Cardiology & Haematology

Cardi/o (card/o) = Heart

Endo/carditis=

inflammation of the inner lining of the heart Myo/carditis= inflammation of the muscle coat of the heart

Cardi/o (card/o) = Heart

Cardi/o/megaly:

Enlarged heart Cardi/o/logy: The study of the heart Cardi/o/logist: A specialist in the study of diseases of the heart

Cardi/o (card/o) = Heart

Electr/o/cardi/o/gram (EKG or ECG): Record of electrical waves given off by the heart Electr/o/cardi/o/graph: The instrument used to record electrocardiogram Electr/o/cardi/o/graphy: The process of making a recording of EKG/ECG using electricity

Arrhythmia/dysrhythmia
Abnormal

heart rate and rhythm a/ = no rhythm, dys/ = abnormal rhythm

Murmur:
Abnormal

heart sound

Normal heart sound

Angi/o= vessel

Angiography,

angiogram

heart

brain

Athero/sclerosis

Athero:

fatty stuff Sclerosis: hardening

Blood Cells and Platelets

Haemat/ology=

study of blood Haemat/ologist: a physician specializing in diseases of blood

Blood Cells and Platelets

Red

Blood Cells (RBC): Erythrocytes White Blood Cells (WBC): Leukocytes Thrombocytes (Platelets): Thromb/o = blood clot

-penia = Decrease, Not Enough

Means

poverty Leuk/o/cyt/o/penia (leukopenia): Decrease in or not enough white blood cells Thromb/o/cyt/o/penia: Abnormal decrease in the number of clot-forming cells (thrombocytes) Erythr/o/cyt/o/penia: Decrease in red blood cells

-osis = Condition of increased number

-osis

may be used to indicate an increase in numbers of blood cells. Leuk/o/cytosis: Increase in white blood cells Erythr/o/cyt/osis: Increase in red blood cells Thromb/o/cyt/osis: Increase in number of platelets

Leukemia

Leuk/o = White em = blood -ia = condition

Leuk/emia,

a blood cancer, literally means a condition of white blood. In Leukemia, the blood is not really white. There are too many immature white cells (leukocytes) in the blood. This finding was used to name the disease Leukemia.

Lymph/o = Lymphatic System

Lympha

= Water or liquid (Latin) Lymph/o/cyte: A type of WBC produced by the lymphatic system

Hist/o = Tissue
Hist/o/logy:

The study of tissues Hist/o/logist: One who studies tissues Hist/o/cyte: A tissue cell

Gastroenterology

Organ

Combining Form

Mouth

Stomat/o

Teeth Tongue Lips gums

Dent/o, Odont/o Gloss/o, Lingu/o Cheil/o Gingiv/o

Esophagus Stomach

Esophag/o Gastr/o

Organ

Combining Form

Small intestine

Enter/o

Duodenum Jejunum ileum

Duoden/o Jejun/o ile/o Sigmoid/o

Large intestine

Col/o

Sigmoid colon

Organ

Combining Form

Rectum Anus and rectum Accessory organs

Rect/o Proct/o

Liver Gallbladder Pancreas

Hepat/o Cholecyst/o Pancreat/o

Stomat/o = Mouth

Stoma = mouth Stomat/itis: Inflammation of the mouth

Stomatitis

Gloss/o = Tongue
Gloss/itis:

Inflammation of the tongue Gloss/ectomy: Excision of the tongue

Lingu/o = Tongue
Lingu/al

(adj.): Pertaining to the tongue Sub/lingu/al or Hypo/gloss/al : Under the tongue

Cheil/o = Lips
Cheil/itis:

Inflammation of the lips

Gingiv/ = Gums
Gingiv/itis: Inflammation of the gums

Esophag/o = Esophagus
Eso-

= Toward Phag/o = Swallow Esophag/eal (adj.): Pertaining to esophagus

Gastr/o = Stomach

Gastr/itis: Inflammation of the stomach

Enter/o = Small intestine, Intestine

Enter/ic:

Pertaining to intestine Enter/itis: Inflammation of the intestine

Col/o = Colon (Large intestine)

Col/ic

or colonic: Pertaining to the colon

Col/ostomy:

Making a new opening into the colon

Sigmoid/o = Sigmoid colon

Sigmoid/o/scope:

An instrument used to examine the sigmoid colon

Rect/o = Rectum
Rect/al:

Pertaining to the rectum Rect/o/cele: Herniation of the rectum

Proct/o = Anus and Rectum

Proct/o/logy: The study of diseases of the anus and Procto/scope: A device used to visualize the rectum and anal canal rectum

Hepat/o = Liver
Hepar

= Liver Hepat/ic: Pertaining to the liver Hepat/o/megaly: Enlargement of the liver

Pancreat/o = Pancreas
Pancreat/ic:

Pertaining to the pancreas Pancreat/ectomy: surgical removal of the pancreas

Chol/e/cyst = Gallbladder
Chol/e/cyst/itis:

Inflammation of the gallbladder

Splen/o = Spleen

Splen/ectomy: Excision of the spleen Splen/o/megaly: Enlargement of the spleen

Pepsia:
Suffix

relating to digestion Dys/pepsia: Difficult digestion Emesis: vomiting Anti/eme/tic: A drug against vomiting

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