Health Careers Vocab

Pathology

Study of Disease

Colitis

Inflammation of the colon

Bradycardia

Slow heart beat

Tachycardia

fast heart beat

Plasma

the fluid part of blood

Vasculitis

inflammation of a lymph or blood vessel

Leukcyte

white blood cell

Erythrocyte

red blood cell

Erythropathy

disease of red blood cell

Hemostasis

control or stopping of bleeding

Hemotoma

a blood tumor

Anemia

a condition or lack of red blood cells

Dysemia

a blood disease, bad condition

erythroblast

immature red blood cell

Hypoglycemia

a condition of lack of sugar

Neoplasm

something new formed

Radiography

process of making an x-ray

Sonogram

a record produced by ultrasound

Venography

x-ray of veins

Anorexia

loss of weight

Thoracocentesis

Surgical puncture to withdraw fluid

Bronchiectasis

dilated, expansion

Bronchitis

inflammation of the bronchi

tracheotomy

to cut into

Rhinorrhagio

excessive flow of blood

Rhinorrhea

flow

Bronchoscopy

visual examination of bronchi

Hemothorax

chest

Cardiomegaly

abnormally large

Hypotension

Pressure

Dermatology

study of skin

Nephrology

study of kidneys

Gyneclogy and obstetrics

study of female reproductive organs, pregnancy, labor, and childbirth

Neurology

Study of nerves, brain, and spinal cord