Terms
Return of a disease or symptoms after recovery.
What is relapse?
Small in size.
What is micro-?
Suffix for the study of a particular concentration.
What is -ology?
Indicates heat.
What is therm/o?
Acronym forblood pressure.
What is BP?
Stitches are also called this.
What are sutures?
Lack of or without.
What is a-/an-?
Indicates a process.
What is -ation?
Related to the stomach.
What is gastr/o?
Abbreviation for preoperative.
What is pre-op?
The removal of an organ or tissue from one body and placed into another.
What is transplant?
Black or dark in color.
What is melan/o-?
Suffix for disease or disease process.
What is -pathy?
Related to muscle.
What is my/o?
Term for immediately.
What is stat?
Swelling caused by fluid accumulation.
What is edema?
Indicates something abnormal.
What is -osis?
Related to the nose.
What is rhin/o?
Acronym for neonatal intensive care unit.
What is NICU?
A disease that can be transferred from animals to humans.
What is a zoonotic disease?
Decomposition, destruction, or breaking down.
What is -lysis?
Refers to the lungs.
What is pulmon/o?
Acronym for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol).
What is LDL-C.