-emia

blood condition

gtt

-mania

abnormal impulse towards

Hyperthyroidism - high output thyroid

drops

Pharynx
Phor/o

to carry or bear

-plasty

surgical repair or reconstruction

Hypertrophy - excessive growth

Plas/o

formation

Aden/o

gland

Hypocalcemia - low serum calcium

Platelets thrombocytes

Antibody destroy antigen

Hypothyroidism - low output of thyroid

Primigravida - pregnant for the first time

Arteri/o

Hypoxemia - low level of oxygen in blood

Prostate gland secretes semen

Articulation- joint, the point where two bones

come together

Icterus

Pseudophakia - replacement of eye with a fake

Atopognosis - inability to pinpoint point of touch

Immunocompromised - immune system weakened

Cardiotonic - increasing the tone of the heart

muscle

Intra-

CBC

artery

complete blood count

Cerumen impaction - build up of cerumin

Chol/e

gallbladder

Corpus Callosum - divides the hemispheres

Creatinine - produced from break down of muscle
Cyan/o
De-

blue
from, down, or not

Dermatosis - condition of skin

Diaphoresis - sweating perfusly
Ecchymosis - bruise, a black and blue mark, a
large purpura
Embryo

organism in its earliest stage of

development

jaundice

Immun/o Safe
within

Ischemia to hold back blood

Ketone bodies

Pulse Oximetry - uses calculations to determine

oxygen in blood
Renal Angiogram - xray of the vessels of the
kidneys
Retina

innermost layer of eye perceives light

Kinesiology - study of movement

Retinal detachment - separation of the retina

from epithelial layer

Labyrinth - inner ear

Rh+

Lact/o

Rhabd/o rod shaped

milk

presence of antigen

Leukocyte - white blood cell

ROM

Lung sounds - lub dub

SA nodes the pace maker

Lymphoma - neoplastic disorder of lymph

tissue, usually malignant

Sclerotherapy - use of sclerosing agents in

treating diseases. Causes hardening
of tissue

Macula lutea(yellow)-central region of the

retina responsible for central vision
Mast/o

breast

Range of motion

Second-degree burn - burn of epidermis, and

dermis layers (blister)

Melanin skin pigment

SOAP

subject, objective, Assessment, plan

Mellitus

sugar

Sperm

male sex cell

MRI

Magnetic resonance Imaging

Spermat/o - sperm

Epididymitis - swelling of the epididymis

MRI

Magnetic resonance Imaging

Squamous - scale, outer layer of skin

Epiglottis prevents food from going down the

trachea

Myomectomy

Epinephrine - adrenaine

Nephrons function unit of the kidneys

Steatorrhea - excess fat in feces

Epistaxis bleed from the nose

Neuralgia inflammation of nerves

Subcutaneous - below the skin

Erythemia - redness of skin

Opt/o

eye

Sublingual - under the tongu

Excisional Biopsy - removal of entire lesion

Otalgia

pain in the ear

Tachycardia - rapid heart beat

Excisional Biopsy - removal of cyst

Ovaries

organ of female

Testes

Fallopian links ovaries to uterus

Patell/o

knee cap

Testosterone - androgen

Functions of the large intestine- re-absorption of

water

Pericarditis - inflamaion of the pericardium

Thymus

Glucagon increases blood sugar

PERRLA - pupils equal, round, and reactive to

light and accommodation

Ureteropelvic junction - ureter and the renal pelvis

of kidney

Gonorrhea - std

pH

Urinary Bladder

Endosteum - thin layer of tissue connecting

medulary cavity of a bone

Myopia

Stapes

near sighted

stirrup, last of the three auditory

ossicles

male organ