chapter one

gastrectomy

gastric resection

osteitis

inflammation of a joint

cystoscopy

visual examination of the urinary bladder

hepatoma

tumor of the liver...is a malignant tumor of the liver

iatrogenic

pertaining to produced by treatment

biopsy

microscopic examination of living tissue

adenectomy

removal of a gland

anemia

decrease in numbers of red blood cell or hemoglobin within red blood cells.

pathologist is one who:

performs autopsies and reads biopsies

arthralgia

pain in a joint

leukemia

increase in numbers of malignant white blood cells.

thrombocyte

a platelet

psychosis

abnormal condition of the mind

rhinitis

inflammation of the nose

cytology

study of cells

transhepatic

pertaining to through the liver

nephrosis

abnormal condition of the kidney

osteotomy

incision of a bone

hyperglycemia

high levels of sugar in the blood

neuralgia

pain in nerves

prognosis

prediction about the outcome of treatment

biopsy

microscopic examination of living tissue

nephrectomy

resection of a kidney

cystoscopy

process of visual examination of the urinary bladder

iatrogenic

pertaining to an abnormal condition produced by a treatment

gastrotomy

incision of the stomach

carcinogenic

pertaining to producing cancer

ophthalmoscope

an instrument to visually axamine the eye

pathologist

a physician who examines dead bodies to determine the cause of death

arthalgia

pain in joint

leukocytosis

slight increase in numbers of white blood cells as response to infection

arthr/o

joint

cyst/o

urinary bladder

encephal/o

brain

aden/o

gland

encephal/o

brain

carcin/o

cancerous, cancer

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cyt/o

cell

enter/o

intestine (usually small intestine)

cyst/o

urinary bladder

ectomy

excision, removal

gastr/o

stomach

itis

inflammation

oste/o

bone

scopy

process of visually examing w/ an endoscope

genic

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

iatro

healer, medicine

hepat/o

liver

trans

across, through

osis

condition, usually abnormal

tomy

process of cutting, incision

nephr/o

kidney

glyc/o

sugar

emia

blood condition

hyper

excessive, above