examination of the urinary bladder

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cyt/o

cell

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derm/o

skin

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dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestines (usually the small intestines)

erythro

red

gastr/o

stomach

leuko

white

thrombo

clotting cells

platelets

clotting pieces of red blood cells

study of cells

cytology

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

hypodermic

under the skin

record of electricity of the heart

electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)

inflammation of the small intestine

enteritis

oxygen carrying cell

erythrocyte

gastrectomy

removal of the stomach

gastrotomy

cutting of the stomach

sugar

gluc/o

gnos/o

knowledge

gynec/o

woman, female

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

globin

protein

hepat/o

liver

iatr/o

treatment, physician

-genic

pertaining to production or producing

log/o

study of

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor

opthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

diease

ped/o

child

hyperglycemia

excessive sugar

state of complete knowledge

diagnosis

knowledge before

prognosis

gynecology

study of women

study of blood

hematology

hematoma

collection/clot of blood, blood mass

hemoglobin

blood protein

hepatitis

inflammation of the liver

iatrogenic

treatment by physician

white blood cells

leukocyte

dermatology

study of the skin

nephritis

inflammation of the kidney

nephrology

study of the kidney

neurology

study of the nerves

always given after a diagnosis

prognosis

the study of tumors

oncology

doctor who specializes in cancer

oncologist

visual examination of the eye

opthalmoscope

inflammation of the bones

osteitis

inflammation of joints and bones

osteoarthritis

pathology

study of disease

pathologist

specializes in disease

pediatric

pertaining to children

doctors who straightened children's bones and deformities

orthopedist

orth/o

straight

psych/o

mind

radi/o

x-rays

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

sect/o

to cut

thromb/o

clot/clotting

ur/o

urinary tract, urine

surgeon who operates on the urinary tract and organs of the male reproductive system

urologist

internal medicine specialist (nonsurgical) who diagnoses and treats disorders of the kidney

nephrologist

study of the mind

psychology

specialist of the mind

psychiatrist

process of studying xrays

radiology

pertaining to the kindey

renal

inflammation of the nose

rhinitis

tumor of the flesh

sarcoma

resection

cutting out

thrombocyte

clotting cell

specialist of the urinary tract

urologist

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

excision, removal

-emia

blood condition

-genic

pertaining to, produced by, producing, produced in

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-ic, -ical

pertaining to

-ion

process

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logy

process of study

-oma

tumor, mass, swelling

-opsy

process of viewing

pertaining to heart

cardiac

pertaining to nerves

neural

pain of the joint

arthralgia

neuralgia

pain of the nerves

red blood cell

erythrocyte

removal of kidney

nephrectomy

a blood condition in which cancerous white blood cells proliferate

leukemia

carcinogenic

pertaining to cancer

pathogenic

pertaining to disease

osteogenic sarcoma

pertaining to cancerous tumor in the bone

blood protein

hemoglobin

record of electricity of the brain

electroencephalogram

pertaining to the stomach

gastric

pertaining to the study of the brain

neurologic

excision

process of cutting out

eye specialist

opthalmologist

cystitis

inflammation of the urinary bladder

study of inner glands

endocrinology

hepatoma

tumor of the liver

biopsy

process of viewing life

a malignant tumor of the liver

hepatocellular carcinoma

to measure

metr/o

physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating surgically and medically disorders of the eye

opthalmologist

healthcare professional who examines and measures eyes and prescribes corrective lenses and may treat eye disease

optometrist

grinds lenses and fits glasses but does not examine eyes, prescribe lenses or treat eye disease

optician

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-pathy

disease condition

-scope

instrument to visually examine

-scopy

process of visual examination

-sis

state of; condition

-tomy

process of cutting, incision

-y

process, condition

disease of the kidney

nephrosis

condition of an increase in white blood cells

leukocytosis

disease of the brain

encephalopathy

disease of the glands

adenopathy, also known as lymphoadenopathy, enlarged lymph nodes

visually examine within

endoscope

a type of endoscope

cystoscope

endo-

within

an object used to see around an obstacle

periscope

prior condition

prognosis

cutting into the bone

osteotomy

gastroenterology

process of studying the intestines and stomach

CTE

chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain injury associated with high impact head trauma as in football and boxing

pertaining to over a long period of time

chron/ic

a-, an-

no, not, without

aut-, auto-

self, own

dia-

complete, through

endo-

within

epi-

above, upon

ex-, exo-

out, outside of, outward

hyper-

excessive, above, more than normal

hypo-

deficient, below, under, less than

in-

into, in

peri-

surrounding, around

-emia

blood condition

"without blood", a decreased number of red blood cells or hemoglobin (the chemical within rbc's)

anemia

examination of the dead with one's own eyes

autopsy

complete knowledge

diagnosis pl. diagnoses

specialist of inner glands

endocrinologist

above the stomach / upper stomach

epigastric

top of skin, above the skin, upper skin

epidermis

to cut out

excision

glands that secrete outside the body

exocrine glands

excessive thyroid condition

hyperthyroidism

below the stomach

hypogastric

below normal blood sugar

hypoglycemia

cut into

incision

structure (membrane) surrounding the heart

pericardium

-um

structure

exopthalmous

bulging eyeballs, can be a sympton of hyperthyriodism

thyroxin, a thyroid hormone secreted by the thyroid gland

pro-

before, forward

re-

back, backward, repeat

retro-

behind

sub-

below, under

trans-

across, through

stands before the urinary bladder in males

prostate gland

cutting back

resection

retrocardiac

behind the heart

subhepatic

under the liver

transhepatic

through the liver

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