Terms from Chapter 1
Terms
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- Word Root
- the basic foundation of a word, to which component parts are added
- cardiologist
- on who specializes in the study of diseases and disorders of the heart;
- -logist
- one who specializes
- cardiology
- the study of the heart
- -logy
- the study of
- caditis
- inflammation of the heart
- -itis
- inflammation
- cardiac
- pertaining to the heart
- -ac
- pertaining to
- dermatologist
- one who specializes in the study o diseases and disorders of the skin
- dermatology
- the study of the skin
- dermatitis
- inflammation of the skin
- dermatosis
- any condition of the skin
- -osis
- condition
- acrodermatitis
- inflammation of the skin of the extremities
- acr-
- extremities
- hypodermic
- pertaining to under the skin
- cardialgia
- pain in the heart, heart pain
- -algia
- pain
- cardiocentesis
- surgical puncture of the heart
- -centesis
- surgical puncture
- cardiomegaly
- enlargement of the heart
- -meagly
- enlargement
- endocardium
- within the heart, the inner lining of the heart
- endo-
- within
- -um
- structure, tissue, or thing
- intracardiac
- pertaining to within the heart
- pericardial
- pertaining to around the heart (i.e, pertaining to the pericardium which is the sac that surrounds the heart