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Chapter 3 suffixes
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Pharmacology
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09/09/2011

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Term
bursitis
Definition
inflammation of a small sac of fluid (bursa)near ajoint
Term
oseomyelitiis
Definition
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
-myel means spinal cord and bone marrow
Term
thrombophlebitis
Definition
inflammation of a vein with formation of clots
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-megaly
Definition
enlargement
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-oma
Definition
tumar, mass.. this is usually benign while carcin- is maligant
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fibroids
Definition
benign tumors
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myoma
Definition
benign tumars that occur in the uterus and are known as fibroids
Term
sarcomas
Definition
canerous tissues or the connective tissue (flesh) ... types of connective tissue are muscle, bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, and fat
Term
myel-
Definition
bone marrow
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chondro-
Definition
cartilage tissue
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leiomy-
Definition
cancer of visceral ( attatched to internal organs)
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rhabdomy-
Definition
cancer of skeletal
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carcinoma
Definition
maaligant cancerous tumors of epithelial (skin or lining) tissue in the body
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sarcomas
Definition
cancerous tumors of commective (flesh) tissue. muscle, bone, cartilage, fiberous tissue and fat
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mesothelioma
Definition
malignant tumor of pleural cells (membrane surrounding the lungs)
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mutiple myeloma
Definition
malignant tumor of bone marrow cells

myel - bone marrow
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ostromyelitis
Definition
inflammation of bone and bone marrow
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liopsarcoma
Definition
cancer of fatty tissue
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liopsarcoma
Definition
cancer of fatty tissue
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leio-
Definition
visceral
Term
leimyosarcoma
Definition
cancer of the visceral muscle
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-osis
Definition
condition , abnormal
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-pathy
Definition
disease condition
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-emia
Definition
cancer of the blood
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retino-
Definition
retina of the eye
Term
hemat-
Definition
blood
Term
uria-
Definition
condition of the urine
Term
-sclerosis
Definition
hardening
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rrhage/ rrhagia
Definition
excessive discharge of blood
Term
hemorrhage
Definition
ecessive bleeding
Term
menorrhagia
Definition
excessive bleeding during menstruation
Term
ischemia
Definition
a condition in which blood supply is held back from a part of the body
Term
hematuria
Definition
-- blood in the urine

hemat= blood uria = urine
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uremia
Definition
= high levels of urea in the blood
Term
axillary
Definition
armpit
Term
chronic
Definition
occur over a long period of time
Term
acute conditions
Definition
occur over a sharp, sudden and brief period of time
Term
hyster
Definition
uterus
Term
-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
arthr-
Definition
joint
Term
oophor-
Definition
ovary
Term
salpingectomy - salping-
Definition
fallopian uterine tube
Term
cholecyst- cholecystectomy
Definition
gall bladder....removal
Term
mast-
Definition
breast
Term
laminectomy
Definition
excision of a piece of backbone (lamina) to relieve pressure on nerves from a herniating disk
Term
myel -
Definition
spinal cord
Term
angi-angiography
Definition
vessel. contras material such as iodine is injected into an artery or vein and x-ray images are taken
Term
hemodialysis
Definition
removal of blood for passage through a kidney machine to filter out waste material such as urea
Term
peritoneal dialysis
Definition
getting all the urea out of the body because this person kidneys are not working
Term
-plasty
Definition
surgical repair or surgical correction
Term
-stomy
Definition
opening. its also a procedure where u open an opening colostomy
Term
anastomoses
Definition
connection of two structures . can be a connection between sturtures
Term
tomy-
stomy
ectomy
Definition
incision, opening, to cut out
Term
cry-
Definition
cold tempertures
Term
necrosis
Definition
abnormal condition of death of cells
Term
hepat,

nephro
Definition
LIVER,

KIDNEY
Term
ot
Definition
ear
Term
leukocytosis
Definition
normal, mature white blood cells are produced to fight infection
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