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- tumor/study of
- onco/logy
- safe/one who specializes in the study or treatment of
- immuno/logist
- ear/voice box/study of
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otolaryngology
oto/laryngo/logy - eye/process of measuring
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optometry
opto/metry - woman/study of
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gynecology
gyneco/logy - disease/study of
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pathology
patho/logy - straight, normal, or correct/foot/pertaining to
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orthopedic
ortho/ped/ic - urine/one who specializes in the study of or treatment of
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urologist
uro/logist - nerve/study of
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neurology
neuro/logy - mind/one who specializes in the study of or treatment of
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psychologist
psycho/logist - bone/disease/condition or process of
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osteopathy
osteo/path/y - eye/onewho specializes in the study or treatment of
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ophthalmologist
ophthalmo/logist - midwife/pertaining to
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obstetric
obstetr/ic - without/sensation/study of
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anesthesiology
an/esthesio/logy - heart/study of
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cardiology
cardio/logy - skin/study of
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dermatology
dermato/logy - child/treatment
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pediatrics
ped/iatrics - within/to secrete/one who specializes in the study or treatment of
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endocrinologist
endo/crino/logist - kidney/one who specializes in the study or treatment of
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nephrologist
nephro/logist - stomach/small intestine/study of
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gastroenterology
gastro/entero/logy - blood/one who specializes in the study or treatment of
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hematologist
hemato/logist - cares for the acutely ill
- emergency physician
- manipulates the spine
- chiropractor
- performs brain surgery
- neurosurgeon
- rehabilitation specialist
- psychiatrist
- nonsurgical care of the brain and spinal cord
- neurology
- interprets x-rays
- radiologist
- performs reconstructive surgery
- plastic surgeon
- treats arthritis
- rheumatologist
- operates on heart and lungs
- thoracic surgeon
- treats foot disorders
- podiatrist
- performs dental surgery
- oral surgeon
- treats disease of the mind
- psychiatrist
- uses radioactive isotopes
- nuclear medicine
- doctor for adults
- internist
- general practice
- family practice
- provides emotional counsel
- psychologist
- specialty for treatment of the elderly
- geriatrics
- OB/GYN
- obstetrics and gynecology
- D.D.S
- doctor of dental surgery
- ENT
- ears, nose, and throat
- ABMS
- american board of medical specialists
- O.D.
- doctor of optometry
- F.A.C.S.
- fellow of the american college of surgeons
- ACP
- american college of physicians
- D.P.M.
- doctor of podiatric medicine
- D.O.
- doctor of osteopathic medicine
- D.C.
- doctor of chiropractic medicine
- name 5 specialists who preform surgery?
- gynecologist, opthalmologist, otolaryngologist, orthopaedist, urologist
- dental school (what degree)
- D.D.S
- graduate school
- Ph.D.
- podiatric
- D.P.M
- medical
- M.D.
- chiropractic
- D.C.
- optometric
- O.D.
- osteopathic
- D.O.
- CCU
- CORONARY CARE UNIT
- ECU
- EMERGENCY CARE UNIT
- ER
- emergency room
- ICU
- intensive care unit
- IP
- inpatient
- OP
- out patient
- OR
- operating room
- PACU
- postanesthetic care unit
- PAR
- postanesthetic recovery
- post-op/postop
- postoperative/after surgery
- pre-op/preop
- preoperative/before surgery
- RTC
- return to clinic
- RTO
- return to office
- BRP
- bathroom privileges
- CP
- chest pain
- DC, D/D
- discharge, discontinue
- ETOH
- ethyl alcohol
- L
- left
- R
- respiration
- pt
- patient
- RRR
- regular rate and rhythm
- SOB
- shortness of breath
- Tr
- treatment
- Tx
- treatment or traction
- VS
- vital signs
- T
- temperature
- P
- pulse
- BP
- blood pressure
- Ht
- height
- Wt
- weight
- WDWN
- well developed and well nourished
- y.o.
