Unit 2- Surgical Suffixes, Hematology, and Diagnostic Imaging Flashcards
(113 cards)
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tomos
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cut
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ex (ec)
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out of, away, from
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os
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opening like a mouth
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stoma
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opening like a mouth
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in
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inside, into
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cis (incisio)
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cut, cut with a knife
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-tome
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instrument used to cut slices
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-tomy
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cut into, incise, incision
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-ectomy
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cut out, remove, excise, excision
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-ostomy
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cut a new surgical opening
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-graph
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instrument used to record data
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-gram
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picture or record
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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CT
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computed tomography (CAT)
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PET
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positron emission tomography
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SPECT
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single photon emission computed tomography
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-algia
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pain
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cardi/o, card/o
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heart
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electr/o
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electrical
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-graphy
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process of making a recording or image
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son/o
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sound
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ech/o
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sound made by reflected sound waves
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radi/o
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ray coming from a central point
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-pathy
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disease
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-path/p
disease
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leuk/o
white
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melan/o
black
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erythr/o
red
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cyan/o
blue
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chlor/o
green
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xanth/o
yellow
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-osis, -tic
disease, condition, status, or process
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-cyte
cell
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-blast
embryonic or immature cell
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-emia
blood condition
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-logy
study of
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-meter
instrument used to measure or count something
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-metry
process of measuring or counting something
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-penia
poverty, deficiency in number
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lymph/o
water or liquid
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edema
condition of fluid accumulation in the tissues causing swelling or puffiness
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thromb/o
blood clot
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-osis used as a suffix with blood cells (thrombocytosis, erthyrocytosis)
Indicates a condition characterized by an increase in number of
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hist/o
tissues
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mania
condition of madness characterized by rapid speech, hyperactivity, and irritability
associated with bipolar disorder
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blastocyte
immature cell
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cardialgia
heart pain
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cardiologist
physician specialist in heart disease
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cardiomegaly
enlarged heart
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cyanoderma
blueness of the skin
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cyanosis
condition of blueness
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cytologist
a technologist who studies cellular disease
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cytology
the science of studying cells
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cytometer
instrument used to count cells
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cytometry
process of using a cytometer
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dermatology
science of studying the skin
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dermatome
instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue
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duodenal
pertaining to the duodenum
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duodenotomy
incision into the duodenum
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duodenum
first part of the small intestine
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echocardiography
sonography of the heart
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electrocardiogram
picture (tracing) representing the electrical activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle
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electrocardiograph
instrument that produces the electrocardiogram
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electrocardiography
process of using the electrocardiograph
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erythema
reddened skin (erythroderma)
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erythremia
abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes
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erythroblast
immature red blood cell
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erythrocytes
red blood cells
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erythrocytopenia
low numbers of erythrocytes
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erythrocytosis
high numbers of erythrocytes
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erythroderma
redness of the skin
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etiology
study of the origin of the cause of disease
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gastralgia
stomach pain
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gastrectomy
excision of the stomach
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gastric
pertaining to the stomach
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gastroduodenostomy
making a new opening between the stomach and duodenum
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gastromegaly
enlarged stomach
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gastrostomy
making a new opening in the stomach
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histoblast
immature tissue cells
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histology
the science of studying tissues
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hypodermic
pertaining to below the dermis
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inflamed
verb form for inflammation
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inflammaton
tissue condition of redness, swelling, heat
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jaundice
yellow appearance due to high bilirubin level in the blood
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leukemia
blood cancer involving leukocytes and bone marrow
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leukocyte
white blood cell
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leukocytopenia
low numbers of leukocytes
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leukocytosis
high numbers of leukocytes
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leukoderma
abnormally white skin (vitiligo)
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lymphatic
pertaining to the lymph system
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lymphedema
obstructed lymph vessels causing fluid buildup in tissues (swelling)
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lymphocyte
lymphatic system white blood cell
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megalomania
abnormally enlarged self-image
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melanoblast
immature melanocyte
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melanocyte
pigment cell
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melanoderma
dark patches of skin
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pathologist
physician specialist in the study of disease
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pathology
the science of studying disease
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radiogram
x-ray picture (film)
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radiograph
instrument used to produce the radiogram
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radiography
process of producing radiograms
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radiologist
physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities
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sonogram
image of body produced by computerized reflected sound
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sonograph
instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks them up with a transducer, and uses a computer to create an image of body structures
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sonographer
technologist who performs sonography
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sonography
process of using a sonograph
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thrombocytes
platelets, blood-clotting cell fragments
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thrombocytopenia
low numbers of thrombocytes
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thrombocytosis
high numbers of thrombocytes
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tomogram
picture made by tomograph
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tomograph
instrument that uses x-ray to produce images through planes (slices) of the body
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tomography
the process of using a tomograph
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xanthemia
yellow condition of the blood (carotenemia)
