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AMA170 - Chapter 3 T
Terminology
Question | Answer |
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arthralgia | joint pain |
otalgia | ear pain |
neuralgia | nerve pain |
myalgia | muscle pain |
rectocele | hernia of the rectum |
cystocele | hernia of the urinary bladder |
thoracentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluids from the chest |
amniocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion sac |
abdominocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluids from the abdomen |
streptococcus | berry shaped bacterium in twisted chains |
staphylococci | berry-shaped or spherical bacteria in clusters |
erythrocyte | red blood cell |
leukocyte | white blood cell |
thrombocyte | clotting cell |
pleurodynia | pain associated with the pleura |
laryngectomy | removal of the larynx |
mastectomy | removal of a breast |
anemia | blood condition of reduced oxygen delivery, low count of red blood cells |
ischemia | condition of holding back blood from an organ or tissue (no irrigation) |
carcinogenesis | formation or production of cancer |