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LOM Chapter 3
Language of Medicine 7th Edition - Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus | berry shaped bacterium |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | removal;excision;resection |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -er | one who |
| -genesis | producing; forming |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -statis | stopping, controlling |
| -stomy | opening to form a mouth (stoma) |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| acr/o | extremities, top, extreme point |
| acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
| agor/a | marketplace |
| amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) |
| angio/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| axill/o | armpit |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs) |
| chem/o | drug, chemical |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon (large intestines) |
| hydr/o | water, fluid |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lympho/o | lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces) |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| necr/o | death (of cells or whole body) |
| neutr/o | neutrophil (a white blood cell) |
| ot/o | ear |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phag/o | to eat, swallow |
| phleb/o | vein |
| plas/o | formation, development |
| pneumon/o | lungs |
| rect/o | rectum |
| splen/o | spleen |
| staphyl/o | clusters |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ven/o | vein |
| -er | one who |
| -ia | condition |
| -ole | little, small |
| -ule | little, small |
| -um, -ium | structure, tissue, thing |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| hernia | Protrusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it. |
| hiatal hernia | Occurs when the upper part of the stomach protrudes upward through the diaphragm. This condition can lead to GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). |
| inguinal hernia | Occurs when a small loop of bowel protrudes through a weak lower abdomenal muscle. |
| rectocele | A protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vagina through a weak part of the vaginal wall muscles. |
| omphalocele | A herniation of the intestines through the navel occurring in infants at birth. |
| amniocentesis | Surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw amniotic fluid for analysis. |
| streptococcus | A berry-shaped bacterium, grows in twisted chains. Can cause strep, tonsillitis, kideny ailments, infections of the teeth, sinuses and valves of the heart. |
| staphylococci | Other berry-shaped bacteria, grow in small clusters, like grapes, may be external lesions or internal. |
| abscess | A collection of pus, white blood cells, and protein that is present as the site of infection. |
| diplococci | Berry-shaped bacteria organized in pairs. |
| pneumococci | Cause bacterial pneumonia. |
| gonococci | (blank) |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| hemoglobin | (blank) |
| leukocytes | (blank) |
| granulocytes | (blank) |
| eosinophils | (blank) |
| basophils | (blank) |
| neutrophils | (blank) |
| phagocytes | (blank) |
| polymorphonuclear leukocytes | (blank) |
| mononuclear leukocytes | (blank) |
| lymphocytes | (blank) |
| monocytes | (blank) |
| macrophages | (blank) |
| thrombocytes or platlets | (blank) |
| anemia | (blank) |
| aplastic anemia | (blank) |
| ischemia | (blank) |
| ischemic | (blank) |
| tonsillitis | (blank) |
| tonsillectomy | (blank) |
| acromegaly | (blank) |
| achondroplasia | (blank) |
| laparoscopy (peritoneoscopy or MIS) | (blank) |
| MIS | minimally invasive surgery |
| arterioles | (blank) |
| venules | (blank) |
| adenoids | (blank) |
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