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LTC-HST-II med terms
Med Term word parts & terms (kjb)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cardi/o | heart |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| arter/io | artery |
| ven/o | vein |
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
| hem/o | blood |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| tachy- | fast |
| brady- | slow |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phlebotomy | procedure for obtaining blood from a vein |
| bradycardia | slower than normal heart rate |
| tachycardia | faster than normal heart rate |
| hematology | study of blood |
| leukemia | blood condition of the white blood cells |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| intravenous | inside of vein |
| angioplasty | repair of a vessel |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening and/or narrowing of arteries |
| lymph/o | lymph, lymphatic tissue |
| aden/o | gland |
| splen/o | spleen |
| -oma | tumor |
| -oid | like, resembling |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| py/o | pus |
| pyr/o | fever |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| pyorrhea | dischare of pus |
| febrile | elevated body temperature |
| edema | swelling; excess amount of fluid in the tissues |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of tonsils |
| splenectomy | surgical removal of spleen |
| neuroma | tumor of nervous tissue |
| adenoid | gland like tissue |
| antipyretic | fever reducing agent |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| thoracentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the thoracic cavity |
| rhin/o | nose |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| rrhea | flow,discharge |
| laryng/o | larynx (voicebox) |
| laryngitis | inflammation of larynx |
| -oxia | oxygen condition |
| anoxia | a condition caused by the absence of oxygen |
| nas/o | nose |
| nasoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| -pnea | breathing |
| tachypnea | faster than normal respirations |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pneumonectomy | surgical removal of a lung |
| cyan- | blue |
| cyanosis | a blue condition caused by low oxygen content of blood |
| col/o | large intestines |
| chol/e | bile |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of gallbladder |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of stomach and small intestines causing GI distress |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hepatomegaly | liver enlargement |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| dyspepsia | difficult digestion |
| -lith/o | stone |
| proct/o | rectum, anus |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | surgical formation of an artificial opening |
| colostomy | surgical formation of an articial opening in the colon |
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