HLTH 125 - Final

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

hyper-

excessive; above normal

hypo-

below normal; deficient

dys-

difficult; painful; abnormal

eu-

normal; good

endo-

within; inside

epi-

upon; above

peri-

around

inter-

between

intra-

within

sub-

under; below

trans-

across; through

anti-

against

a-, an-

without; not

-itis

inflammation

-ectomy

surgical removal

-otomy

surgical incision

-ostomy

surgical creation of an opening

-plasty

surgical repair

-pexy

surgical fixation

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-algia

pain

-emia

blood condition

-uria

urine condition

-oma

tumor; mass

-megaly

enlargement

-pathy

disease

-scopy

visual examination

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-graph

recording instrument

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-logy

study of

-logist

specialist

cardi/o

heart

hemat/o, hem/o

blood

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

phleb/o, ven/o

vein

oste/o

bone

my/o

muscle

arthr/o

joint

dermat/o, derm/o

skin

nephr/o, ren/o

kidney

ur/o

urine

hepat/o

liver

gastr/o

stomach

enter/o

intestine

pneum/o, pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

neur/o

nerve

encephal/o

brain

cyt/o

cell

hist/o

tissue

acute

sudden onset; short duration

chronic

long-lasting

diagnosis

identification of a disease

prognosis

expected outcome of a disease

infection

invasion by microorganisms

inflammation

body's response to injury or infection

sign

objective evidence of disease

symptom

subjective complaint felt by patient

incision

cut into tissue

excision

cut out tissue

homeostasis

maintenance of a stable internal environment

therapy

treatment

hypertension

high blood pressure

hypotension

low blood pressure

bradycardia

slow heart rate

tachycardia

fast heart rate

vasodilation

widening of blood vessels

vasoconstriction

narrowing of blood vessels

ischemia

decreased blood supply

infarction

tissue death due to lack of blood supply

necrosis

death of tissue

thrombus

blood clot that remains in place

embolus

clot that travels through bloodstream

shock

inadequate tissue perfusion

erythrocyte

red blood cell

leukocyte

white blood cell

thrombocyte

platelet

plasma

liquid portion of blood

hemoglobin

oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells

hematocrit

percentage of blood made up of red blood cells

anemia

deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin

transfusion

transfer of blood or blood products

infusion

administration of fluids into bloodstream

antigen

substance that triggers an immune response

antibody

protein produced to fight antigens

passive immunity

antibodies received from another source

adaptive immunity

immunity developed after exposure

benign

noncancerous