Suffixes
-cele
What is hernia
cyst/o
What is urinary bladder
A red blood cell
What is an erythrocyte
Tumor of the bone marrow
What is Myeloma
Biopsy
What is the examination of living tissue under a microscope
-sclerosis
What is hardening
chrondr/o
What is cartilage
A clotting cell/platlet
What is a thrombocyte
Pertaining to the membrane surrounding the abdomen
What is peritoneal
Mastectomy
What is the resection of a breast
-megaly
What is enlargement
phag/o
What is to eat/swallow
Mononuclear leukocyte that is a phagocyte
What is a monocyte
Puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
What is abdominocentesis
Angiogenesis
What is the formation of blood vessels
-lysis
What is breakdown/separation/destruction
isch/o
What is to hold back
Mononuclear leukocyte that destroys foreign cells by making antibodies
What is a lymphocyte
Destruction of blood
What is hemolysis
Cardiomyopathy
What is the disease of the heart muscle
-plasia
What is formation/growth/development
axill/o
What is armpit
A leukocyte that granules stain blue
What is a basophil
Incision of a vein
What is Phlebotomy
Hydronephrosis
What is an abnormal condition of fluid in the kidney