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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -asthenia | Weakness |
| -clast | Break or breakdown |
| -desis | Fusion or surgical fixation (using screws, plates, pens, wires for it to stay in place) |
| -physis | Growth, cartilage growth |
| -sarcoma | Malignant(cancer) growth |
| -trophy | Development and growth |
| Atrophy | Without growth(getting smaller) |
| Hypertrophy | Excessive growth |
| Osteoclast | Type of bone cell that breakdown the bone to help repair. |
| Myoasthenia | Muscle weakness |
| Osteopenia | Bone deficiency |
| Osteosarcoma | Malignant tumor of the bone(it can metastasize or spread cancer to other sites in the body) |
| Por- | Pores |
| Osteoporosis | Condition of pores in the bones |
| Chondr/o- | Cartilage |
| Sym- Syn- | To join or together |
| Ankyl/o- | Stiffening, bent,crooked |
| Menisc/o | Meniscus(crescent shaped cartilage in a joint) |
| Kinesi/o | Movement/motion |
| Lord/o | Bent forward, increased concavity of the spine |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord |
| Radi/o | Nerve root |
| Scoli/o | Crooked or curved |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebra, spine, vertebral column |
| Ab- | Away |
| Ad- | Towards |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Costal chondritis | Inflammation of the cartilage of the ribs. |
| Adduct | Moving towards the midline |
| Abduct | Moving away from midline |
| Synarthrosis | Joints are fused together (causes them to not move) |
| Nociceptors | Responds to pain |
| Proprioceptors (type of mechanoreceptor) | How you move (6th sense) |
| Olfaction | Sense of smell |
| Pubic symphysis | When 2 cartilage of bones of pubic region come together or joined |
| Disk/o | Intervertebral disk |
| Meta- | Change, beyond, after |
| Para- | Physical term: beside, around, beyond, General term: unusual, abnormal |
| Per- | Through |
| Uni- | One |
| Coni/o | Dust |
| Caccus | Circle shape bacteria |
| Bacillus | Long shape bacteria |
| Spirilla | Spiral type shape bacteria |
| Staphylo | Grape-like growth of bacteria |
| Strepto | Chain-like growth of bacteria |
| Lacto | Milk |
| -esis | Process |
| Dia- | Through |
| Phoro- | To carry |
| Diaphoresis | Med term for sweating |
| Impetigo | Bacteria that mostly children get , it forms a crust |
| Carbuncle | Group of pustules or furuncles, multiple bumps |
| Crypt/o | Hidden |
| Heter/o | Other |
| Hidr/o | Sweat |
| Kerat/o | Hard, keratin |
| Myc/o | Fungus |
| onych/o | Nail |
| Pachy/o | Thick |
| Rhytid/o | Wrinkles |
| Seb/o | Sebum |
| Ungu/o | Nail |
| xer/o | Dry/dryness |
| Malacia | Softening |
| Stasis | Stopping, controlling |
| Nociceptors | nerve cells that detect pain |
| Ankylosing spondylitis | inflammation of vertebra causing stiffening of spine |
| Arthrodesis | Surgical fixation of the joints |
| Osteonecrosis | A condition causing bone death |
| synovectomy | Surgical removal of the synovial membrane |
| Epidermis | top surface layer of skin |
| dermis | True skin (blood vessels) |
| sub-cutaneous | Fat adipose |
| Adipose | Fatty tissue or body fat |
| Ather/o | Plaque buildup |
| Heme(a), Hemat(a) | Blood or blood cells |
| -poiesis | Formation |
| Angiogram | Image of the vessel |
| Angio | Vessel |
| Valv/o, Valvul/o | A valve, (opening that makes sure blood flows one way) |
| Ortho | Skeletal alignment(skeletal system) |
| Arteri/o | Arteries |
| -Sclerosis | Abnormal hardening |
| Systole ———— Diastole | 100-120 ————— <——normal pressure in vessels 60-80 |
| What blood pressure rate is classified as high blood pressure(hypertension)? | 130 mmHg or higher |
| Systole | Heart contraction phase when the heart is pumping blood |
| Diastole | Relaxation phase, allowing the heart chambers to fill with blood |
| Hematapoiesis | Formation of blood cells |
| Angioplasty | Surgical repair of the vessel |
| Atherosclerosis | Hardening of arteries with plaque build up |
| Atri/o | Atrium (small upper chamber of heart that receives blood) |
| Tachy- | Fast Ex: Tachycardia = condition of fast heart beat |
| Brady- | Slow Ex: Bradycardia= Condition of slow heart beat |
| Ventricul/o | Ventricle Heart ventricles: The two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood to the lungs or the rest of the body. |
| Ech/o | Sound |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Fibrillation | Spasm of the heart muscle |
| Cardiovascular | Related to the heart and blood vessels |
| -Vascular | Vessels(blood vessels) |
| Parasthesia | Abnormal feeling |
| Asthesia | Feeling sensation |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cerebell/o | Miniature version in brain |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum (large part of the brain) |
| -paresis | Partial paralysis |
| Hemiplegia | MidSagittal half of body has paralysis |
| Hemiparesis | One side has partial paralysis |
| Electrocardiogram | Electronic image of heart beats. Ex:EKG, ECG |
| Ventricular Fibrillation | During ventricular fibrillation, the lower heart chambers contract in a very rapid and uncoordinated manner. As a result, the heart doesn't pump blood to the rest of the body. |
| Atrial fibrillation | an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm of the atrium |
| Normal heart rate | 60-99 |
