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Final - HLHS 101
Final Exam Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| balan/o | penis |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| lith/o | stone |
| a, an- (prefix) | not |
| anti- (prefix) | against |
| dys- (prefix) | bad |
| eu- (prefix) | good |
| hyper- (prefix) | excessive |
| hypo- (prefix) | under, below |
| pan- (prefix) | all |
| par- (prefix) | alongside |
| poly- (prefix) | many |
| -algia (suffix) | pain |
| -cele (suffix) | hernia/tumor/stone |
| -centesis (suffix) | puncture |
| -clasia (suffix) | to surgically break |
| -cyte (suffix) | cell |
| -desis (suffix) | binding |
| -dynia (suffix) | pain |
| -ectomy (suffix) | surgical removal |
| -emesis (suffix) | vomiting |
| -emia (suffix) | blood condition |
| -gram (suffix) | to record |
| -ia (suffix) | condition |
| -iasis (suffix) | abnormal condition |
| -ic (suffix) | pertaining to |
| -ism (suffix) | condition |
| -itis (suffix) | inflammation |
| -logist (suffix) | specialist in the study of |
| -logy (suffix) | study of |
| -lysis (suffix) | destruction |
| -malacia (suffix) | softening |
| -megaly (suffix) | enlargement |
| -oma (suffix) | tumor |
| -opia (suffix) | vision condition |
| -osis (suffix) | condition |
| -pathy (suffix) | disease |
| -penia (suffix) | deficiency |
| -plasty (suffix) | surgical repair |
| -plegia (suffix) | paralysis |
| -poiesis (suffix) | formation |
| -ptosis (suffix) | drooping |
| -rrhaphy (suffix) | suture |
| -rrhea (suffix) | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis (suffix) | rupture |
| -sarcoma (suffix) | cancer of connective tissue EX: osteosarcoma - cancerous tumor of the bone |
| -sclerosis (suffix) | hardening |
| -scope (suffix) | instrument used to look |
| -scopy (suffix) | process of looking |
| -spasm (suffix) | involuntary contraction |
| -stenosis (suffix) | narrowing |
| -stomy (suffix) | creation of an opening |
| -thorax (suffix) | chest |
| -tomy (suffix) | incision |
| -tripsy (suffix) | crushing |
| -trophic (suffix) | nourishment |
| -uria (suffix) | urine condition |
| AD (abbrev.) | Right ear |
| AU (abbrev.) | both ears |
| AS (abbrev.) | left ear |
| BID (abbrev.) | twice daily |
| BS (abbrev.) | blood sugar |
| CABG (abbrev.) | coronary artery bypass graft |
| ENT (abbrev.) | ear, nose, throat |
| FBS (abbrev.) | fasting blood sugar |
| WC (abbrev.) | inferior vena cava (carrying blood from the lower body) |
| I-ASIK (abbrev.) | laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| N&V (abbrev.) | nausea & vomiting |
| OS (abbrev.) | left eye |
| OU (abbrev.) | both eyes |
| PKD (abbrev.) | polycystic kidney disease |
| SVC (abbrev.) | superior vena cava (carrying blood from the head, arms, and upper body) |
| TIA (abbrev.) | transient ischemic attack |
| TID (abbrev.) | ter in die; three times daily |
| UTI (abbrev.) | urinary tract infection |
| VA (abbrev.) | visual acuity |
| adip/o (root) | Fat |
| bronchiol/o (root) | bronchiole (a tiny branch of air tubes in the lungs) |
| aden/o (root) | gland |
| balan/o (root) | penis |
| ather/o (root) | fatty plaque |
| arthr/o (root) | joint |
| adren/o (root) | adrenal gland |
| carcin/o (root) | cancer |
| bronch/o (root) | bronchus (a large air tube that begins at the end of the trachea and branches into the lungs) |
| abdomin/o (root) | abdomen |
| cardi/o (root) | heart |
| chole/o (root) | bile (a bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that is secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder) |
| chondr/o (root) | cartilage |
| coagul/o (root) | clotting |
| colon/o (root) | colon |
| colp/o (root) | vagina |
| conjuctiv/o (root) | conjunctiva (white of the eye) |
| cost/o (root) | rib |
| crani/o (root) | skull |
| cyan/o (root) | blue |
| cycl/o (root) | circle |
| cyst/o (root) | sac, bladder |
| dacry/o (root) | tear |
| dactyl/o (root) | finger, toe |
| dermat/o (root) | skin |
| dips/o (root) | thirst |
| dur/o (root) | dura mater |
| ellipt/o (root) | oval |
| embol/o (root) | plug, blockage |
| enter/o (root) | intestine |
| episi/o (root) | vulva (external genital organs of a female) |
| erythr/o (root) | red |
| fasci/o (root) | fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together) |
| femor/o (root) | femur (thigh bone) |
| gangli/o (root) | nerve bundle |
| gastr/o (root) | stomach |
| glomerul/o (root) | glomerulus (little balls of blood vessels inside the kidney) |
| gluc/o (root) | sugar |
| glyc/o (root) | sugar |
| . gonad/o (root) | gonads (sex organs) |
| gyn/o (root) | woman, female |
| gynec/o (root) | woman, female |
| hemlo (root) | blood |
| hemat/o (root) | blood |
| hepat/o (root) | liver |
| hyster/o (root) | uterus |
| irid/o (root) | iris |
| jejun/o (root) | jejunum (second of the small intestine's three sections) |
| kayo (root) | potassium |
| kerat/o (root) | hard, horny |
| lacrim/o (root) | tears |
| lact/o (root) | milk |
| lapra/o (root) | Abdominal wall |
| laryng/o (root) | larynx (voice box) |
| leuk/o (root) | white |
| lip/o (root) | fat |
| lith/o (root) | stone |
| loblo (root) | lobe |
| lumb/o (root) | lower back |
| lymph/o (root) | lymph |
| mamm/o (root) | breast |
| mast/o (root) | breast |
| melan/o (root) | black |
| mening/o (root) | meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain) |
