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Chapter 3 - Suffixes
Chapter 3 - Language of Medicine 9th Ed. Chabner
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdominocentesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid from abdomen |
| achondroplasia | Inherited disorder of cartilage formation in the fetus leading to dwarfism |
| acromegaly | Excessive enlargement of the extremities due to thickening of bones and soft tissues; caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| acute | Describes a disease that is of rapid onset and has severe symptoms and brief duration |
| adenoids | Small masses of lymphatic tissue in the part of the pharynx (throat) near the nose and nasal passages. |
| adipose | Pertaining to fat |
| agoraphobia | Fear of open spaces; an anxiety disorder |
| aminocentesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid fromt he amnion sac surrounding the embryo and fetus |
| anemia | Condition of reduction in the number of erythorcytes or in the amount of hemoglobin in the circulating blood |
| angiogenesis | Formation of blood vessels |
| angiography | Process of recording blood vessels using contrast and x-rays |
| angioplasty | Surgical repair of a blood vessel by inserting a catheter (tube) and balloon inside an artery to enlarge the opening |
| arteriole | Small artery |
| arteriosclerosis | Hardening of an artery by thicking and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls |
| arthralgia | Pain of a joint |
| atrophy | Decrease in size of normally developed organ or tissue of the body; wasting away |
| axillary | Pertaining to under arm or armpit |
| basophil | A granular leukocyte with an irregularly shaped nucleus and cytoplasm containing blue granules |
| biopsy | Process of removing a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination |
| blepharoptosis | Sagging or drooping eyelid; ptosis |
| bronchitis | Inflammation of bronchial tubes |
| carcinogenesis | Formation or production of cancer |
| carcinogenic | Pertaining to cancer |
| cardiomyopathy | Disease of heart muscle |
| chemotherapy | Treatment using drugs |
| chondromalacia | Softening of cartilage |
| chronic | Pertaining to occuring over a long period of time |
| colostomy | New opening of the colon to the outside of the body |
| cystocele | Hernia of the urinary bladder |
| electrocardiogram | Record of the electricity within the heart |
| electroencephalograph | An instrument used to record the electricity in the brain |
| electrocardiography | Process of recording the electricity flowing through the heart |
| eosinophil | A granular white blood cell with cytoplasmic granules that stain with eosin (a reddish dye)- Eosinophils are elevated in allergic reactions and parasitic infections |
| erythocyte | Red blood cell |
| erythropenia | Deficiency of red blood cells |
| esophagus | Tube leading from the throat to the stomach |
| hematoma | Collection or mass of blood |
| hemolysis | Destruction of red blood cells |
| hemostasis | Destruction of red blood cells |
| hydronephrosis | Abnormal condition of fluid build-up in the kidney; caused by obstruction to the flow of urine |
| hydrotherapy | Treatment using water; whirlpool baths |
| hypertrophy | Increase in size of muscle or organ produced by enlargement of existing cells |
| inguinal | Lowermost region of the abdominopelvic area on either side of the hypogastric region; groin |
| ischemia | Condition of holding back blood from an organ or tissue |
| laparoscope | Instrument used to visually examine the abdomen |
| laparoscopy | Process of visually examining the contents of the adomen (using an endoscope) |
| laparotomy | Incision through the adominal wall |
| laryngeal | Pertaining to the larynx or voice box |
| laryngectomy | Removal of the larynx or voice box |
| leukemia | Disease of high numbers of malignant (cancerous) white blood cells |
| leukocytosis | Slight increase in white blood cells |
| lymphocyte | White blood cell found in blood an lymphatic tissue; fights disease by making antibodies (B cell lymphocytes) or killing cells chemically or by ingestion (T cell lymphocytes) |
| mammogram | X-ray record of the breast |
| mastectomy | Removal of a breast |
| metastasis | Spread of a malignant tumor from its original site to a new or distant location |
| monocyte | White blood cell with one large nucleus; capable of killing foreign substances by phagocytosis (ingestion) |
| morphology | Study of the shape or form of cells |
| mucoid | Resembling mucus |
| mucous membrane | Epithelial membrane that secretes mucus and lines the tubular organs of the body |
| mucus | Sticky (viscous) substance that is secreted from a mucous membrane |
| myalgia | Muscle pain |
| myelogram | X-ray record of the spinal cord |
| myeloma | Malignant tumor of bone marrow |
| myoma | Tumor of muscle |
| myosarcoma | Malignant tumor of muscle tissue; a type of flesh tumor or sarcoma |
| necropsy | View a dead body; autopsy |
| necrosis | Condition of death of cells |
| necrotic | Pertaining to death of cells |
| nephrologist | A specialist in the study of the kidneys |
| nephropathy | Disease of the kidneys |
| neuralgia | Pain of nerves |
| neutropenia | Deficiency of neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes that fight disease) |
| neutrophil | A type of white blood cell with dark cytoplasmic granules and multi-lobed nucleus; polymorphonuclear leukocyte that is the most numerous of white blood cells and important disease fighting cell |
| ophthalmology | Study of the eye and eye disorders |
| osteogenic | Pertaining to or produced in or by the bone |
| osteomalacia | Softening of bones |
| Otalgia | Ear pain |
| paracentesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen; abdominocentesis |
| pathogenesis | Development of disease |
| pathologic | Pertaining to the study of disease |
| pericardium | The sac surrounding the heart |
| peritoneal | Pertaining to the peritoneum (membrane surrounding the adomen) |
| peritoneoscopy | Process of visually examining the peritoneum and peritoneal cavity |
| phlebotomy | Incision of a vein for the removal of blood |
| platelet | Thrombocyte |
| pleurodynia | Pain associated with the pleura |
| pneumonia | Conditions of the lungs; fluid and foreign organism collect in the lungs |
| polymorphonuclear leukocyte | White blood cell with multi-lobe nucleus and dark-staining granules; disease fighting cell or neutrophil |
| ptosis | Prolapse, drooping, and sagging of the upper eyelid |
| pulmonary | Pertaining to the lungs |
| radiographer | One who assists a radiologist in performing diagnostic x-ray procedures |
| radiotherapy | Treatment using radiation, high-energy x-rays or other radiation sources |
| rectocele | Hernia of the rectum |
| splenomegaly | Enlargement of the spleen |
| staphylococci | Berry or spherical shaped bacteria |
| streptococcus | Berry or spherical shaped bacterium in twisted chain formation |
| thoracentesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest |
| thrombocytopenia | Deficiency of thrombocytes (platelets or clotting cells) |
| thrombophlebitis | Inflammation of a vein associated with formation of a thrombus or clot |
| tonsillitis | Inflammation of tonsils |
| tracheostomy | New opening of the trachea to the outside of the body |
| venule | small vein |
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