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HIM Chp 10
HIM Chp 10: Cardiovascular System; Blood Vessels and Blood
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | (absence of, without) |
| pan- | (all, total) |
| epi- | (on, upon, over) |
| inter- | (between) |
| peri- | (surrounding, around) |
| endo- | (within, in) |
| hypo- | (below, deficient) |
| hyper- | (above, excessive) |
| poly- | (many, much) |
| angi/o | (vessel, blood vessel) |
| aort/o | (aorta) |
| arteri/o | (artery) |
| ather/o | (fatty plaque) |
| chrom/o | (color) |
| coagul/o | (clotting) |
| cyt/o | (cell) |
| eosin/o | (red, dawn, rosy) |
| erythr/o | (red) |
| hemat/o ,hem/o | (blood) |
| is/o | (same, equal) |
| isch/o | (deficiency, blockage) |
| lymph/o | (lymph, lymph tissue) |
| lymphaden/o | (lymph node, lymph tissue) |
| leuk/o | (white) |
| myel/o | (bone marrow, spinal cord) |
| mon/o | (one, single) |
| neutr/o | (neutral; neither base nor acid) |
| phag/o | (eat, swallow) |
| phleb/o | (vein) |
| plasm/o | (plasma) |
| poikil/o | (varied, irregular) |
| therm/o | (heat) |
| thromb/o | (clot) |
| thym/o | (thymus gland) |
| splen/o | (spleen) |
| ven/o | (vein) |
| -ac | (pertaining to) |
| -apheresis | (removal) |
| -ar | (pertaining to) |
| -blast | (immature cell, embryonic) |
| -centesis | (surgical puncture to aspirate fluid) |
| -cytosis | (abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)) |
| -ectomy | (excision, surgical removal) |
| -emia | (in the blood) |
| -genic | (producing, originating, causing) |
| -globin | (protein) |
| -gram | (record, radiographic image) |
| -graph | (instrument used to record) |
| -graphy | (process of recording, radiographic imaging) |
| -ia | (condition of, diseased state, abnormal state) |
| -ic | (pertaining to) |
| -itis | (inflammation) |
| -logist | (specialist who studies and treats) |
| -logy | (specialty) |
| -lysis | (loosening, dissolution, separating) |
| -megaly | (enlarged, enlargement) |
| -logist | (specialist, physician who studies and treats) |
| -oid | (resembling) |
| -oma | (tumor) |
| -osis | (abnormal condition) |
| -ous | (pertaining to) |
| -pathy | (disease) |
| -penia | (abnormal reduction in number) |
| -pexy | (surgical fixation, suspension) |
| -phage | (eat, swallow) |
| -plasty | (surgical repair) |
| -poiesis | (formation) |
| -sclerosis | (hardening) |
| -stenosis | (narrowing, constriction) |
| -scope | (instrument used to view) |
| -scopy | (process of viewing) |
| -stasis | (stop, stopping, controlling) |
| -stenosis | (narrowing, constriction) |
| -tomy | (cut into, incision) |
| angioma (an-jē-Ō-mă) | angi/oma tumor composed of blood vessels |
| angiography (an-jē-OG-ră-fē) | angi/o/graphy radiographic imaging of blood vessels |
| angioplasty (AN-jē-ŏ-plas-tē) | angi/o/plasty surgical repair of a blood vessel |
| angioscope (AN-jē-ŏ-skōp) | angi/o/scope Instrument used for visual examination of blood vessels |
| angioscopy (an-jē-OS-kŏ-pē) | angi/o/scopy visual examination of blood vessels |
| angiostenosis (an-jē-ō-stĕ-NŌ-sĭs) | angi/o/stenosis narrowing of a blood vessel |
| aortic stenosis (ā-OR-tĭk stĕ-NŌ-sĭs) | aort/ic stenosis narrowing, pertaining to the aorta |
| aortogram (ā-OR-tŏ-grăm) | aort/o/gram radiographic image of the aorta |
| arteriogram (ar-TĒR-ē-ŏ-gram) | arteri/o/gram radiographic image of an artery |
| arteriosclerosis (ar-tēr-ē-ō-sklĕ-RŌ-sĭs) | arteri/o/sclerosis hardening of the arteries hardening of fatty plaque (on arterial wall) |
| atherectomy (ath-ĕr-EK-tŏ-mē) | ather/ectomy Excision of fatty plaque |
| atherosclerosis (ar-tēr-ē-ō-sklĕ-RŌ-sĭs) | ather/o/sclerosis hardening of fatty plaque |
