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MTChabner Chapter 3

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aden/o gland
amni/o amnion sac of fluid surrounding the embryo
angi/o vessel
arteri/o artery
arthr/o joint
axill/o armpit
bronch/o bronchial tube
carcin/o cancerous
chem/o drug
chron/o time
col/o colon
cyst/o bladder
encephal/o brain
hepat/o liver
inguin/o groin
isch/o to hold back
lapar/o abdomen
laryng/o voice box
mamm/o breast
mast/o brest
my/o muscle
myel/o spinal cord or bone marrow
necr/o death of cells
nephr/o kidney
neur/o nerve
oste/o bone
ot/o ear
peritone/o peritoneum membrane surround the organs in the abdominal cavity
phleb/o vein
pneumon/o lung
pulmon/o lung
ren/o kidney
sarc/o flesh
thorac/o chest
tonsil/o tonsil
trache/o windpipe
-algia pain
-emia blood condition
-ia condition
-it is inflammation
-megaly enlargement
-oma tumor, mass
-osis abnormal condition, condition
-pathy disease condition
-rrhea flow, discharge
-rrhage excessive discharge of blood
-rrhagia excessive discharge of blood
-sclerosis hardening
-uria condition of urine
-al pertaining to
-ar pertaining to
-ary pertaining to
-eal pertaining to
-ic pertaining to
-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid
-ectomy removal, resection, excision
-gram record
-graphy process of recording
-lysis separation, breakdown, destruction
-plasty surgical repair, or correction
-scopy process of visual examination
-stomy opening
-therapy treatment
-tomy incision, to cut into
Diagnoses complete knowing of the nature and cause of diseases
Procedure A surgical operation or technique
Ischemia holding back of blood flow to a part of the body
Bronchitis inflammation of the bronchus
Meninges membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
multiple myeloma malignant tumor of the bone marrow
Atherosclerosis hardening of the arteries caused by collection of fatty, cholesterol-like deposits
myocardial infarction area of dead tissue in heart muscle, heart attack
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) disorder of blood vessels within the cerebrum, stroke
Acute sharp, sudden, and intense for a short time
Thoracentesis surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid
Amniocentesis surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion
Tonsils lymphatic tissue in the back of the mouth near the throat
Adenoids enlarged lymphatic tissue in the upper part of the throat near the nasal passageways
Hysterectomy removal of the uterus
Cholecystectomy removal of the gallbladder
Mammography process of making an x-ray recording of the breast
Hemodialysis use of a machine to filter blood to remove waste materials such as urea
peritoneal dialysis process of removing wastes from the blood by introducing a special fluid into the abdomen, the waste pass from blood into the abdomen by osmosis and then the fluid is drained from the body
Stent stainless steel mesh, tube like device that help hold arteries open
Angioplasty surgical repair of a blood vessel
Anastomosis new surgical connection between two previously unconnected bowel parts, vessels, or ducts
Colocolostomy new surgical connection between two previously unconnected portions of the colon
Laryngoscopy visual exam of the interior of the voice box with and endoscope
Tracheostomy opening of the trachea to the outside of the body
Chemotherapy treatment with drugs most often used to kill cancer
Inguinal pertaining to the groin, where the legs meet the body
Chronic lasting a long time, with no known cure
Myelogram x-ray image of the spinal cord after contrast is injected within the membranes surrounding the spinal cord
Laparotomy incision of the abdomen
Uremia abnormal condition of excessive amount of urea in the bloodstream
Septicemia infection in the blood with the presence of bacteria or their poisons in the blood
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