Term | Definition |
acute | sharp, sudden, and intense for a short period of time |
adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor derived from glandular cells |
adenoma | benign tumor of glandular cells |
amniocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid form the amnion sac |
angioplasty | surgical repar of a blood vessel where a tube is placed in a clogged artery and a balloon at the end of the tube is inflated o flatten the clogged material against to wall of the artery, this enlarges the opening of the artery so that more blood can pass |
anastomosis | new sergical connection between two previously unconnected bowel parts, vessels or ducts |
angiography | x-ray recording of blood vessels after contrast is injected |
arteriosclerosis | hardening of arteries |
arthralgia | pain of a joint |
arthopathy | disease of joints |
atherosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
axillary | pertaining to the armpit or underarm |
bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchial tubes |
bronchoscopy | visual examinatoin of bronchial tubes by passing an endoscope through the trachea into the bronchi |
carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
cardiomyopathy | desease of the heart muscle |
chemotherapy | treatment with drugs |
cholecystectomy | removal of the gallbladder |
chronic | lasting a long time |
colitis | inflammation of the colon |
colostomy | removal of the colon |
colocolostomy | new sergical connection between two previously unconnected portions of the colon |
crainotomy | incision of the skull |
cystitis | inflammation o th urinary bladder |
dialysis | complete separation of waste from the blood when the kidneys fail |
electroencephalography | process of recording the electricity in the brain |
encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
erythrocytosis | abnormal condition of red blood cells |
esophageal | pertaining to the esophagus |
esophagitis | inflammation of the esophagus |
hematoma | mass or collection of blood |
hematuria | abnormal condition of the urine |
hemorrage | bursting forth of blood |
hysterectomy | excision of the uterus, either through the adbominal wall or the vagina |
infarction | area of dead tissue caused by decreased blood flow to that part of the body |
inguinal | pertaining to the groin or the area where the legs meet the body |
ischemia | deficiency of blood flow to a part of the body, caused by narrowing or obstruction of blood vessels |
laparoscopy | visual examinatoin of the abdomen |
laparotomy | incisoin of the abdomen |
laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
laryngoscopy | visual examination of the interior of the voice box with an endoscope |
leukemia | increase in malignant white blood cells in blood and bone marrow |
leukocytosis | slight increase in the numbers if normal white blood cells as a response to infection |
mammogram | x-ray of the breast |
mammography | process of making an x-ray recording of the breast |
mammoplasty | surgical repair of the breast |
mastectomy | removal of the breast |
meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
menorrhagia | excessive bleeding from the uterus during the time of menstruation |
menorrhea | nomral discharge of blood and tissue from the uterine lining during menstruation |
myalgia | pain in a muscle |
myelogram | x-ray image of the spinal cord after contrast is injected within the membranes surrounding the spinal cord in th lumbar area of the back |
myeloma | malignant tumor originating in the bone marrow |
myocardial | pertaining to the muscle of the heart |
myoma | tumor of muscle |
myosarcoma | tumor of muscle |
necrosis | death of cells |
oophorectomy | removal of and ovary or ovaries |
otalgia | pain in the ear |
pelvic | pertaining to the bones of the hip area |
peritoneal | pertaining to the petitoneum |
phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
phlebotomy | incision of a vein |
pneumonia | abnormal condition of the lungsmarked by inflammation and collection of material within the air sacs of the lungs |
pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
radiotherapy | treatment of disease wiht high-energy particles such as x-rays and protons |
renal | pertaining to the kidney |
rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose |
salpingectomy | removal of a fallopian tube |
septicemia | infection in the blood |
thoracentesis | surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid |
tonsillectomy | removal of the tonsils |
tracheostomy | opening of the trachea to the outside of the body |
uremia | abnormal condition of excessive amounts of urea in the blood stream |
vascular | pertaining to blood vessels |