Root Words
Hem/o
Hemat/o
What is blood
Hyper-
What is high
-ia; -um; -al; -ic; for example
What is Pertaining to
Phlebotomy
What is Phleb/o -otomy
Splenitis
What is inflammation of the spleen
EKG/ECG
What is an Electrocardiogram
Cardi/o
What is heart
Hypo-
What is low
-ology
What is the study of
Hematologist
What is Hemat/o -ologist
Septicemia
What is blood infection
Phlebotomy
What is the surgical puncture of a vein, also called venopuncture
Cyt/o
What is cell
Brady-
what is slow
-ologist
What is the person who studies
Hematology
What is hemat/o -ology
Splenalgia
What is spleen pain
Anticoagulant
What is a medication that prevents or reduces clotting
Ven/o
Phleb/o
What is vein
Tachy-
what is fast
-algia; -dynia
What is pain
Splenitis
What is Splen/o -itis
Arteriorrhaphy
What is the surgical suturing of an artery
Plasmapharesis
What is the process of separating the plasma from the blood
Gluc/o; Glyc/o
What is Sugar
Anti-
what is against
-graphy
What is the process of written recording
Splenorrhexis
What is Splen/o -rrhexis
Leukoctyopenia
What is the lack or deficiency of white blood cells
Splenectomy
What is the surgical removal of the spleen
Gen/o
What is creation
Dys-
what is bad or difficult
-otomy
what is a surgical puncture of cut
Thrombocytopenia
What is Thromb/o
Cyt/o
-penia
Myelodysplasia
What are poorly formed blood cells or blood cells that do not work properly.
Myelo here is referring to the bone marrow that produces the cells
HIV/AIDS
What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Plasm/o
what is plasma
Endo-
What is within or inside or "take in"
-ectomy
what is surgical removal of
Leukocytopenia
What is Leuk/o
Cyt/o
-penia
Pancytopenia
What is a deficiency of all three types of blood cells
Cardiac Angiogram
What is a test to check the functioning of heart vessels
Splen/o
What is spleen
Exo-
What is outside or "out of"
-rrhexis
what is to rupture
Erythrocytopenia
What is Erythr/o
Cyt/o
-penia
Endocarditis
What is an inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
H & H
What are Hematocrit and Hemoglobin
Specify the meaning of each: Thromb/o
Embl/o
What is Thrombus
Embolus
Pan-
What is all or everything
-penia
What is deficiency or lack of
Lymphangiogram
What is Lymph/o Angi/o -gram
Cardiomyopathy
What is a disease of the heart muscle
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Specify the meaning of each: Thym/o
Thyr/o
Thalam/o
What is thymus
Thyroid
Thalamus
Eu-
What is good
-rraphy
What is to suture
Thromboerythroleukopancytopenia
What is Thromb/o
Erythr/o
Leuk/o
pan-
Cyt/o
-penia
Atrial Fibrillation
What is a heart condition where the Atria of the heart are not contracting correctly but quivering
ACTH
What is adrenocoricothyrotoxins