Suffixes
excision (surgical removal or cutting out)
What is –ectomy?
white cell deficiency
What is Leukopenia or Leukocytopenia?
increased pulse rate
What is tachycardia?
force exerted by the circulating volume of blood on the walls of the arteries and veins on the chambers of the heart
What is blood pressure?
the process of providing nutrition for the body
What is alimentation?
soft, softening
What is –malacia?
measurement of the dimensions of the head
What is cephalometry?
record of the heart obtained by directing ultrasonic waves through the chest wall
What is echocardiogram?
measurement of the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs
What is spirometry?
word part meaning "lips"
What is cheil/o?
hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through a wall of the cavity that contains it)
What is –cele?
rotation of a joint that allows the hand or foot to turn upward
What is supination?
muscular middle layer of the heart
What is myocardium?
when a substance does not permit the passage of x-rays
What is radiopaque?
word part meaning salivary gland
What is sial/o?
rupture
What is –rrhexis?
the presence of lacrimal stones
What is dacryolithiasis?
inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot
What is thrombophlebitis?
procedure that produces a detailed image of a cross section of tissue using iodized radiation
What is computed tomography?
excessive hunger and uncontrolled eating
What is polyphagia?
substance that causes production
What is –poietin?
inflammation of the umbilicus
What is omphalitis?
radiography of the heart and great vessels after intravenous injection of a radiopaque solution
What is angiocardiography?
technique of visual examination of an internal organ offering continuous imaging of the motion of internal structures and immediate serial images
What is Fluoroscopy?
the presence of a biliary stone lodged in the common bile duct
What is choledocholithiasis?