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Chapter 7,8,9
Prefix/ Suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Andro- | Male |
| Pituitar/o | Pituitary gland |
| Crin/o | To secrete |
| Ket/o | Ketones |
| glyc/o | Sugar |
| Gonadopathy | Disease of the gonads |
| Thymoma | Tumor of the thyroid gland |
| Hyperparathyroidism | Overactivity of the parathyroid glands |
| Hypoglycemia | Low blood sugar |
| Hormonopoesis | Production of hormones |
| -tropin | Stimulus hormones |
| -emia | Condition of blood |
| -uria | Condition of urine |
| T4 | Thyroxine |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| Coagul/o- | Clotting |
| hemat/o- | Blood |
| Myel/o- | Bone marrow |
| Immun/o- | Immune |
| -penia- | Decrease |
| Ecchymosis | Bruise |
| Microcytosis | Condition of small red blood cells |
| Lymphadenopathy | Disease of the lymph |
| Poikilocytosis | Abnormal shape of red blood cells |
| Polycythemia | Many blood cells |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency |
| HSM | Hepatosplenomegaly |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| Valvul/o- | Valve |
| Coron/o- | Heart |
| Aort/o- | Aorta |
| vas/o- | Vessel |
| Sept/o- | |
| Vasodilator | Medication that widens blood vessels |
| Endarterectomy | Surgical removal of artery |
| Pericardium | membrane surrounding the heart |
| Cyanosis | Abnormal bluish discoloration due to lack of oxygen |
| Thrombus | Blood cloth |
| MRA | Magnetic resonance angiography |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| PCI | Percutaneous coronary intervention |
| DVT | Deep vein thrombosis |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |