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Unit 2

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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-tome   instrument used to cut slices  
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-tomy   cut into, incise, incision  
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-ectomy   cut out, remove, excise, excision  
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-ostomy   cut a new surgical opening  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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duodeno/o   small intestine  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-megaly   enlarged or enlargement  
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-graph   write or record  
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-gram   picture or record actual paper readout or picture on a computer screen  
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-algia   means pain  
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cardi/o   heart  
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electr/o   electrical  
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-graphy   process of making a recording or image  
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tomography    
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fluorodeoxyglucose    
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histopathology    
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excision    
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chemotherapy    
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diagnostic    
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abdominal    
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lymphadenopathy    
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CT    
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PET    
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FDG    
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son/o   sound  
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echo/o   sound made by reflected sound waves  
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radi/o   radiation x-rays  
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-pathy   disease  
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path/o   disease  
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jaudniced   liver conditions such as cancer or cirrhosis cause the skin to turn yellow.  
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-derma   condition of the skin  
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leuk/o   white  
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melan/o   black (dark pigment)  
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erythr/o   red  
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cyan/o   blue  
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chlor/o   green  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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-osis   disease, condition, status, or process (noun)  
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-cyte   cell  
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-blast   embryonic or immature cell  
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-emia   lack of blood condition or hemoglobin  
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cyt/o   cells  
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-logy   to study something  
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-meter   instrument used to measure or count something  
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-metry   process of measuring or counting something  
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-penia   (Greek - poverty) decrease in or not enough white blood cells  
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-em   Greek - hema) blood  
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lymph/o   (Latin - lympha) water or liquid  
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Edema   condition of fluid accumulation in the tissues causing swelling or puffiness  
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-osis   blood cells, indicates a condition characterized by increase in number  
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thromb/o   blood clot  
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-cyte   indicate type of cell  
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-blast   immature or embryonic cell  
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Hist/o   tissues  
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Card/o   heart  
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megal/o   large  
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gastr   (Greek - gaster) root for stomach  
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-ia   condition  
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-mania   condition of madness characterized by rapid speech, hyperactivity, & irrtability  
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(Abbrev Meaning) AAD   American Academy of Dermatology  
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(Abbrev Meaning) ALL   acute lymphocytic leukemia  
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(Abbrev Meaning) ARDMS   American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography  
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(Abbrev Meaning) ARRT   American Registry of Radiologic Technologist  
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(Abbrev Meaning) ASRT   American Society of Radiologic Technologist  
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(Abbrev Meaning) CABG   coronary atery bypass graft  
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(Abbrev Meaning) CAT Scan   computed axial tomography  
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(Abbrev Meaning) CBC   complete blood count  
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CCU   cardiac care unit (cirtical care unit_  
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cTnl and cTnT   Troponin I and Troponin T (serum cardica proteins indicating myocardial injury)  
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CT   Computed Tomography  
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CE   cardiac enlargement (cardiomegaly)  
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Diff   differential white blood cell count  
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DMS   diagnostic medical sonography  
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ECG, EKG   eletrocardiogram  
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ECHO   echocardiogram  
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FDG   fluorodeoxyglucose  
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GA   gastric analysis  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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Hct   hematocrit  
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Hgb   hemoglobin  
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mm3, cu mm   millimeter cubed, cubed millimeter  
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mmol/L   millimole per Liter  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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ms   millisecond  
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PET   positron emission tomography  
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Ra   radium (element)  
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RBC   red blood cell (count)  
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RDCS   Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer  
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RDMS   Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer  
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RT (MR)   Registered Technologist (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)  
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RT (N)   Registered Technologist (Nuclear Medicine)  
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RT (R)   Registered Technologist (Radiography)  
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RT (S)   Registered Technologist(Sonography)  
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RT (T)   Registered Technologist (Radiation Therapy)  
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RVT   Registered Vascular Technologist  
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SPECT   single photon emission computed tomography  
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WBC   white blood cell (count)  
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XR   x-ray  
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