- year old
- sharp;having intense, often severe symptoms and a short course
- acute
- a condition developing slowly and persisting over time
- chronic
- mild or noncancerous
- benign
- harmful or cancerous
- malignant
- gradual deterioration of normal cells and body function
- degeneration
- any disease in which there is deterioration of structure or function of tissue
- degenerative disease
- determination of the presence of a disease based on an evaluation of symptoms, signs, and test findings
- diagnosis
- cause of a disease
- etiology
- increase in severity of a disease with aggravation of symptoms
- exacerbation
- a period in which symptoms and signs stop or abate
- remission
- relating to a fever
- febrile
- large; visible to the naked eye
- gross
- a condition occuring w/out a clearly identified cause
- idopathic
- limited to a definite area or part
- localized
- relating to the whole body rather than only a part
- systemic
- a feeling of unwellness, often the first indication of illness
- malaise
- significant
- marked
- vague, questionable
- equivocal
- sick, a state of disease
- morbidity
- the number of cases of a disease in a given year; the ratio of sick to well individuals in a given population
- morbidity rate
- the state of being subject to death
- mortality
- foreknowledge; prediction of the likely outcome of a disease based on the general health status of the patient along with knowledge of the usual course of the disease
- prognosis
- the advance of a condition as signs and symptoms increase in severity
- progressive
- a process or measure that prevents disease
- prophylaxis
- to occur again; describes a return of symptoms and signs after a period of quiescence(rest or inactivity)
- recurrent
- a disorder or condition after, and usually resulting from, a previous disease or injury
- sequela
- a mark; objective evidence of disease that can be seen or verified by an examiner
- sign
- occurrence; subjective evidence of disease that is perceived by the patient and often noted in his or her own words
- symptom
- a running together; combination of symptoms and signs that give a distinct clinical picture indicating a particular condition or disease, eg. menopausal syndrome
- syndrome
- not involved in bringing on the condition or result
- noncontributory
- not significant or worthy of noting
- unremarkable
- red/germ or bud/ condition or increase
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erythroblastosis
erythro/blast/osis - bone marrow/faulty/formation/ condition of
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myelodysplasia
myelo/dys/plas/ia - blood/cell/instrument for measuring
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hemocytometer
hemo/cyto/meter - spleen/to burst forth
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splenorrhagia
spleno/rrhagia - clear fluid/gland/inflammation
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lymphadenitis
lymph/ade/nitis - safe/poison/pertaining to
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immunotoxic
immuno/tox/ic - thymus gland/disease/condition or process of
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thymopathy
thymo/path/y - a net/cell/condition or increase
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reticulocytosis
reticulo/cyt/osis - white/cell/pertaining to
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leukocytic
leuko/cyt/ic - clear fluid/vessel/record
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lymphangiogram
lymph/angio/gram - spleen/enlargement
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splenomegaly
spleno/megaly - before/bone marrow/cell/noun marker
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promyelocyte
pro/myelo/cyt/e - white/cell/abnormal reduction
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leukocytopenia
leuko/cyto/penia - spleen/excision
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splenectomy
splen/ectomy - juice/formation
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chylopoiesis
chylo/poiesis - clear fluid/tumor
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lymphoma
lymph/oma - cell/form/sutdy of
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cytomorphology
cyto/morpho/logy - blood/breaking down or dissolution
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hemolysis
hemo/lysis - without/blood condition
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anemia
an/emia - beyond, after, or change/ stop or stand
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metastasis
meta/stasis - abnormal reduction of neutrophils
- neutropenia
- white blood cell
- leukocyte
- formation of blood
- hematopoiesis
- enlargement of the spleen
- hepatomegaly
- an abnormally reduced number of red blood cells
- erythropenia
- pertaining to the thymus gland
- thymic
- white cells without granules in their nuclei
- agranulocytes
- a granular leukocyte named for its attraction to the rose color stain of its granules
- eosinophil
- red blood cell
- erhtyrocyte
- reduced number of all cellular components in the blood
- pancytopenia
- the procedure of counting the number of leukocytes in the blood is called
- white blood count WBC
- the blood sutdy that determines the amount of pigment present in RBCs is called a
- hemoglobin Hgb
- the blood study that determines packed red blood cell volume is called a
- hematocrit hct
- the classification of WBCs is performed in a
- differential count
- the calculations provided in blood indices, MCV __ __ ___, MCH___ ____ ___, and MCHC___ ___ __ __, are used to classify types of ______.
- mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, anemia
- venipuncture is also termed
- phlembotomy
- hodgkin disease is a malignant type of
- lymphoma
- ESR
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- PTT
- partial thrombin time
- CBC
- complete blood count
- small red blood cells
- microcytosis
- large, irregular RBCs
- poikilocytosis
- polymorphonuclear white blood cell
- neutrophil
- WBC termed "one cell"
- monocyte
- WBC with rose stained granules
- eosinophil
- agranulocyte active in immunity
- lymphocyte
- WBC with dark stained granules
- basophil
- thrombocyte
- platelet
- red blood cells
- erythrocyte
- WBC with granules
- granulocyte
- RBCs of unequal size
- anisocytosis
- large red blood cells
- macrocytosis
- impaired ability to provide an immune response
- immunosuppression
- test tube method of matching a donors blood to the recipient
- cross matching
- syndrome caused by HIV
- AIDS
- condition characterized by an increase in mononuclear cells caused by the Epstein Barr virus
- mononucleosis
- removal of plasma from the body, extraction of specific elements, then reinfusion
- plasmapheresis