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Criado por Marie Faith Kariuki
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| Questão | Responda |
| Aden/oma | tumor of a gland |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| biopsy | process of viewing living tissue under a microscope |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| dermal | pertaining to the skin |
| cytology | study of cells |
| cystoscope | instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| hematoma | a mass of blood, or "black and blue" mark |
| erythrocyte | a red blood cell |
| enteritis | inflammation of the small intestine |
| prognosis | the prediction about the outcome of an illness |
| electroencephalogram | the record of electricity in the brain |
| gynecology | the study of women and women's diseases |
| electrocardiogram | the record of electricity in the heart |
| diagnosis | complete knowledge of a patient's illness on the basis of tests and other information |
| hemoglobin | a protein found in red blood cells |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| laparotomy | abdomen: incision of the abdomen (this is also called exploratory surgery) |
| nephrectomy | kidney: excision (removal, resection) of the kidney |
| neuritis | nerve: the inflammation of a nerve |
| ophthalmoscope | eye: instrument to visually examine the eye |
| osteotomy | bone: incision (to cut into, section) of a bone |
| renal | kidney: pertaining to the kidney |
| rhinitis | nose: inflammation of the nose |
| sarcoma | flesh tissue: tumor (cancerous or malignant) of flesh tissue |
| oncologist | specialist in the study of tumors (cancerous or malignant tumors) |
| pathologist | specialist in the study of disease (examines biopsy samples and performs autopsies) |
| psychosis | abnormal condition of the mind |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell or platelet |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| adenoma | tumor of a gland (this is a benign or harmless tumor) |
| thrombosis | abnormal condition of clotting (occurring in a blood vessel) |
| adenocarcinoma | malignant tumor |
| CARCIN/O | cancerous tumor |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ism | condition, process |
| -ectomy | process of cutting out, excision, resection, removal |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -emia | condition of blood (blood condition) |
| -gram | record |
| -algia | pain; condition of pain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -globin | protein |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| leukemia | blood condition characterized by a presence of large numbers of immature, cancerous white blood cells |
| arthrogram | an x-ray record of a joint |
| nephrology | study of the kidney |
| hepatoma or hepatocelluar carcinoma | tumor of the liver |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdomen |
| arthrotomy | an incision of a joint |
| dermatosis | abnormal condition of the skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| hematologist | a specialist in the study of blood |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
| sub- | under, below |
| dys- | abnormal, bad, difficult, painful |
| trans- | across, through |
| retro- | behind, back |
| dia- | complete, through |
| exo- | out, outside |
| aut- | self |
| hypo- | below, deficient, less than normal |
| endo- | within, in, inner |
| peri- | surrounding |
| autopsy | examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death |
| hyperthyroidism | excessive activity of the thyroid gland |
| anemia | deficiency of hemoglobin or numbers of red blood cells; literally, "no" (AN-) "blood" (-EMIA) |
| dysentery | condition of painful intestines; marked by inflammation, abdominal pain, and frequent and bloody stools and often caused by bacteria |
| endocrine glands | organs that produce (secrete) hormones directly into the bloodstream |
| hypoglycemia | blood condition of decreased sugar (lower-than-normal levels) |
| exocrine glands | organs that produce (secrete) chemicals to the outside of the body (through tubes or ducts) |
| resection | removal (excision) of an organ or structure |
| transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
| hyperglycemia | blood condition of increased sugar (higher than normal levels) |
| subgastric or hypogastric | pertaining to under the stomach |
| gastralgia | pain in the stomach |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| transgastric | pertaining to across or through the stomach |
| gastroscopy | process of visually examining the stomach |
| retrogastric | pertaining to behind the stomach |
| gastroenterology | study of the stomach and intestines |
| gastrotomy | incision of the stomach |
| gastrectomy | excision of the stomach |
| gastroscope | instrument to visually examine the stomach |
| oncologist | specialist in the study (and treatment) of tumors |
| prognosis | prediction of the outcome of an illness or treatment |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of bones and joints (includes degeneration of joints) |
| pathologist | specialist in the study of disease |
| thrombosis | abnormal condition of clotting (clot formation) |
| hyperglycemia | blood condition of increased sugar (high blood sugar) |
| psychosis | abnormal condition of the mind |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdomen |
| hyperthyroidism | condition of increased secretion of hormone from the thyroid gland |
| dysentery | condition of painful intestines |
| cerebrovascular accident | stroke; trauma to blood vessels of the brain (cerebrum) |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| leukemia | increase in cancerous (malignant) white blood cells in blood and bone marrow |
| platelets | clotting cells |
| anemia | deficiency of hemoglobin and/or decrease in number of red blood cells; results in reduced oxygen to cells |
| transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
| prostate gland | gland in males located in front of the urinary bladder (the prostate is an exocrine gland) |
| transurethral resection | removal of portions of the prostate gland through the urethra (procedure is called TURP) |
| diameter | measurement of the width across a circle |
| plural of psychosis | psychoses |
| plural of ovum | ova |
| plural of vertebra | vertebrae |
| plural of bronchus | bronchi |
| plural of spermatozoon | spermatoza |
| plural of apex | apices |
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