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Unit 3
Chapters 7,8,9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adenalgia aden: gland, -algia:pain | Pain in a gland |
| Hypogonadism hypo: under, gonad: gonad, -ism: condition | Condition in which there is undersecretion of sex glands |
| Pancreatalgia pancreat: pancreas, -algia: pain | Pain in the pancreas |
| Acromegaly acro: extremities, -megaly: abnormal enlargement | Abnormal enlargement of the extremities |
| Thyromegaly thyro: thyroid, -megaly: abnormal enlargement | Enlargement of thyroid |
| Anemia an: no, -emia: blood condition | Reduction of red blood cells noticed by patient as weakness and fatigue |
| Lymphedema lymph: lymph, edema: swelling | Swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph, usually in the extremities |
| Embolism embol: embolus, -ism: condition | Blockage in a blood vessel cause by an embolus |
| Thrombocyte thrombo: clot, cyte: cell | Cell that helps a blood clot; known as platelet |
| Asplenia a: no, splen: spleen, -ia: condition | Absence of a spleen or spleen function |
| Dysrhythmia dys: bad, rhythm: rhythm, -ia: condition | Irregular heartbeat |
| Hemorrhage hemo: blood, rrhage: burst forth | Loss of blood |
| Endocardium endo: inside, cardi: heart, ium: tissue | Tissue lining inside of the heart |
| Bradycardia brady: slow, card: heart, -ia: condition | Slow heartbeat |
| Vena Cava vena: vein, cava: hallow | Large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart |