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med term unit 2
Medical Terminology Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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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 |