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med term unit 2
Medical Terminology Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| -stasis | to stop |
| Angi/o | vessel |
| My/o | Muscle |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| Brady/tachy | slow/fast |
| -cyte | cell |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| Lip/o | fat |
| Lymph/o | lymph tissue |
| Carcin/o | malignant |
| Osteo/o | Bone |
| Endo | winthin, inside of |
| Peri | Around |
| Circum | around |
| Retro | behind |
| Epi | upon on top |
| Trans | through |
| Intra | within |
| Sub | Below |
| Symptom | something you observe and complain |
| sign | something the physician observes and/or can measure |
| cardi/o | heart |
| Veno/phlebo | Vein |
| Hen/o, -emia | blood |
| Cardiologist | Physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the circulatory system, the heart |
| Ischemia | not quite enough blood |
| Myocardial infarction | blockage of blood flow resulting in death of muscle tissue |
| melan/o | black |