Chapter 3 AH Flashcards by Ella Howard

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Combining form for blood vessel

A

angi/o

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Creation of a new opening from a portion of the large intestine to the outside of the body

A

Colostomy

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Treatment using drugs

A

chemotherapy

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Resection of the gallbladder

A

cholecystectomy

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Enlargement of the liver

A

Hepatomegaly

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Inflammation of the urinary bladder

A

Cystitis

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Menstrual flow

A

Menorrhea

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Ear pain

A

Otalgia

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Holding back blood from an are of the body

A

Ischemia

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Hardening of the arteries

A

Arteriosclerosis

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Malignant tumor of a gland

A

Adenocarcinoma

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Blood in the urine

A

Hematuria

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Disease of heart muscle

A

Cardiomyopathy

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Nerve pain

A

Neuralgia

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Resection of a fallopian tube

A

Salpingectomy

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high levels of urea in the blood

A

Uremia

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Inflammation of membranes surrounding the brain

A

Meningitis

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infection in the blood

A

Septicemia

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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest

A

Thoracentesis

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abnormal condition of death of cells

A

Necrosis

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malignant tumor of muscle

A

Sarcoma

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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac surrounding the embryo

A

Amniocentesis

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inflammation of the large intestine

A

Colitis

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bursting forth of blood

A

Hemorrhage

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hyster/o

uterus

ren/o

kidney

oophor/o

ovary

axill/o

armpit

inguin/o

groin

vascul/o

blood vessel

mast/o

breast

pneumon/o

lung

myel/o

spinal cord and bone marrow

arthr/o

joint

bronch/o

bronchial tube

phleb/o

vein

-megaly

enlargement

-sclerosis

hardening

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-stomy

opening

-uria

condition of urine

-rrhagia

discharge of blood

-pathy

disease condition

-lysis

seperation

-therapy

treatment

-plasty

surgical repair

-gram

record

-tomy

incision

-ary

pertaining to

-osis

condition, abnormal

-eal

pertaining to

angi/o

vessel

aden/o

gland

arteri/o

artery

amni/o

amnion

ren/o

kidney

sarc/o

flesh

my/o

muscle

chron/o

time

inguin/o

groin

mamm/o

breast

nephr/o

kidney

men/o

menses

encephal/o

brain

carcin/o

cancerous

cry/o

cold

chem/o

drug

isch/o

to hold back

necr/o

death (of cells)

radi/o

x-rays

septic/o

pertaining to infection

vascul/o

blood vessel

thorac/o

chest

ur/o

urine/ urea

ather/o

plaque