Term | Definition |
abduction | movement away from the midline |
aberrant | wandering away from the norm |
ablactation | weaning a baby from the breast |
ablation | takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer |
abnormal | unusual (not normal) |
aboral | away from the mouth |
abortion | termination of pregnancy |
abrasion | scraping |
adduction | movement toward the midline |
aerophilia | attraction to air |
anhidrosis | absence of sweating |
anisocytosis | cells of unequal size |
anisomastia | breats of unequal size |
autodermic | plastic surgery and grafting using one's own skin |
autodiagnosis | diagnosing one's self |
autogenous | made by or one's own tissue (adj.) |
autograft | graft of tissue from one's own body |
autohemotherapy | transfusion with one's own blood |
autoimmunity | reaction of immune response to one's own tissue |
autologous | originating from one's self |
autonomic | self-controlling part of the nervous system (adj) |
autophagia | biting one's self |
autophilia | attraction to one's self |
autophobia | abnormal fear of one's self, being alone |
autopsy | necropsy, postmortem examination, exam to confirm cuase of death |
centigram | one hundredth of a gram |
centimeter | one hundredth of a meter |
cholangio-pancreatography | x-ray of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts using contrast medium |
circumduction | moving as to describe a circle with a body part |
circumocular | encircling the eye |
circumscribed | encircling or in the shape of a circle |
cytoplasm | substance within the cell |
decagram | ten grams |
decalcification | calcium loss (from bone) |
decaliter | ten liters |
deciduous | falls down (primary teeth that come out) |
decigram | one tenth of a gram |
deciliter | one tenth of a liter |
dehydration | water loss |
descending | moving downward |
diaphoresis (hyperhidrosis) | profuse sweating |
diathermy | heat through tissues |
diuresis | increase in urine output |
diuretic | agent that causes diuresis |
epilepsy | disorder characterized by seizures |
excision | removing a body part |
excretion | removal of waste (urination, defecation) |
exhale | breathe out (expire) |
extension | to straighten or lengthen a body part |
extraction | removal of pulling out of a body part |
flexion | to shorten or bend a body part |
glycogenesis | formation of glycogen or sugar |
glycohemoglobin | hemoglobin with attached glucose |
hematophilia | attraction to blood |
hidrosis | condition of sweating |
hydrophilia | attraction to water |
hydrophobia | fear of water (symptom of rabies) |
hyperpyrexia | high fever |
hyperglycemia | high blood glucose level |
hypoglycemia | low blood glucose level |
immuno-deficiency | deficient (poor) immune system |
immunotherapy | vaccination, immunization |
isocellular | equal size cells |
isodactylism | digits the same length |
isometric | measures the same on all sides |
isotonic | osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell |
laparoscopy | examination of the abdonmen with a scope |
laparotomy | incision into the abdomen |
mastectomy | excision of breast tissue |
mastocarcinoma | breast cancer |
milligram | one thousandth of a gram |
millimeter | one thousandth of a meter |
monocyte | one cell (type of leukocyte) |
monocytosis | increase in the number of monocytes |
monoma | a single tumor |
monomyplegia | paralysis of one muscle |
mononeural | involving one nerve |
mononuclear | having one nucleus |
mononucleosis | viral infection causing monocytosis |
multicapsular | having more than one capsule (adj) |
multicellular | having or involving many cells (adj) |
multiglandular | having or involving many glands (adj) |
multinuclear | a cell haing more than one nucleus (adj) |
multipara | having many live births (born in third trimester) |
necrectomy | excision of dead tissue |
necrocytosis | condition of cell death or decomposition |
necroparasite | organism that lives off dead tissue |
necrophobia | abnormal fear fo dead bodies |
necrotic | pertaining to necrosis (condition of dead tissue) |
necrotomy | incision into dead tissue |
nocturnal enuresis | bedwetting |
nullipara | haing no prenancies carried to the thrid trimester |
omphalotomy | incision into the navel |
percussion | striking or tapping |
percutaneous | through the skin |
perforation | puncturing |
perfusion | supplying blood to tissue |
periarticular | area surrounding a joint |
pericardiectomy | excision of the membrane around the heart |
pericolic | area surrounding the colon |
perihepatitis | inflammation around the liver |
peritonsillar | area surrounding the tonsils |
postmortem | after death |
primigravida | first pregnancy |
primipara | first live birth |
pyrexia | fever |
pyrolysis | destruction of tissue caused by fever |
pyromania | compulsion (madness) for setting fires |
pyrometer | thermometer |
pyrophilia | attraction to fire |
pyrophobia | abnormal fear of fire |
pyrosis | heartburn |
pyrotoxin | poisonous by-product of metabolism created during fever |
transluminal | across the lumen |
vaccination | immunization |
vaccine | substance used to stimulate an immune response for immunization |
anhidrosis | absence of sweat |
parity | quality of having given birth |