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chapter 1 gmi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenitis | gland inflammation |
| adenoma | gland tumor |
| anemia | unusable blood cells or a lack of red blood cells, lack of hemaglobin and or iron. |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| arthritis | joint inflammation |
| arthrogram | joint x--ray, record |
| arthroscope | instrument to actively view joints |
| arthroscopy | process of viewing a joint |
| autopsy | exam of a dead body |
| biology | study of life |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| cerebrovascular accident | stroke, accident of the blood vessels in the brain |
| gastrotomy | stomach incision |
| gynecologist | one who studies disorder of the female reproductive system |
| gynecology | study of the female |
| hematoma | blood mass |
| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar condition |
| hyperthyroidism | increased thryoid gland production |
| hypodermic | pertainging to below the skin |
| hypoglycemia | low blood sugar conditon |
| hypothyroidism | decreased thyroid gland production |
| laparoscopy | abdominal exam visually |
| laparotomy | abdomen incision |
| leukemia | excessive amount of white blood cells |
| leukocyte | blood white cells |
| nephrectomy | kidney removal |
| nephrology | study of the kidney |
| nephrosis | kidney abnormality |
| neural | pertaining to the nerves |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| neuritis | nerve inflammation |
| neurology | study of the nerves |
| neurotomy | nerve incision |
| oncologist | one who studies tumors (cancerous) |
| osteitis | bone inflammation |
| osteroarthritis | bone and joint inflammation |
| pathologist | disease specialist |
| platelet | clotting blood cell thrombocyte |
| prognosis | prediction of the outcome |
| renal | pertainig to the kidney |
| resection | to cut an organ back or away |
| retrogastric | pertaining to behind the stomach |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| rhinotomy | incision of the nose |
| sarcoma | flesh tumor |
| subgastric | pertaining to under stomach |
| subhepatic | pertaining to under the liver |
| thromboscyte | clotting blood cell |
| thrombosis | abnormal condition of clotting |
| transgastric | pertaining to across the stomach |
| transurethral | pertaining to through the urethra |
| cystoscope | instrument used tow view the urinary bladder |
| cystoscopy | process of viewing the urinary bladder |
| cytology | study of cells |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermal | pertaining to the skin |
| dermatosis | state of skin abnormalities |
| diagnosis | complete knowledge |
| dysentery | painful intestines small |
| electrocardiaogram | record of electricity of the heart |
| eletroencephalogram | record of electricity in the brain |
| endocrine glands | glands that secret within the body |
| enocrinology | study of the endocrine glands |
| enteritis | intestine inflammation |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| exocrine glands | glands that secrete outsid the body |
| gastrectomy | stomach removal |
| gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the small instestines |
| gastroenterology | study of (small) intestines stomach |
| gastroscope | instument used to view the stomach |
| gastroscopy | process of viewing the stomach |
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bio | life |
| carcino | cancer |
| cardio | heart |
| cephalo | head |
| cerebro | cerbrum |
| cysto | uinary bladder |
| cyto | cell |
| dermato | skin |
| electro | electricity |
| encephalo | brain |
| entero | intestines |
| erythro | red |
| gastro | stomach |
| glyco | sugar |
| gnoso | knowledge |
| gyneco | women |
| cyto | cell |
| dermato | skin |
| electro | electricity |
| encephalo | brain |
| entero | intestines |
| erythro | red |
| gastro | stomach |
| glyco | sugar |
| gnoso | knowledge |
| gyneco | women |
| hemato, hemo | blood |
| hepato | liver |
| laparo | abdomen |
| leuko | white |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| onco | tumor |
| ophthalmo | eye |
| osteo | bone |
| patho | disease |
| psycho | mind |
| rhino | nose |
| sarco | flesh |
| thrombo | clot |
| -al, -ic | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -ism | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -logist | study of |
| -oma | tumor,mass |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -scope | instrument used to view |
| -scope | process of viewing looking at |
| -sis | state of |
| -tomy | insision, cut into |