Question | Answer |
aden/o | glands |
adenopathy | glandular disease |
calc/i | calcium(Ca) |
hypocalcemia | deficiency or less than normal calcium in the blood |
crin/o | to secrete |
endocrinologist | one who studies endocrine diseases(diseases of glands that secrete/hormones/diabetes) |
gluc/o | glucose(a form of sugar) |
glucogenesis | production of glucose |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
thyrotoxic | having excessive amounts of thyroid hormones |
immun/o | immunity(resistance to infection) |
immunosuppressor | agent that suppresses the immune response |
lymph/o | lymph |
lymphocyte | white blood cell formed in lymphatic tissue |
splen/o | spleen |
splenectomy | surgical removal of the spleen |
thym/o | thymus |
thymectomy | surgical removal of the thymus |
tox/o | poison |
toxisosis | systemic poisoning |
audi/o | hearing |
audiometer | instrument used to measure hearing |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva(transparent mucous membrane that covers the inner surface of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye) |
conjunctivoplasty | surgery to remove part of the cornea and replace it with conjunctival tissue |
esthes/o | sensation,feeling |
anesthesia | without sensation or feeling |
myring/o | eardrum/tympanic membrane |
myringitis | inflammation of the tympanic membrane(eardrum) |
ocul/o | eye |
oculodynia | pain in the eye |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opthalmoscope | instrument for studying the interior of the eye |
corne/o | cornea(clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye) |
corneoscleral | pertaining to the cornea and sclera(white of eye) |
ot/o | ear |
otoscopy | visual examination of the ear |
retin/o | retina(nerve layer that lines the back of the eye,senses light, and creates impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain) |
retinitis | inflammation of the retina |
What is the common name for conjunctivitis | Pink Eye |