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Organ Terminology
Cardiovascular, Endocrine, GI Tract, Integumentary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi | vessel |
| aort | aorta |
| card | heart |
| oxy | oxygen |
| pector | chest |
| phleb | vein |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| thromb | clot |
| vascu | blood vessel |
| ven | vein |
| adrena | adrenal |
| glyc | sugar |
| lipid | fat |
| nephr | kidney |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| somat | body |
| thym | thymus |
| thyr | thyroid |
| chol | bile |
| col | colon |
| duoden | duodenum |
| enter | intestine |
| esophag | esophagus |
| gastr | stomach |
| hepat | liver |
| lapar | abdomen |
| orexia | appetite |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| adip | fat |
| cutane | skin |
| dermat | skin |
| hist | tissue |
| kerat | hard |
| mast | breast |
| necr | death |
| onych | nail |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of the artery |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| thrombosis | blood clots in the vascular system |
| venous | pertaining to the veins |
| endocrine | pertaining to the glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream |
| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
| hyperlipidemia | increase of lipids in the blood |
| hypothyroidism | a deficiency of thyroid secretion |
| somatic | pertaining to the body |
| anorexia | loss of appetite |
| colitis | inflamed or irritable colon |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| hepatoma | liver tumor |
| dermatitis | skin inflammation |
| keratosis | area of increased hardness |
| onychmycosis | fungal infection of the nails |
| subcutaneous | beneath the skin |
| transdermal | through the skin |