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Organ Terminology
Lymph and Blood, Muscular, Nervous, Skeletal Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden | gland |
| cyt | cell |
| hemat | blood |
| hemo | blood |
| leuk | white |
| lymph | lymph |
| splen | spleen |
| thromb | clot |
| thym | thymus |
| chondr | cartilage |
| my | muscle |
| fibr | fiber |
| tendin | tendon |
| anemia | decrease in red blood cells |
| hematoma | a collection of clotted blood |
| hemophilia | a disease in which the blood does not clot normally |
| leukemia | increase in white blood cells |
| splenectomy | removal of the spleen |
| thymoma | tumor of the thymus |
| chondromalacia | softening of cartilage |
| fibromyalgia | chronic pain in the muscles |
| myonecrosis | increase in muscle death |
| myoplasty | plastic surgery of muscle tissue |
| tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| cerebr | cerebrum |
| encephal | brain |
| esthesi | sensation |
| mening | meninges |
| mens | mind |
| myel | spinal cord |
| neur | nerve |
| phas | speech |
| arthr | joint |
| carp | wrist |
| crani | skull |
| dactyl | finger or toe |
| femor | thigh bone |
| fibul | lower leg bone, small |
| tibi | lower leg bone, large |
| humer | upper arm bone |
| oste | bone |
| patell | knee cap |
| ped,pod | foot |
| pelv | pelvis |
| phalang | bone of fingers and toes |
| rachi | vertebrae |
| spondyl | vertebrae |
| stern | sternum, breastbone |
| dementia | disorientation, confusion, loss of memory |
| dysphasia | difficulty in speaking |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| neuralgia | severe pain |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joint |
| carpal | pertaining to the wrist |
| osteoarthritis | chronic bone and joint disease |
| osteocarcinoma | cancerous bone tumor |
| rachitis | inflammation of the spine |