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med term
chapter 4
| term | def |
|---|---|
| abnormal | pertaining to being away |
| adrenal glands | two endocrine glands above the kidneys |
| analysis | seperating a substance into its componets. |
| anemia | deficiency of hemo globin |
| antepartum | before birth |
| antibiotic | pertaining to a substance that helps get rid of germs. |
| antibody | a substancethat works against germs |
| antigen | a foreign protein that stimulates white blood cells to make antibodys |
| aphasia | imparment of speech |
| apnea | unable to breath |
| atrophy | decress of the size of cells in an organ |
| benign | not cancerus |
| bilateral | pertaining to two sides |
| bradycardia | a condition of a slow heart rate |
| congenital anomaly | a deviation of the normal |
| dialysis | complete seperation of blood waste |
| diarrhea | complete discharge of waste |
| dysphagia | difficult swallowing |
| dysplasia | abnormali of the development of cells |
| dyspnea | painful breathing |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| ectopic pregnancy | development of the zyogote outside of the uterus |
| endocrine glands | secrition glands |
| endoscopy | examination from within |
| epidural hematoma | a mass above the dura matter |
| excission | act of cutting out |
| extrahepatic | pertaining to the outside |
| hemigasterectomy | removal of half the stomach |
| hemiplagia | parlysis on half the body |
| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hemiplagia | parlysis on half the body |
| hemiplagia | parlysis on half the body |
| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hyperthyroidism | condition of high secrition from the thyroid gland |
| hypertrophy | above development |
| hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
| incision | cutting into the body organ |
| intervertebral | pertaining to lying in between two back bones |
| intrauterine | pertaining to within the uterus |
| intravenous | pertaining to with in a vein |
| hemiplagia | parlysis on half the body |
| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hyperthyroidism | condition of high secrition from the thyroid gland |
| hypertrophy | above development |
| hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
| incision | cutting into the body organ |
| intervertebral | pertaining to lying in between two back bones |
| intrauterine | pertaining to within the uterus |
| intravenous | pertaining to with in a vein |
| malignment | tending to become progressvely worse |
| metacarpal | bones of the hand between the wrist bones and fingers |
| metastasis | spread of the cancer to a distant organ |
| neonatal | pertaining to new birth |
| neoplastic | pertaining to new growth |
| paralysis | loss of movement in a part of the body |
| paraplegia | loss of movement in the lower loss of the body |
| parathyroid glands | four endocrine gland behinde the thyroid gland. |
| perianal | pertaining to surrounding the anus |
| periosteum | membrane that surrounds the bones |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| polyneuropathy | disease of many nereves |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| postmortem | after death |
| postpartum | after birth |
| precancerous | pertaining to a condition that comes before cancer |
| prolapse | falling of a body part |
| prosthesis | artificial substitute for a missing body part |
| qaudriplegia | paralysis of four limbs |
| relapse | return of a disease |
| remission | lessining of signs and symptoms of a disease |
| resection | removal of an organ or structure |
| retroperitoneal | pertaining to behind the peritoneum |
| subcostal | pertaining to under the ribs |
| subcutaneous | lower layer of the skin |
| subscalpular | pertaining to under the shoulder bone |
| subtotal | less than total |
| syndrom | a set of signs and symptoms that occur together to indicate a disease condition |
| tachycardia | a condition of a fast heat rate |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| transabdominal | pertaining to through across the abdomein |
| transurethral | pertaining to through across the urethra |
| tricuspid valve | it's a valve on the right side of the heart that's in between the right atrium and the right ventricle |
| ultrasonography | recording of the internal structers with sound waves |
| unilateral | pertaining to one side |
| urinalysis | examination of urine to determine its contenents |
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