Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
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Transcribed Image Text:**Medical Terminology and Anatomy Overview**
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**Key Terms:**
- **Sagittal Plane**: A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts.
- **Vertebra**: One of the small, bony segments that form the backbone.
- **Difference between Acute and Chronic**: Acute conditions are severe and sudden in onset, such as a broken bone or an asthma attack, while chronic conditions develop slowly and last a long time, such as osteoporosis or asthma.
- **Arteriole**: A small branch of an artery leading into capillaries.
- **Venule**: A very small vein, especially one collecting blood from the capillaries.
- **Inguinal**: Pertaining to the groin region.
- **Phlebotomy**: The practice of drawing blood for diagnostic purposes or blood donation.
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**Suffixes Commonly Used in Medical Terms:**
- **-lysis**: Destruction or breakdown (e.g., hemolysis)
- **-trophy**: Nourishment, development (e.g., hypertrophy)
- **-pathy**: Disease or disorder (e.g., neuropathy)
- **-graphy**: Process of recording (e.g., angiography)
- **-scopy**: Visual examination (e.g., endoscopy)
- **-ostomy**: Creating an opening (e.g., colostomy)
- **-megaly**: Enlargement (e.g., cardiomegaly)
- **-ptosis**: Drooping or falling (e.g., nephroptosis)
- **-therapy**: Treatment (e.g., chemotherapy)
- **-trophy**: Developing or nourishing (e.g., dystrophy)
- **-pathy**: Disease (e.g., cardiopathy)
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Understanding these essential medical terms and suffixes is crucial for students and professionals in the healthcare field. They provide the foundational language for describing the human body, its functions, abnormalities, and the procedures carried out to diagnose and treat medical conditions.
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