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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 |