| endarterectomy (ĕnd-ăr-tĕr-ĔK-tō-mē) | end/arter/ectomy *Rebel does not follow the rules Excision within the artery |
| erythrocytopenia (ĕ-rĭth-rō-sī-tō-PĒ-nē-ă) | erythr/o/cyt/o/penia abnormal reduction of red (blood) cells |
| hematologist (hĕm-ă-TŎL-ō-jĭst) | hemat/o/logist Physician who specializes and treats blood disorders |
| hematology (hĕm-ă-TŎL-ō-jē) | hemat/o/logy study of blood |
| hematoma (hĕm-ă-TŌ-mă) | hemat/oma tumor composed of blood |
| hematopoiesis (hē-mat-ŏ-poy-Ē-sĭs) | hemat/o/poiesis formation of blood (cells) |
| hemolysis (hē-MOL-ĭ-sĭs) | hem/o/lysis dissolution of (red) blood (cells) |
| hemostasis (hē-MŎ-STĀ-sĭs) | hem/o/stasis stoppage of bleeding |
| hypothermia (hī-pō-THĔR-mē-ă) | hypo/therm/ia condition of (body) temperature that is below (normal) |
| intravenous (IV) (in-tră-VĒ-nŭs) | intra/ven/ous pertaining to within a vein |
| leukocytopenia (loo-kō-sī-tō-PĒ-nē-ă) | leuk/o/cyt/o/penia abnormal reduction of white (blood) cells |
| lymphadenitis (lim-fad-ĕn-ĪT-ĭs) | lymphaden/itis inflammtion of lymph nodes |
| lymphadenopathy (lim-fad-ĕ-NOP-ă-thē) | lymphaden/o/pathy disease of lymph nodes |
| lymphoma (lim-FŌ-mă) | lymph/oma tumor of lymphatic tissue (malignant) |
| multiple myeloma (MŬL-tĭ-pl mī-ĕ-LŌ-mă) | multiple myel/oma tumors of the bone marrow |
| myelopoiesis (mī-ĕ-lō-poy-Ē-sĭs) | myel/o/poiesis formation of bone marrow |
| pancytopenia (pan-sīt-ŏ-PĒ-nē-ă) | pan/cyt/o/penia abnormal reduction of (all) blood cells |
| phlebectomy (fleb-EK-tŏ-mē) | phleb/ectomy excision of a vein |
| phlebitis (flĕ-BĪT-ĭs) | phleb/itis inflammation of a vein |
| phlebotomy (flĕ-BOT-ŏ-mē) | phleb/o/tomy incision into a vein |
| plasmapheresis (plăz-mă-fĕr-Ē-sĭs) | plasm/apheresis removal of plasma |
| polyarteritis (pol-ē-art-ĕ-RĪT-ĭs) | poly/arter/itis Inflammation of many (sites in the) arteries |
| splenectomy (splē-NEK-tŏ-mē) | splen/ectomy Excision of the spleen |
| splenomegaly (splē-nō-mē-GĀ-lē) | splen/o/megaly enlarged spleen |
| splenopexy (SPLĒ-nō-pĕk-sē) | splen/o/pexy surgical fixation of the spleen |
| thrombocytopenia (throm-bŏ-sīt-ŏ-PĒ-nē-ă) | thromb/o/cyt/o/penia abnormal reduction of (blood) clotting cells |
| thrombolysis (throm-BOL-ĭ-sĭs) | thromb/o/lysis dissolution of a (blood) clot |
| thrombophlebitis (throm-bō-flĕ-BĪT-ĭs) | thromb/o/phleb/itis inflammation of a vein associated with a (blood) clot |
| thrombosis (throm-BŌ-sĭs) | thromb/osis abnormal condition of (blood) clot |
| thrombus (THROM-bŭs) | thromb/us (blood) clot (attached to the interior wall of artery or vein) |
| thymectomy (thī-MĔK-tō-mē) | thym/ectomy excision of the thymus gland |
| thymoma (thī-MŌ-mă) | thym/oma tumor of the thymus gland |
| venogram (VĒ-nŏ-gram) | ven/o/gram radiographic image of a vein |
| anaphylaxis (an-ă-fĭ-LAK-sĭs) | exaggerated reaction to a previously encountered antigen may start out as mild reaction but can quickly become severe resulting in anaphylactic shock |
| anemia (ă-NĒ-mē-ă) | reduction in number of erythrocytes |
| immunodeficiency (im-yŭ-nō-dĕ-FISH-ĕn-sē) | deficient immune response caused by immune system dysfunction brought on by disease or immune suppressive drugs. |
| ischemia (is-KĒ-mē-ă) | condition of deficient blood flow due to a constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel |
| phlebotomist (flĕ-BŎT-ō-mĭst) | A specially trained person who draws blood or injects IV fluids |
| sepsis (SEP-sĭs) | toxic condition due to spread of bacteria or their toxins from an infection |
| serum (SĒR-ŭm) | Clear, watery fluid portion of the blood that remains after a clot has formed |
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