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Nervous System
LOM 10th edition Davi-Ellen Chabner
Question | Answer |
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cardiologist | specializes in study of diseases and disorders of the heart |
cardiology | the study of heart |
carditis | inflammation of heart |
cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
dermatologist | specializes in the study of diseases and disorders of the skin |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
dermatosis | any condition of the skin |
acrodermatitis | inflammation of the skin of the extremities |
hypodermic | pertaining to under the skin |
logy | study of |
logist | one who specializes in |
itis | inflammation |
ac | pertaining |
osis | condition |
acr | word root for extremities |
hypo | prefix to under |
algia | pain |
cardialgia | pain in the heart |
centesis | surgical puncture |
cardiocentesis | surgical puncture of heart |
megaly | enlargement |
cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
endo | within |
intra | pertaining to the interior |
peri | around |
endocardium | with in the heart |
pericardial | sac surrounds the heart |
an | absence of |
dys | difficult or painful |
poly | more than normal |
anuria | absence of urine |
dysuria | painful or difficult urination |
polyuria | excessive amount of urine |
my | muscle |
pathy | disease |
electric | pertaining to electrical properties |
lymph | lymph nodes |
Aden | gland |
lymphadenopathy | any disease of the lymph nodes |
cardiomyopathy | any disease affects structure and function of heart |
gram | record |
cardiogram | record of hearts activity |
leuk | white |
word root | basic foundation of a word |
prefix | attached directly to beginning of word |
suffix | word ending |
combining vowel | usually an o, sometimes an i |
compound word | combining form +word root+suffix |
does not need a vowel for attachment to root | prefix |
requires a combining vowel for attachment when it begins with a consonant | suffix |
a word can not end with this word element | combining form |
component parts of words | word word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining vowels and combining vowels |