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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ALL | Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| AML | Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
| basos | Basophils |
| BMT | Bone Marrow Transplant |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CLL | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| CML | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
| diff | Differential |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| ARC | AIDS- Related complex |
| ELISHA | Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| GVHD | Graft Versus Host Diseese |
| HD | Hodgkins Disease |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| lg | Immunoglobulins |
| KS | Kaposi's Sarcoma |
| mono | Mononucleosis |
| NHL | Non-Hodgkins Disease |
| NK | Natural killer cells |
| PCP | Pneumocystis Pneumonia |
| SCIDS | Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| Albin/o | White |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Derm/o | Skin |
| Dermat/o | Skin |
| Diaphr/o | Profuse sweating |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Erthr/o | Red |
| Hidr/o | Sweat |
| Ichthy/o | Scaly, Dry |
| Kerat/o | Hard, horny |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Myc/o | Fungus |
| Necr/o | death |
| Onych/o | Nail |
| Pedicul/o | Lice |
| Phot/o | Light |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Rhytid/o | Wrinkle |
| SCler/o | Hand |
| Seb/o | Oil |
| Trich/o | Hair |
| Ungu/o | Nail |
| Vesic/o | Bladder |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Bas/o | Base |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Chem/o | Chemical |
| Cis/o | To cut |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Esthesi/o | Feeling |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Ankyl/o | Stiff joint |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Burs/o | Sac |
| Carp/o | Wrist |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Clavic/o | Clavicle |
| Coccyg/o | Coccyx |
| Cortic/o | Outer portion |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Craini/o | Skull |
| Femor/o | Femur |
| Fibul/o | Fibula |
| Humer/o | Humerus |
| Ili/o | Ilium |
| Ischi/o | Ischium |
| Kyph/o | Hump |
| Lamin/o | Lamina- part of vertebra |
| Lord/o | Bent backward |
| Lumb/o | Low back, loin |
| Mandibul/o | Mandible |
| Maxill/o | Maxilla |
| Medull/o | Inner portion |
| Metatars/o | Metatarsals |
| Metacarp/o | Metacarpals |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow, spinal cord |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Patell/o | Patella |
| Ped/o | Child, foot |
| Pelv/o | Pelvis |
| Phalang/o | Phalanges |
| Pod/o | Foot |
| Prosthet/o | Addition |
| Pub/o | Pubis |
| Radi/o | Radius, (x-ray)ray |
| Sacr/o | Sacrum |
| Sarc/o | Flesh (muscular substance) |
| Scapul/o | Scapula |
| Scoli/o | Crooked, bent |
| Spin/o | Spine |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebrea |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Synovi/o | Synovial membrane |
| Synov/o | Synovial membrane |
| Tars/o | Ankle |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Tibi/o | Tibia |
| Uln/o | Ulna |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra |
| Path/o | Disease |
| System/o | System |
| Duct/o | To bring |
| Extens/o | To stretch out |
| Fasci/o | Fiberous band |
| fibr/o | Fibers |
| Flex/o | To bend |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| Myocardi/o | Heart muscle |
| Myos/o | Muscle |
| Plant/o | Sole of foot |
| Rotat/o | To Solve |
| Ten/o | Tendon |
| Tendi/o | Tendon |
| Vers/o | To turn |
| Later/o | Side |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Ather/o | Fatty substance |
| Arti/o | Atrium |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Coron/o | Heart |
| Corpor/o | Body |
| Embol/o | Plug |
| Isch/o | To hold back |
| Pect/o | Chest |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Sphygm/o | Pulse |
| Steth/o | Chest |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Valv/o | Valve |
| Valvul/o | Valve |
| Vas/o | Vessel, duct |
| Vascul/o | Dilated Vein |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| Ventricul/o | Ventricle |
| Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Sept/o | A wall |
| Son/o | Sound |
| Adeniods | another term for Pharyngeal tonsils |
| Alveoli | tiny air sacs at ends of Bronchiole |
| Anemia | Reduced red blood cells |
| Antigen | substance capable of inducing antibodies |
| Bronchioles | Narrowest air tube in lungs |
| Cilia | Nose hair to filter dust also found in throat |
| croup | barking cough |
| Edema | condition in which body tissue contain excessive amounts of fluid |
| Epiglottis | Flap of cartilage that covers the larynx when person swallows |
| Hematopoiesis | Process of forming blood |
| Hemostasis | To stop bleeding |
| Influenza | Viral infection of the respiratory system |
| Laryngitis | Inflammation of the larynx |
| Lymphadenitis | Inflammation of the lympth glands |
| Lymphoma | Tumor of the lymphatic tissue |
| Metastasize | when cancerous tumor cells migrate from tumor site |
| Otorhinolaryngology | ENT- Branch of medicine that treats diseases of ears, nose and throat |
| Pathogen | Disease bearing organisms |
| Phlebotomist | Person who withdraws blood |
| Pneumonia | Inflammatory condition of lung |
| pneumothorax | Collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity |
| Pulmonary Embolism | Blood clot or air bubble in pulmonary cavity |
| Rhinorrhea | Watery discharge from nose |
| Serum | Clear, stick fluid that remains after blood has clotted |
| Splenectomy | Excision of spleen |
| Thoracotomy | Incision into chest |
| Thrombopenia | Too few clotting |
| Tracheostomy | Surgical procedure used to make an opening it trachea |
| Vaccination | Providing protection against communicable diseases |
| Ventilation | Movement in and out of lungs |
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