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What does the combining form neutr/o mean?
What does the combining form neutr/o mean?
neither
What does the combining form xen/o mean?
What does the combining form xen/o mean?
foreign
What does the combining form poikil/o mean?
What does the combining form poikil/o mean?
irregular
What is the term for disease of a gland?
What is the term for disease of a gland?
What is a decrease in the number of circulating RBCs called?
What is a decrease in the number of circulating RBCs called?
What does the suffix -phoresis mean?
What does the suffix -phoresis mean?
What type of blood cells are abnormal in leukocytosis?
What type of blood cells are abnormal in leukocytosis?
What does the term immunocompetent mean?
What does the term immunocompetent mean?
What is a lymphangioma?
What is a lymphangioma?
Which term describes erythrocytes that are below normal in color?
Which term describes erythrocytes that are below normal in color?
Allergy injections are a type _______ - a form of treatment that alters or enhances the body's natural immune mechanisms.
Allergy injections are a type _______ - a form of treatment that alters or enhances the body's natural immune mechanisms.
What does the suffix -stasis mean?
What does the suffix -stasis mean?
What is an extreme, life-threatening response to an allergen called?
What is an extreme, life-threatening response to an allergen called?
Which procedure involves removal of nodes from an area of malignancy?
Which procedure involves removal of nodes from an area of malignancy?
Which classification of drugs dissolves blood clots?
Which classification of drugs dissolves blood clots?
Which combining form means narrowing/stricture?
Which combining form means narrowing/stricture?
What does the combining form ather/o mean?
What does the combining form ather/o mean?
What is the term that means inflammation of the vein?
What is the term that means inflammation of the vein?
What is cardiomyopathy?
What is cardiomyopathy?
What is the medical term for a defect in the septum between the upper chambers of the heart?
What is the medical term for a defect in the septum between the upper chambers of the heart?
What does hyperlipidemia mean?
What does hyperlipidemia mean?
Which procedure removes a blood clot?
Which procedure removes a blood clot?
What is the term for difficulty breathing?
What is the term for difficulty breathing?
What is the term for blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen?
What is the term for blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen?
What is the term for disease caused by inhaling dust particles?
What is the term for disease caused by inhaling dust particles?
What does the combining form thorac/o mean?
What does the combining form thorac/o mean?
What does the term endotracheal mean?
What does the term endotracheal mean?
What word elements are in the word pleurectomy?
What word elements are in the word pleurectomy?
What is anosmia?
What is anosmia?
What test measures breathing?
What test measures breathing?
What is the term that means spasm of the diaphragm?
What is the term that means spasm of the diaphragm?
What is rhinoplasty?
What is rhinoplasty?
What is hemoptysis?
What is hemoptysis?
What does eupneic mean in terms of breathing?
What does eupneic mean in terms of breathing?
What does the suffix -capnia mean?
What does the suffix -capnia mean?
What does epistaxis mean?
What does epistaxis mean?
What is the visual examination of the voice box called?
What is the visual examination of the voice box called?
What is the term for a surgical opening in the neck for insertion of a breathing tube?
What is the term for a surgical opening in the neck for insertion of a breathing tube?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Key Concepts
- Neutr/o: Combining form that means "neither."
- Xen/o: Combining form meaning "foreign."
- Poikil/o: Means "irregular" in medical terms.
- Adenopathy: Refers to a disease of a gland.
- Erythropenia: Condition characterized by a decrease in circulating red blood cells (RBCs).
- -phoresis: Suffix indicating "carrying" or "transmission."
Blood and Immune Responses
- Leukocytosis: Abnormal increase in white blood cells.
- Immunocompetent: Describes an individual capable of mounting a normal immune response.
- Lymphangioma: A tumor of the lymph vessels, often requiring removal.
- Hypochromic: Describes erythrocytes that are below normal in color.
- Immunotherapy: A treatment that enhances the body's natural immune mechanisms.
Medical Conditions and Procedures
- -stasis: Suffix meaning "standing still."
- Anaphylaxis: An extreme, life-threatening allergic reaction.
- Lymphadenectomy: Procedure for removing lymph nodes in cancer control.
- Thrombolytics: Class of drugs that dissolve blood clots.
- Syncope: Medical term for fainting.
Cardiovascular Terms
- Isovolumic: Referring to a phase of the heart's contraction; "iso-" means "equal" or "same."
- Vasculogenic: The combining form "vascul/o" refers to "vessel," typically blood or lymph.
- Sphygmopalpation: Technique to assess pulse through palpation.
- Arteriosclerosis: Condition of hardening of the arteries.
Heart and Blood Vessel Issues
- Bradycardia: Term for a slow heart rate.
- Embolectomy: Surgical procedure for the removal of a mobile blood clot.
- Aneurysmorrhaphy: Surgery involving the suture of an aneurysm.
- Phlebitis: Inflammation of a vein.
- Cardiomyopathy: Disease of the heart muscle, can follow a viral illness.
Anatomical and Physiological Terms
- Atrial Septal Defect: A defect in the septum between the upper chambers of the heart.
- Hyperlipidemia: Excessive amount of fatty material in the blood.
- Thrombectomy: Surgical procedure to remove a blood clot.
- Dyspnea: Clinical term for difficulty breathing.
- Cyanosis: Blue discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood.
Respiratory System Concepts
- Pneumoconiosis: Disease resulting from inhaling dust particles.
- Thorac/o: Combining form meaning "chest."
- Endotracheal: Indicates something that is "in the trachea."
- Pleurectomy: Involves a suffix and word root.
- Anosmia: Loss of sense of smell.
Related Respiration and Procedure Terms
- Spirometry: Test that measures breathing capacity.
- Phrenospasm: Spasm of the diaphragm.
- Rhinoplasty: Plastic surgery on the nose.
- Hemoptysis: Coughing or spitting up blood.
- Eupneic: Normal breathing.
Suffixes and Observations
- -capnia: Suffix meaning "carbon dioxide."
- Epistaxis: Medical term for nosebleed.
- Laryngoscopy: Visual examination of the voice box.
- Tracheostomy: Surgical opening in the neck for breathing tube insertion.
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