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Surgical Suffixes, Hematology, & Diagnostic Imaging

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Definition
blastocyte   immature cell  
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cardialgia   heart pain  
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cardiologist   physician specialist in heart disease  
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cardiomegaly   enlarged heart  
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cyanoderma   blueness of the skin  
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cyanosis   condition of blueness  
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cytologist   a technologist who studies cellular disease  
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cytology   the science of studying cells  
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cytometer   instrument used to count cells  
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cytometry   process of using a cytometer  
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dermatology   the science of studying the skin  
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dermatome   instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue  
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duodenal   pertaining tot he duodenum (adj)  
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duodenotomy   incision into the duodenum  
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duodenum   first part of the small intestine  
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echocardiography   sonography of the heart  
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electrocardiogram   picture (tracing) representing the electrical activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle  
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electrocardiograph   instrument that produces the electrocardiogram  
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erythema (erythroderma)   reddened skin  
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erythremia   abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes  
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erythroblast   immature red blood cell  
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erythrocytes   red blood cells  
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erythrocytopenia   low number of erythrocytes  
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erythrocytosis   high number of erythrocytes  
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erythroderma   redness of the skin  
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etiology   the study of the origin of the cause of disease  
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gastralgia   stomach pain  
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gastrectomy   excision of the stomach  
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gastric   pertaining to the stomach (adj)  
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gastroduodenostomy   making a new opening between the stomach and duodenum  
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gastromegaly   enlarged stomach  
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gastrostomy   making a new opening in the stomach  
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histoblast   immature tissue cells  
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histology   the science of studying tissues  
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hypodermic   pertaining to below the dermis  
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inflamed   verb form for inflammation  
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inflammation   tissue condition of redness, swelling, heat  
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jaundice   yellow appearance due to high bilibrubin level in the blood  
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leukemia   blood cancer involving leukocytes and bone marrow  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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leukocytopenia   low number of leukocytes  
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leukocytosis   high number of leukocytes  
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leukoderma (vitiligo)   abnormally white skin  
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lymphatic   pertaining to the lymph system  
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lymphedema   obstructed lymph vessels causing fluid buildup in tissues (swelling)  
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lymphocyte   lymphatic system white blood cell  
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megalomania   abnormally enlarged self-image  
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melanocyte   pigment cell  
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melanoderma   dark patches of skin  
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pathologist   physician specialist in the study of disease  
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pathology   the science of studying disease  
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radiogram   x-ray picture (film)  
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radiograph   instrument used to produce the radiogram or the x-ray film  
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radiologist   physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities  
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sonogram   image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound  
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sonograph   instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks them up with a transducer, and uses a computer to create an image of body structures  
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sonographer   technologist who performs sonography  
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sonography   process of using a sonograph  
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thrombocytes   platelets, blood-clotting cell fragments  
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thrombocytopenia   low number of thrombocytes  
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thrombocytosis   high number of thrombocytes  
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tomogram   picture made by a tomograph  
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tomograph   instrument that uses x-ray to produce images through planes of the body  
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xanthemia (carotenemia)   yellow condition of the blood  
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