Term | Definition |
carp/o | wrist bone |
cis/o | to cut |
crani/o | skull |
cutane/o | skin |
dur/o | dura mater outer layer |
gen/o | produce, begin |
men/o | menses / monthly |
nat/i | birth |
norm/o | rule,order |
plas/o | formation,growth |
ren/o | kidney |
scapul/o | shoulder blade |
top/o | put,place |
troph/o | development |
Secrete epinephrine & cortisol | adrenal glands |
secrete
estrogen/progestrogen | ovaries |
secrete PTH | parathroid glands |
secrete ACTH, FSH
GH, TSH | pituitary gland |
secretes Testerone | testes |
secretes T4 thyroxine | thyroid gland |
hyperplasia | cell increase in number |
hypertrophy | cell increase in size |
atrophy | cell shrink in size |
anesthesia | loss of sensation |
polycystic | multiple, abnormal
closed cavity |
syn- | with,together |
-drome | running, occurring |
dactyl/o | fingers or toes |
syndactyly | fused together
condition |
ultra- | beyond,excess |
adduction | towards body |
partum | birth/labor |
inter- | between |
ocul/o | eyes |
aphasia | stroke (language)(brain) |
ben- | good |
ectopic | outside normal location |
extrahepatic | outside liver |
cardioversion | restoring the rhythm of the heart |
syncope | fainting |
angina | any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating. |
secretes insulin | pancreas |
regulates calcium in blood / bones | parathroid gland |
abduction | away from |
hypopnea | abnormally shallow and slow breathing. |
parathroid gland | located back of thyroid gland near pharynx |
hypophysitis | Inflammation of the pituitary gland. |
hypophysis | the technical name for pituitary gland |
bilateral | both sides |
apnea | airways collapse or blocked |
antigen | foreign substance, bacteria or virus |
anemia | decrease of hemoglobin in blood |
antibiotic | medication that destroy microorganisms |
atrophy | cell decrease / loss |
bradycardia | slow heartbeat rate >60 |
aphesia | without speech |
amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
antepartum | before birth |
prenatal | before birth |
adrenal | glands near kidneys |
dialysis | seperation of waste material when kidney fail |
epidural hematoma | blood mass above membrane surrounding brain |
hyperglycemia | to much blood sugar |
hypoglycemia | inefficient blood sugar |
endocrine glands | glands secretes hormone within body |
metastasis | change of place / beyond control |
periosteum | membrane surrounding bone |
extracranial | injury outside skull |
intrauterine | within the womb |
polyuria | to much urination |
polydipsia | to much thirst |
perianal | surrounding of rectum opening |
subtotal | not all |
subscaplur | below shoulder bone |
prolapse | slide forward |
TURP | transurethral resection prostate glands |
remission | recovery disappearance of symtoms |
bolus | dose of substance |
thrombosis | abnormal clotting condition |
dysentry | condition painful intestines |
leukemia | increase in malignant Wbc in blood and bone marrow |
anemia | deficiency of hemoglobin and or decrease amount of Rcb |
transdermal | pert. through the skin |
transurethral resection | partial removal prostate gland thru urethra (TURP) |
hypochondriac | an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health |