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Med Term MOD 3
Chapter 4 & 8
Term | Definition |
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Abduction | Movement of limb AWAY from the midline of the body |
Adduction | Movement of limb TOWARD the midline of the body |
Antiemetic | Medicine to prevent nausea and vommiting |
Ascites | abnormal accumulation of erous fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
Ataxia | Lack of muscle coordination during involuntary movement |
Bi- | Twice, double, two |
Bradykinesia | extreme slowness in movement |
Cachexia | physical wasting away due to the loss of weight and muscle mass |
-cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
Cholangitis | infection of the bile duct |
Cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
Cholelithiasis | presence of gall stones in the gall bladder or bile duct |
Circumduction | cuircular movement at the far end of limb |
Colonoscopy | direct visual examination of the inner surface |
DTR | deep tendon reflexes |
Divertculitis | inflammation or infection of the diverticulum in colon |
Dorsiflexton | movement that bend the foot upward at the ankle |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
dyskinesia | impairment of voluntary movement: tick or spasm |
Dysphagia | difficult in swallowing |
Dystonia | abnormal muscle tone that causes impairment of voluntary muscle movement |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
EMG | Electromyography |
enter/o | small intestine |
Enteritis | inflammation of the small intestine |
Epicondylitis | inflammation of tissue surrounding the elbow |
esophag/o | esophagus |
fasci/o | fibrous band |
Fascitis | inflammation of fascia |
fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
gastr/o | stomach |
Gastroenteritic | inflammation of the mucous membrane lining stomach and intestines |
Gerd | gastroesophageal reflux disorder |
Hematemesis | vomiting of blood |
hepat/o | liver |
Hepatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the liver |
Hyperemesis | extreme, persistent vomiting can cause dehydration |
Hyperkinesia | abnormally increase muscle function or activity |
Hypertonia | exsessive tone of the skeletal muscles |
Hypotonia | diminished tone of skeletal muscles |
Intermittent Claudication | pain in leg muscle, occurs during exercise releaved by rest |
IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
Leukoplakia | abnormal white precancerous patches in the mouth |
-lithiasis | presence of stones |
my/o | muscle |
Myocele | Herniation of muscle |
Myoclonus | sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles |
Myorrhaphy | surgical suturing a muscle |
-ostomy | surgical procedure to create an artifical opening between an organ and the body surface |
-otomy | surgical incision |
Paralysis | loss of sensation and voluntary muscles movement |
-phagia | swallowing |
Pronation | turing the palm of the hand toward the back or posterior |
Quadriplegia | paralysis of all four extremities |
Neuromuscular | pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and muscle |
ROM | Range of motion |
Singultus | hiccups |
Tenodesis | surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone |
Tenolysis | freeing a tendon from adhesions |
Volvulus | twisting of the intestine on itself, causing an obstruction |
Cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
-algia | pain |
Cholecystalgia | pain in the gallbladder |