| Arteriosclerosis | Hardening of the arteries |
| Atherosclerosis | Hardening of the arteries with plaque build up ( they have stenosis and high blood pressure as well) |
| Athero- | Fatty plaque |
| Hypercholesterolemia | Related to high blood cholesterol |
| Stenosis | abnormal narrowing of a passage, tube, or opening in the body, such as blood vessels, the spine, or heart valves |
| Sten/o- | Narrow |
| -Poiesis | Formation |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| Valvuloplasty | Surgical repair of the valve |
| Veno- Phlebo- | Vein |
| Phlebotomy | Incision into the vein |
| Arteriostenosis | Abnormal narrowing of the arteries restricting blood flow |
| Carotid arteries | two major, paired blood vessels located on both sides of the neck that supply oxygen-rich blood to the brain, neck, and face. |
| Carotid stenosis | Narrowing of the neck arteries |
| Plasm/o | Refers to plasma(water and dissolved particles in the blood) Tip~ everything except cells and lipids dissolves in blood) |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Hyperlipidemia | abnormally high levels of fat In the blood |
| Apheresis | Seperate compounds of blood |
| Plasmapheresis | Procedure to seperate plasma from blood cells to clean blood |
| Erythrocyte | Red blood cells (carry oxygen) |
| Leukocyte | White blood cells ( fight infections) |
| How often can you donate plasma? | Can donate plasma about every 3 days, because they give your red blood cells back. |
| Thrombophlebitis | Inflammation in the vein caused by a clot |
| Thrombocyte | Type of cells that clots blood |
| Coagulation | The forming of clots |
| Thrombosis | abnormal condition of a clot within blood vessels that restricts blood flow |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow, spinal cord |
| -penia | Abnormal reduction in the numbers |
| Osteomyel- | Bone marrow |
| Osteomyeloma | Tumor of bone marrow |
| Osteomyelitis | Inflammation in the bone marrow |
| Thrombocytopenia | Abnormal reduction of the clotting blood cells |
| -in | Protein |
| Erythropoietin | Protein based hormone responsible for forming red blood cells. |
| Hemoglobin | Protein in red blood cells that provide oxygen (no CO2, yes CO |
| -Globin | Refers to shape of protein ( small sphere) |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Chlor/o- | Green |
| Xanth/o | Yellow |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Endarterectomy | Surgical removal inside of the arteries |
| Leukocytopenia | Abnormal reduction of white blood cells( this causes weakness in the immune system and increases infection risks) |
| Cardiomegaly | Enlargement of heart |
| Hemothorax | Blood collecting in chest cavity |
| Atherectomy | Surgical removal of fatty plaque |
| Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | Disease condition of excessive growth of heart muscle |
| Abdomin/o Celi/o Lapar/o | Abdomin (Celi/o & lapar/o mean abdominal cavity) |
| Chol/e | Bile/gall bladder |
| Diverticul/o | Diverticuli (abnormal small sacs where colon lining has been stretched) |
| Cholecystitis | Inflammation of the gall bladder |
| Choletithiasis | Condition of gall stones |
| Col/o | The large intestine |
| Enter/o | Intestine |
| Gloss/o Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Diverticulosis | Condition of having diverticuli |
| Diverticulitis | Inflammation caused by diverticulosis |
| Sub-lingual | Under the tongue |
| Glossopharyngeal | Part of throat where tongue sits |
| Laparoscopy | Examination of Abdomin using a camera |
| -ectasis | Dilating, stretching out, expanding |
| -rrhagia | Excessive flow |
| Bronchiectasis | Expanding of the two branches |
| Pulmonary artery | Arteries that go to lungs |
| Hemorrhagia | Excessive flow of blood |
| Adenoid/o | Adenoids= fatty tissue up in the throat |
| Alveol/o | Microscopic air sacs in the lungs |
| Pharyng/o | The throat |
| Laryng/o | Vocal cords, voice box |
| Laryngitis | Inflammation of vocal cords |
| Pharyngitis | Inflammation of the throat |
| Atel/o | Imperfect, incomplete |
| Capn/o | Carbon dioxide |
| Diaphragmat/o | Diaphragm, muscle of respiration that is under the lungs. |
| Epiglott/o | A flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. |
| Oxi/o | Oxygen |
| Pne/a | Breathing respiration, breathe |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Respir/o | Breathing or the lungs |
| Spir/o | Breathing or breath |
| Tonsill/o | Refers to tonsils ( tissue located on either side of the back of the throat) |
| Bronch/o | Bronchus ( 2 main branches of trachea that goes to the lungs) |
| Pneum/o Pneumon/o Pneumat/o Pulmon/o | The lungs, air, or respiration |
| Gingiv/o | Gums |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum ( membrane that lines abdominal pelvic cavity and surrounds them) |
| Polyp/o | Small growth |
| Proct/o Rect/o | Rectum ( the last section of large intestine) |
| Proctologist | Doctor specializes in treating conditions of rectum |
| -phagia | Swallowing |
| Dysphagia | Difficulty swallowing |
| -ptosis | Drooping, sagging |
| Aphagia | Inability to swallow |
| -cele Herni/o | Hernia |
| Herniorraphy | Suture of hernia to close it up |
| Pylor/o | Where stomach meets the intestine |
| Sphincter | Ring like muscle that opens and closes the digestive tube |
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