Exam 2 CHPS 222

Terms, Abbreviations, and Vocab

Ab

antibody

ABO

Four main blood types (A, B, AB, and O)

BMT

bone marrow transplant

CBC

complete blood count

diff

differential count (white blood cells)

eos

eosinophils

Fe

iron

Hct

hematocrit

Hgh, HGB

hemoglobin

IgS, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM

immunoglobulins (antibodies)

WBC

white blood cell; white blood count

WNL

within normal limits

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

CD4+ Cell

Helper T Cell

CD8+ Cell

Cytotoxic T Cell

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Thromb/o, Coagul/o

clot, clotting

bas/o

base

eosin/o

red, dawn, rosy

granul/o

granules

hemoglobin/o

hemoglobin

is/o

same, equal

mon/o

single, equal

poikil/o

varied, irregular

sider/o

iron

spher/o

globe, round

neutr/o

neutral

chrom/o

color

cyt/o

cell

erythr/o

red

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

kary/o, nucle/o

nucleus

leuk/o

white

morph/o

shape, form

myel/o

bone marrow

phag/o

eat, swallow

-in

protein

-phil

affinity for attraction

immun/o

protection

lymph/o

lymph

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus gland

tox/o

poison

ana-

Again, anew

inter-

between

lymphaden/o

lymph node

ACL

Anterior cruciate ligament of the knee

L1 to L5

Lumbar vertebrae

NSAID

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug 

OA

Osteoarthritis

Ortho

Orthopedics

OT

Occupational Therapy

PT

Physical Therapy

ROM

Range of Motion

T1 to T12

Suture Joints

Immovable

Synovial Joints

freely movable

Processes

Severe as attachments for muscles, tendons, and ligaments

Depressions

openings or hollow regions help join bones or serve as passageways for nerves and/or vessels

Calc/o, Calci/o

Calcium

Kyph/o

Posterior curvature in thoracic region

Lamin/o

Lamina

Oste/o

Bone

Scoli/o

Crooked

Spondyl/o, Vertebr/o

Vertebra

lord/o

curve

lumb/o

Loins, lower back

orth/o

straight

acetabul/o

acetabulum (hip socket)

calcane/o

calcaneus (heal)

carp/o

carpals (wrist bones)

Clavicul/o

Clavicule (collar bone)

Cost/o

Ribs

Crani/o

Cranium (skill)

Femor/o

Femur (thigh bones)

Fibul/o

Fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

Humer/o

Humerus (upper arm bone)

ili/o

ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)

ischi/o

ischium (part of the pelvic bone)

malleol/o

malleolus

mandibul/o

mandible (lower jaw bone)

maxill/o

maxilla (upper jaw bone)

metacarp/o

metacarpals (hand bones)

metatars/o

metatarsals (foot bones)

olecran/o

Olecranon (elbow)

patell/o

patella (kneecap)

pelvi/o

pelvis

perone/o

fibula

phalang/o

Phalanges (finger, toe bones)

Pub/o

Pubis

Radi/o

radius

Scapul/o

Scapula (shoulder blade)

stern/o

sternum (breastbone)

tars/o

tarsals

tibi/o

tibia (shin bone)

uln/o

ulna (lower arm bone)

ankyl/o

stiff

arthr/o, articul/o

joint

burs/o

bursa

chrondr/o

cartilage