Chapter 1 - HLTH 101

The modern term for the Latin ligamentum is

ligament

The historical derivation of the modern cardi/o is

kardia

The historical derivation of the modern tendon is

tendo

The modern term for the Greek genos is

gene

The modern term for the Latin nervus is

nerve

The historical derivation of the modern artery is

arteria

The modern term for the Latin vena is

vein

The historical derivation of the modern cell is

cella

The historical derivation of the modern sinus is

sinus

The modern term for hernia is

hernia

___ colic is around the colon

peri-

dent ___ is the term for tooth pain

-algia

___ -menorrhea is painful menses

dys-

hepato ___ means enlarged liver

-megaly

___-tension means abnormally low blood pressure

hypo

___-gastric is the area above the stomach

epi

phlebo____ is incision (or going into) the vein

-tomy

A condition characterized by excessive fluid accumulation in the brain is ___ cephaly

hyrdro-

A ___ cyte is a cartilage cell

chondro-

Inflammation of the eustachian tube is ___ itis

syring-

____ - ectomy is removal of the fallopian tube

salping

—- toxin is a poison that acts upon a cell nucleus

nucleo

__oma is a tumor from a fatty deposit inside a vessel

ather

Relating to the ethmoid and nasal bones is ___ nasal

ethmo-

An ___ gen is a gas-producing microorganism

aero-

Originating in the body is ___genic

somato-

Producing glucose is ___genic

gluco-

___penia is a sugar deficiency

glyco-

___penia is a calcium deficiency

calci-

An embryonic fat cell (outside a vessel) is a ___blast

lipo-

A growth consisting of immature neural cells is a ___ blastoma

glio-

___pheresis is the separation of blood into parts

plasma-

The arrangement of cella in tissue is ___ architecture

cyto-

An abnormally low level of iron in the blood is ___ penia

sidero-

__oid is bladder-shaped

cyst-

The metabolic production of ketones is ___ genesis

keto-

___ poises is the production of chyle in the intestine

chylo-

___poises means the production of chyme

chymo-