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Unit 1
The Word-Building System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acrodermatitis | inflammation of the skin extremities |
| acromegaly | enlarged extremities |
| acroparalysis | paralysis of the extemities |
| adjective | descriptor, modifies nouns |
| anemia (adj. anemic) | lack of blood (noun) |
| appendix (appendices) | glandular structure below the cecum (plural) |
| bacillus (bacilli) | rod-shaped bacteria (plural) |
| bacterium (bacteria) | microorganism group (plural) |
| brainstem | brain structure that includes: midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata |
| carcinoma (carcinomata) | cancerous tumor (epithelial origin) (plural) |
| carpus, carpal, carpi | wrist bone (noun/adj/plural) |
| chickenpox | viral infection with Varicella zoster |
| combining form | word root plus a vowel |
| condyle (condylar) | rounded bony process (noun/adj) |
| contraction | condition of shortening a body part, tension, muscle function |
| crisis (crises) | acute (severe) situation (singular/plural) |
| cyanosis (cyanotic) | condition of blueness (noun/adj) |
| cytometer | instrument that measures (counts) cells |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatology | the study of the skin, medical specialty |
| disease | abnormal function or condition |
| extension | stretching or elongation |
| gastrectomy | excision of the stomach |
| gastric | stomach (adj form) |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| gastroduodenoscopy | examination by looking into the stomach and the duodenum with a scope |
| gastroduodenostomy | make a new surgical opening between the stomach and duodenum |
| hydrocele | herniation or sac containing water |
| hydrophobia | abnormal fear of water |
| hydrotherapy | therapy using water |
| hyperthyroidism | overactive thyroid condition |
| ilium (iliac) | upper pelvic bone (noun/adj) |
| inflammation | condition defined by redness, swelling, pain, & warmth |
| inject | put in using a needle (verb) |
| injectable | able to be injected (adj) |
| larynx (larynges) | voice box |
| lymphadenopathy | disease of a lymph gland |
| microbe | very small organism |
| microfilm | image reduced to small size on film |
| micrometer | one millionth of a meter |
| microscope | instrument used to look at small structures |
| microsurgery | surgery using a microscope |
| mucus (mucous) | watery substance produced by a membrane (noun/adj) |
| neurospasm | nerve spasm (twitching) |
| noun | name of a person, place or thing |
| practitioner | one who practices |
| prefix | placed before a word root to change its meaning |
| psychiatrist | specialist in treating mental disorders |
| radiographer | one who makes x-ray images |
| sensitivity | quality of being sensitive |
| spermatozoon (pl. spermatozoa) | sperm |
| suffix | follows a word root to change its meaning or part of speech |
| thermometer | instrument that measures temperature |
| transport | carry across |
| verb | action or state of being word |
| vertebra (vertebrae) | spinal bone (singular/plural) |
| vomit | evacuate stomach contents (verb) |
| word root | base of a word |
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morgan19
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