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Chapter 7, 8, 9
MED104 Unit 3 Discussion Deciphering the Code
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hyperglycemia | high blood sugar prefix: Hyper- (excessive) root: glyc/o (sugar) suffix: -emia (blood condition) |
| hypothyroidism | underactive thyroid prefix: Hypo- (under) root: thyroid/o (thyroid) suffix: -ism (condition) |
| adrenomegaly | enlarged adrenal gland root: Adren/o (adrenal gland) suffix: -megaly (enlargement) |
| gonadotropin | hormone that stimulates gonads root: Gonad/o (gonads) suffix: -tropin (stimulating hormone) |
| pituitarism | condition related pituitary function root: Pituitar/o (pituitary gland) suffix: -ism (condition) |
| lymphadenopathy | disease of lymph nodes root: Lymph/o (lymph), aden/o (gland) suffix: -pathy (disease) |
| splenectomy | surgical removal of the spleen root: Splen/o (spleen) suffix: -ectomy (removal) |
| thymoma | tumor of the thymus root: Thym/o (thymus) suffix: -oma (tumor) |
| lymphangiogram | imaging of the lymph vessels root: Lymph/o (lymph), angi/o (vessel) suffix: -gram (record) |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils root: Tonsill/o (tonsil) suffix: -itis (inflammation) |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart root: Cardi/o (heart) suffix: -megaly (enlargement) |
| myocarditis | inflammation of heart muscle root: My/o (muscle), cardi/o (heart) suffix: -itis (inflammation) |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the inner heart lining prefix: Endo- (inner) root: cardi/o (heart) suffix: -itis (inflammation) |
| electrocardiogram | heart's electrical activity recording prefix: Electr/o (electric) root: cardi/o (heart) suffix: gram (record) |
| hematology | study of blood root: Hemat/o (blood) suffix: -logy (study) |