| metrlo (root) | uterus |
| my/o (root) | muscle |
| myel/o (root) | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| myring/o (root) | eardrum |
| nas/o (root) | nose |
| natr/o (root) | sodium |
| nephr/o (root) | kidney |
| neur/o (root) | nerve |
| norm/o (root) | normal |
| odont/o (root) | tooth |
| olig/o (root) | little, few |
| onych/o (root) | nail |
| oophor/o (root) | ovary |
| oste/o (root) | bone |
| pachy/o (root) | thick |
| palat/o (root) | palate (roof of the mouth) |
| path/o (root) | disease |
| peritone/o (root) | peritoneum (membrane that lines the inside of your abdomen and pelvis) |
| phag/o (root) | to eat |
| pharmac/o (root) | drug |
| pharyng/o (root) | pharynx (throat) |
| phleb/o (root) | vein |
| phren/o (root) | mind |
| pillo (root) | hair |
| pneum/o (root) | air |
| pneumat/o (root) | air, lungs |
| presby/o (root) | old age |
| proct/o (root) | anus and rectum |
| psych/o (root) | mind |
| pulmon/o (root) | lung |
| pyel/o (root) | pelvis |
| ren/o (root) | kidney |
| reticul/o (root) | network |
| retin/o (root) | retina of the eye |
| rhinlo (root) | nose |
| salping/o (root) | eustachian tube (connect middle ear to throat) |
| sigmoid/o (root) | sigmoid colon (end of the colon before the rectum begins) |
| splen/o (root) | spleen |
| steat/o (root) | fat |
| stomat/o (root) | mouth |
| tars/o (root) | ankle |
| thorac/o (root) | chest |
| thromb/o (root) | clot |
| tonsill/o (root) | tonsil |
| trache/o (root) | trachea, windpipe |
| troph/o (root) | nourishment, development |
| ungulo (root) | nail |
| ven/o (root) | vein |
| vesiclo (root) | bladder |
| xanth/o (root) | yellow |
| adrenal insufficiency (term) | condition in which the adrenal glands underproduce necessary hormones |
| antibody (term) | substance produced by the body in response to an antigen |
| anticoagulant (term) | drug that prevents the coagulation of blood |
| antigen (term) | substance that causes the body to produce antibodies |
| ascites (term) | retention of fluid in the peritoneum |
| bulla (term) | large blister |
| catatonia (term) | condition characterized by reduced muscle tone |
| coronal plane (term) | divides body from front and back |
| dementia (term) | loss/decline in mental function |
| diabetes mellitus (term) | metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia |
| diabetic ketoacidosis (term) | acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; thus, it must burn fat for energy |
| dyslexia (term) | difficulty reading |
| ecchymosis (term) | large bruise |
| enuresis (term) | involuntary urination |
| anesthetics (term) general | complete loss of consciousness |
| local | does not affect consciousness |
| regional | injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area |
| topical | applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized |
| hematocrit (term) | test to judge or separate the blood; used to determine the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume |
| hemorrhage (term) | excessive blood loss |
| hemostatic (term) | drug that stops the flow of blood |
| idiopathic (term) | having no known cause or origin |
| incontinence (term) | inability to control urination |
| lateral (term) | out to the side |
| macule (term) | small, flat, discolored area (freckle) |
| medial (term) | toward the middle |
| menarche (term) | beginning or first menstruation |
| nystagmus (term) | involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes |
| occlusion (term) | closing or blockage of a passage |
| papule (term) | a small, solid mass (pimple) |
| petechia (term) | small bruise |
| prone (term) | lying on back |
| reflux (term) | backward flow (of stomach acid contents into the esophagus) |
| sagittal plane (term) | divides body from right to left |
| sphygmomanometer (term) | fancy name for the device used to measure blood pressure |
| splenectopy (term) | displacement of the spleen, sometimes called floating spleen |
| stroke types (term) hemorrhagic | blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel |
| supine (term) | lying down on back |
| thelarche (term) | beginning of breast development |
| thrombolytic (term) | drug that breaks down blood clots |
| thrombus (term) | blood clot |
| transverse plane (term) | divides the body from top to bottom |
| vesicle (term) | a small blister |
| adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of a gland |
| ischemic | blood loss is caused by a blockage |
| transient ischemic attack (TIA) | "mini-stroke" caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which resolves within 24 hours |
| cholelithotripsy | crushing of bile (gall) stones |
| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder |
| cystoptosis | downward displacement of the bladder |
| lymphadenitis | Inflammation of the lymph nodes |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| cholecystogram | record of the bile (gall) bladder |
| thoracentesis | puncture of the chest |
| laryngectomy | surgical removal of the larynx |
| pneumothorax | air in the chest |
| cardiomyotomy | incision into the heart muscle |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| embolectomy | surgical removal of an embolus |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| thyroidotomy | incision into the thyroid |
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