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aden/o
WR: gland
TERM 2
adren/o, adrenal/o
DEFINITION 2
WR: adrenal glands
TERM 3
anter/o
DEFINITION 3
WR: anterior, front
TERM 4
calc/o
DEFINITION 4
WR: calcium
TERM 5
cerebr/o
DEFINITION 5
WR: cerebrum
encephal/o
WR: brain
TERM 7
gli/o
DEFINITION 7
WR: glue; neuroglial tissue
TERM 8
gluc/o, glyc/o
DEFINITION 8
WR: sugar, sweetness
TERM 9
mening/o, meningi/o
DEFINITION 9
WR: meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
TERM 10
myel/o
DEFINITION 10
WR: bone marrow; spinal cord
thyr/o, thyroid/o
WR: thyroid gland
TERM 17
vascul/o
DEFINITION 17
WR: blood vessel
TERM 18
aer/o
DEFINITION 18
WR: extremities
TERM 19
carcin/o
DEFINITION 19
WR: cancer
TERM 20
cyst/o
DEFINITION 20
WR: bladder
cyt/o
WR: cell
TERM 22
dermat/o
DEFINITION 22
WR: skin
TERM 23
enter/o
DEFINITION 23
WR: intestine (usually small intestine)
TERM 24
gastr/o
DEFINITION 24
WR: stomach
TERM 25
hem/o
DEFINITION 25
WR: blood
scler/o
WR: hardening; sclera (white of eye)
TERM 32
spin/o
DEFINITION 32
WR: spine
TERM 33
thromb/o
DEFINITION 33
WR: blood clot
TERM 34
toxic/o
DEFINITION 34
WR: poison
TERM 35
ectomy
DEFINITION 35
S: excision, removal
lysis
S: separation; destruction; loosening
TERM 37
pexy
DEFINITION 37
S: fixation (of an organ)
TERM 38
tome
DEFINITION 38
S: instrument to cut
TERM 39
tomy
DEFINITION 39
S: incision
TERM 40
algia, dynia
DEFINITION 40
S: pain
ism
S: condition
TERM 47
itis
DEFINITION 47
S: inflammation
TERM 48
lith
DEFINITION 48
S: stone, calculus
TERM 49
logist
DEFINITION 49
S: specialist in study of
TERM 50
logy
DEFINITION 50
S: study of
megaly
S: enlargement
TERM 52
malacia
DEFINITION 52
S: softening
TERM 53
oid
DEFINITION 53
S: resembling
TERM 54
oma
DEFINITION 54
S: tumor
TERM 55
osis
DEFINITION 55
S: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood
cells)
plegia
S: paralysis
TERM 62
rrhagia
DEFINITION 62
S: bursting forth (of)
TERM 63
rrhea
DEFINITION 63
S: discharge, flow
TERM 64
trophy
DEFINITION 64
S: development, nourishment
TERM 65
uria
DEFINITION 65
S: urine
a
P: without, not
TERM 67
dys
DEFINITION 67
P: bad; painful; difficult
TERM 68
endo
DEFINITION 68
P: within
TERM 69
hemi
DEFINITION 69
P: half (of body)
TERM 70
hyper
DEFINITION 70
P: excessive, above normal
DM
diabetes mellitus
TERM 77
GH
DEFINITION 77
growth hormone
TERM 78
LH
DEFINITION 78
luteinizing hormone
TERM 79
PGH
DEFINITION 79
pituitary growth hormone
TERM 80
PTH
DEFINITION 80
parathyroid hormone
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
TERM 82
C1, C2, and so
on
DEFINITION 82
first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on
TERM 83
CNS
DEFINITION 83
central nervous system
TERM 84
CSF
DEFINITION 84
cerebrospinal fluid
TERM 85
CVA
DEFINITION 85
cerebrovascular accident; costovertebral angle
S1, S2, and so on
first sacral vertebra, second sacral vertebra, and so on
TERM 92
T1-T
DEFINITION 92
first thoracic vertebra, second thoracic vertebra, and so on
TERM 93
TIA
DEFINITION 93
transient ischemic attack
TERM 94
AP
DEFINITION 94
anteroposterior
TERM 95
PA
DEFINITION 95
posteroanterior
Addison disease
Relatively uncommon chronic disorder caused by deficiency
of cortical hormones that results when the adrenal cortex is
damaged or atrophied
TERM 97
Cushing syndrome
DEFINITION 97
Cluster of symptoms caused by excessive amounts of
cortisol or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) circulating in
the blood
TERM 98
diabetes mellitus
(DM)
DEFINITION 98
Chronic metabolic disorder of impaired carbohydrate,
protein, and fat metabolism due to insufficient production of
insulin or the body's inability to utilize insulin properly
TERM 99
exophthalmos
DEFINITION 99
Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball(s), possibly due to
thyrotoxicosis, tumor of the orbit, orbital cellulitis, leukemia,
or aneurysm
TERM 100
Graves disease
DEFINITION 100
Multisystem autoimmune disorder that involves growth of the
thyroid (hyperthyroidism) associated with hypersecretion of
thyroxine; also called exophthalmic goiter, thyrotoxicosis, or
toxic goiter
