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Unit 3 Discussion
Deciphering the Code
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pancreatitis Pancreat (pancreas) -itis (inflammation) | Inflammation of the pancreas |
| Ketogenic Ket/o (ketone) -genic (producing) | Diet that aids in the production of ketones in the body |
| Thymoma Thym (thymus) -oma (tumor) | Tumor of the thymus |
| Polyuria Poly (many/much) -uria (urination) | Excessive urination |
| Hypoglycemia Hypo (low) Glyco (sugar) -emia (blood condition) | Low blood sugar |
| Myocarditis Myo (muscle) Card (heart) -itis (inflammation) | Inflammation of the heart muscle |
| Angiogram Angi/o (vessel) -gram (record) | Record of the blood vessels |
| Venospasm Ven/o (vein) -spasm (involuntary contraction) | Involuntary contraction of a vein |
| Vasodilator Vas/o (vessel) -dilat (expand) -or (something that causes) | Drug that causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel |
| Septoplasty Sept/o (septum) -plasty (reconstruction) | Reconstruction of a septum |
| Coagulopathy Coagul/o (clotting) -pathy (disease) | Any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation |
| Hemolysis Hem/o (blood) -lysis (breakdown) | Breakdown of blood cells |
| Anemia An (lack of) -emia (blood condition) | Reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient by weakness and fatigue |
| Tonsillitis Tonsill (tonsils) -itis (inflammation) | Inflammation of a tonsil |
| Hematology Hemat/o (blood) -logy (study of) | Study of the blood |