Unit 2 Glossary Terms

blastocyte

immature cell

cardialgia

heart pain

cardiologist

physician specialist in heart disease

cardiomegaly

enlarged heart

cyanoderma

blueness of the skin

cyanosis

condition of blueness

cytologist

a technologist who studies cellular disease

cytology

the science of studying cells

cytometer

instrument to count cells

cytometry

the process of using a cytometer to measure

dermatology

the science of studying the skin

dermatome

instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue

duodenal

pertaining to the duodenum (adj.)

duodenotomy

incision into the duodenum

duodenum

first part of the small intestine

echocardiography

sonography of the heart

electrocardiogram

picture (tracing) representing the electrical activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle

electrocardiograph

instrument that produces the electrocardiogram

erythema

reddened skin (erythroderma)

arythremia

abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes

erythroblast

immature red blood cell

erythrocytes

red blood cells

erythrocytopenia

low numbers of erythrocytes

erythrocytosis

high numbers of erythrocytes

erythroderma

redness of the skin

etiology

the study of the origin of the cause of disease

gastralgia

stomach pain

gastrectomy

excision of the stomach

gastric

pertaining to the stomach (adj.)

gastroduodenostomy

making a new opening between the stomach and duodenum

gastromegaly

enlarged stomach

gastronomy

making a new opening in the stomach

histoblast

immature tissue cells

histology

the science of studying tissues

hypodermic

pertaining to below the dermis

inflamed

verb form for inflammation

inflammation

tissue condition of redness, swelling, heat

jaundice

yellow appearance due to high bilirubin level in the blood

leukemia

blood cancer involving leukocytes and bone marrow

leukocyte

white blood cell

leukocytopenia

low numbers of leukocytes

leukocytosis

high numbers of leukocytes

leukoderma

abnormally white skin (vitiligo)

lymphatic system

pertaining to the lymph system

lymphedema

obstructed lymph vessels causing fluid buildup in tissues (swelling)

lymphocyte

lymphatic system white blood cell

megalomaia

abnormally enlarged self-image

melanoblast

immature melanocyte

melanocyte

pigment cell

melanoderma

dark patches of skin

pathologist

physician specialist in the study of disease

pathology

the science of studying disease

radiogram

x-ray picture (film) (radiograph)

radiograph

instrument used to produce the radiogram or the x-ray film

radiography

process of producing radiograms (radiographs)

radiologist

physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities

sonogram

image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound

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

sonographer

technologist who performs sonography

sonography

process of using a sonograph (ultrasonography)

thrombocytes

platelets, blood-clotting cell fragments

thrombocytopenia

low numbers of thrombocytes

thrombocytosis

high numbers of thrombocytes

tomogram

picture made by a tomograph

tomograph

instrument that uses x-ray to produce images through planes (slices) of the body

tomography

the process of using a tomograph

xanthemia

yellow condition of the blood (carotenemia)