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Language Of Medicine Ch.03
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02/23/2007
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Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-coccus
 Definition
berry shaped bacterium
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-genesis
 Definition
peroducing or forming
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-emia
 Definition
a blood condition
Term
myelogram
(myel o gram)
 Definition
(record) of the (spinal cord)
Term
angiogram
(angi o gram)
 Definition
process of (recording) blood (vessels)
Term
myalgia
(my algia)
 Definition
(pain) of a (muscle)
Term
thoracocentesis
(thorac o centesis)
 Definition
(surgical puncture to remove fluid) from the (chest)
Term
staphylococcus
(staphyl o coccus)
 Definition
(berry-shaped bacteria) in (clusters)
Term
laryngectomy
(laryng ectomy)
 Definition
(resection) of the (voice box)
Term
ischemia
 Definition
(to hold back) (blood from cells)
Term
cystocele
(cyst o cele)
 Definition
(hernia) of the (urinary bladder)
Term
thrombocyte
(thromb o cyte)
 Definition
platelet; (clotting)(cell)
Term
erythrocyte
(erythr o cyte)
 Definition
a (red blood) (cell)
Term
neutrophil
(neutr o phil)
 Definition
a granulocytic white blood cell that destroys cells by engulfing and digesting them; polymorphonuclear leukocyte
Term
monocyte
 Definition
a mononuclear lukocyte that is a phagocyte
Term
lymphocyte
(lymph o cyte)
 Definition
a mononuclear leukocyte that destroys foreign cells by making antibodies
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breakdown; seperation
Term
-pathy
 Definition
desease
Term
-penia
 Definition
dificiency
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargment
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stop; control
Term
-plasia
 Definition
development; formation; growth
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
acrophobia
(acr o phobia)
 Definition
(fear) of (hights)
Term
sarcoma
(sarc oma)
 Definition
(flesh) malignant (tumor)
Term
morphology
(morph o logy)
 Definition
(study) of the (shape) of cells
Term
blepharitis
(blephar itis)
 Definition
(inflammation) of an (eyelid)
Term
condromalacia
(condr o malacia)
 Definition
(softening) of (cartilage)
Term
myeloma
(myel oma)
 Definition
(tumor) of (bone marrow)
Term
cardiomyopathy
(cardi o my o pathy)
 Definition
(disease) of (heart) (muscle)
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
drooping; sagging; prolapse
Term
-stomy
 Definition
new opening to form a mouth
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision, to cut into
Term
-ule
 Definition
little, small
Term
-genic
 Definition
pertaining to producting
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-ole
 Definition
little, small
Term
-opsy
 Definition
view of
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removel, resection
Term
pulmonary
(pulmon ary)
 Definition
(pertaining to) the (lungs)
Term
necrotic
(necr o tic)
 Definition
(pertaining to) (death)
Term
inguinal
(inguin al)
 Definition
(pertaining to) the (groin)
Term
pericardium
(peri card ium)
 Definition
(lining) (surrounding) (heart)
Term
arteriosclerosis
(arteri o sclerosis)
 Definition
(hardening) of (arteries)
Term
myelogram
(myel o gram)
 Definition
(record) of the (spinal cord)
Term
hepatomegaly
(hepat o megaly)
 Definition
(enlargment) of the (liver)
Term
tracheostomy
(trache o stomy)
 Definition
(new opening) of the (windpipe)
Term
tonsillitis
(tonsill itis)
 Definition
(inflamation) of the (tonsils)
Term
abdominocentesis
(abdomin o centesis)
 Definition
(surgical puncture to remove flid) from the (abdomin)
Term
pleurodynia
(pleur o dynia)
 Definition
(painful) (lining of lung)
Term
ophtalmology
(ophtalm o logy)
 Definition
(study of) the (eyes)
Term
staphylococci
(staphyl o cocci)
 Definition
(berry shaped bacterium) in (clusters)
Term
metastasis
 Definition
beyond control
Term
laryngeal
(laryng eal)
 Definition
(pertaining to) the (voice box)
Term
pneumonia
(pneum o nia)
 Definition
(condition/disease) of the (lung)
Term
cystocele
(cyst o cele)
 Definition
(hernia) of the (urinary bladder)
Term
leukopenia
(leuk o penia)
 Definition
(dificiency) in (white blood cells)
Term
hypertrophy
(hyper trophy)
 Definition
(excessiver) (development)
Term
inguinal
(inguin al)
 Definition
(pertaining) to the (groin)
Term
platelete
 Definition
clotting cell
Term
phlebotomy
(phleb o tomy)
 Definition
(incision) of a (vein)
Term
venual
(ven ual)
 Definition
(small) (vein)
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-phobis
 Definition
fear
Term
-plasia
 Definition
formation
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease condition
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-penia
 Definition
dificiency
Term
-trophy
 Definition
Nourishment or development
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargment
Term
myaloma
(myal oma)
 Definition
(toumor) of (bone marrow)
Term
streptococci
(strept o cocci)
 Definition
(berry shaped bacteria) in (twisted chains)
Term
colostomy
(col o stomy)
 Definition
(new opening) of the (colon)
Term
cystocele
(cyst o cele)
 Definition
(hernia) of the (urinary bladder)
Term
staphylococci
(staphyl o cocci)
 Definition
(berry shaped bacteria) in (clusters)
Term
acrophobia
(acr o phobia)
 Definition
(fear) of (hights)
Term
opthalmology
(opthalm o logy)
 Definition
(study of) the (eyes)
Term
venual
(venual)
 Definition
(small) (vein)
Term
arteriosclerosis
(arteri o sclerosis)
 Definition
(hardening) of (arteries)
Term
hemolysis
(hem o lysis)
 Definition
(destruction) of (blood)
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