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Module Exam #3
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vascul/o or angi/o | the vessels |
| arteri/o | the arteries |
| ven/o or phleb/o | the veins |
| erythrocyte | a red blood cell |
| leukocyte | a white blood cell |
| The combining form cardiomy/o describes what kind of muscle? | the heart muscle |
| What does the combining form leiomy/o mean? | smooth mucles |
| What do the combining forms phleb/o and ven/o mean? | veins |
| pneumon/o or pulmon/o | a problem with the lungs |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | affecting the bronchial tubes |
| mamm/o or mast/o | within the breast |
| abdomin/o, lapar/o | the abdomen |
| col/o) | the colon |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| hyster/o, uter/o | the uterus |
| oophor/o | the ovaries |
| salping/o | the fallopian tube |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| chem/o | relationship to a drug or chemical |
| What does the combining form cholecyst/o mean? | the gallbladder |
| diagnosis | diagnoses or procedures |
| The most basic of the diagnostic suffixes are | -ia, -osis, or, -pathy, all of which indicate an abnormal or diseased condition |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -osis | condition, abnormal condition |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| nephropathy | disease of the kidneys |
| lymphadenopathy | disease of the lymph nodes or glands |
| aden/o | the glands |
| chron/o | relationship to time |
| -al, -eal, -ic, -ar, -ary | pertaining to; (condition) |
| Atypical pain is described as | a stabbing or burning pain unrelated to exertion |
| Ischemic pain is described as | a pressing, squeezing, or weight like pain caused by a decreased blood supply |
| pericardi/o | pericardium or sac around the heart |
| Pericardial pain is described as | a stabbing, burning, or cutting cardiac pain |
| Crackle lung sounds | are heard during inspiration when the alveoli are filled with secretions. |
| Nephrosis is an abnormal condition of | the kidney |
| -emia | refers to any blood condition |
| Leukemia | a malignant disease of blood-forming organs in which the number and form of white blood cells are abnormal |
| Bacteremia | a bacterial invasion of the blood |
| Septicemia | Blood poisoning, a very serious form of bacteremia |
| Uremia | occurs when excessive amounts of urea, creatinine, and other nitrogenous waste products build up in the blood |
| What is the suffix in the term pericardial, and what does it mean? | -al; pertaining to |
| -algia | the condition of pain |
| otalgia | pain in the ear |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart |
| cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
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