Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Flashcards

aden/o

gland

cyt/o

cell

epitheli/o

epithelium

fibr/o

fiber

hemat/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

lip/o

fat

my/o

muscle

neur/o

nerve

organ/o

organ

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

system/o

system

viscer/o

internal organs

aut/o

self

bi/o

life

cancer/o

cancer

carcin/o

cancer

crypt/o

hidden

necr/o

death (cells, body)

eti/o

cause (of disease)

gno/o

knowledge

iatr/o

physician, medicine (also means treatment)

lei/o

smooth

onc/o

tumor, mass

path/o

disease

rhabd/o

rod-shaped, striated

somat/o

body

vir/o

virus

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

xanth/o

yellow

dia-

through, complete

dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, incomplete, deficient

meta-

after, beyond, change

micro-

small

neo-

new

pro-

before

-al, -ic, -ous

pertaining to

-cyte

cell

-gen

substance/agent that produces or causes

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-logist

one who studies & treats (specialist, physician)

-logy

study of

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor, swelling

-opsy

view of, viewing

-osis

abnormal condition (means increase when used w/ blood cell WR)

-pathy

disease

-plasia

condition of formation, development, growth

-plasm

growth, substance, formation

-sarcoma

malignant tumor

-sis

state of

-stasis

control, stop, standing

virus

minute microorganism; much smaller than bacterium, cause infection by invading, & lack independent action of metabolism

microorganism

life form too small to see with the naked eye; to be seen with a microscope

bacteria

single-celled microorganism that reproduce by cell division & may cause infection by invasion

idiopathic

pertaining to disease of unknown origin

erythema

redness

afebrile

without fever

febrile

with fever, having a fever

inflammation

localized protective response to injury/tissue destruction causing swelling, redness, heat, & pain

infection

invasion of pathogens in body tissue

fungus

organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from surroundings & may cause infection

mortality

state of being mortal (death)

exacerbation

increase in severity of disease/symptoms

morbidity

state of being diseased; incidence of illness in a population

chemistry panel

“comprehensive metabolic panel” series of tests on blood sample regarding multiple systems

complete blood count w/ differential

“cbc with diff” lab test for basic blood screening that measures aspects of blood related cells

culture and sensitivity

“c&s” test performed on sample to determine presence of pathogenic bacteria

specimen

sample of blood, urine, or tissue that is taken for testing

genetic testing

examines DNA & chemical database that carries instructions for body’s functions

virology

study of viruses

pathology

study of disease

microbiology

study of small life

histopathology

study of tissue in disease

hematology

study of blood

cytopathology

study of (changes in) cells in disease

biopsy (Bx)

view of life

autopsy

view of self

benign

not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery

biological therapy

treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers that work with immune system

carcinoma in situ

cancer in the early stage, premature cancer

chemotherapy

treatment of cancer with drugs

encapsulated

enclosed within a capsule for benign/malignant

hospice

provides palliative/supportive care for terminally ill patients

malignant

tending to become progressively worse & to cause death

remission

improvement/absence sign of disease

radiation therapy

treatment of cancer w/ radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation

palliative

providing relief, but not cure

RBC

red blood cells (erythrocytes)

WBC

white blood cells (leukocytes)

CA

carcinoma

METS

metastases

Bx

biopsy

C&S

culture & sensitivity