Stack #43847

Description:	chapter 1 gmi
Category:	Respiratory Therapy
Created by:	jcrew0319 on 2006-07-11

Question	Answer
adenitis	gland inflammation
adenoma	gland tumor
anemia	unusable blood cells or a lack of red blood cells, lack of hemaglobin and or iron.
arthralgia	joint pain
arthritis	joint inflammation
arthrogram	joint x--ray, record
arthroscope	instrument to actively view joints
arthroscopy	process of viewing a joint
autopsy	exam of a dead body
biology	study of life
carcinoma	cancerous tumor
cardiac	pertaining to the heart
cardiology	study of the heart
cephalic	pertaining to the head
cerebral	pertaining to the cerebrum
cerebrovascular accident	stroke, accident of the blood vessels in the brain
gastrotomy	stomach incision
gynecologist	one who studies disorder of the female reproductive system
gynecology	study of the female
hematoma	blood mass
hyperglycemia	high blood sugar condition
hyperthyroidism	increased thryoid gland production
hypodermic	pertainging to below the skin
hypoglycemia	low blood sugar conditon
hypothyroidism	decreased thyroid gland production
laparoscopy	abdominal exam visually
laparotomy	abdomen incision
leukemia	excessive amount of white blood cells
leukocyte	blood white cells
nephrectomy	kidney removal
nephrology	study of the kidney
nephrosis	kidney abnormality
neural	pertaining to the nerves
neuralgia	nerve pain
neuritis	nerve inflammation
neurology	study of the nerves
neurotomy	nerve incision
oncologist	one who studies tumors (cancerous)
osteitis	bone inflammation
osteroarthritis	bone and joint inflammation
pathologist	disease specialist
platelet	clotting blood cell thrombocyte
prognosis	prediction of the outcome
renal	pertainig to the kidney
resection	to cut an organ back or away
retrogastric	pertaining to behind the stomach
rhinitis	inflammation of the nose
rhinotomy	incision of the nose
sarcoma	flesh tumor
subgastric	pertaining to under stomach
subhepatic	pertaining to under the liver
thromboscyte	clotting blood cell
thrombosis	abnormal condition of clotting
transgastric	pertaining to across the stomach
transurethral	pertaining to through the urethra
cystoscope	instrument used tow view the urinary bladder
cystoscopy	process of viewing the urinary bladder
cytology	study of cells
dermatitis	inflammation of the skin
dermal	pertaining to the skin
dermatosis	state of skin abnormalities
diagnosis	complete knowledge
dysentery	painful intestines small
electrocardiaogram	record of electricity of the heart
eletroencephalogram	record of electricity in the brain
endocrine glands	glands that secret within the body
enocrinology	study of the endocrine glands
enteritis	intestine inflammation
erythrocyte	red blood cell
exocrine glands	glands that secrete outsid the body
gastrectomy	stomach removal
gastric	pertaining to the stomach
gastritis	inflammation of the stomach
gastroenteritis	inflammation of the small instestines
gastroenterology	study of (small) intestines stomach
gastroscope	instument used to view the stomach
gastroscopy	process of viewing the stomach
aden/o	gland
arthr/o	joint
bio	life
carcino	cancer
cardio	heart
cephalo	head
cerebro	cerbrum
cysto	uinary bladder
cyto	cell
dermato	skin
electro	electricity
encephalo	brain
entero	intestines
erythro	red
gastro	stomach
glyco	sugar
gnoso	knowledge
gyneco	women
cyto	cell
dermato	skin
electro	electricity
encephalo	brain
entero	intestines
erythro	red
gastro	stomach
glyco	sugar
gnoso	knowledge
gyneco	women
hemato, hemo	blood
hepato	liver
laparo	abdomen
leuko	white
nephro	kidney
neuro	nerve
onco	tumor
ophthalmo	eye
osteo	bone
patho	disease
psycho	mind
rhino	nose
sarco	flesh
thrombo	clot
-al, -ic	pertaining to
-algia	pain
-cyte	cell
-ectomy	removal
-emia	blood condition
-globin	protein
-ism	pertaining to
-itis	inflammation of
-logist	study of
-oma	tumor,mass
-opsy	to view
-osis	abnormal condition
-scope	instrument used to view
-scope	process of viewing looking at
-sis	state of
-tomy	insision, cut into