| Question |
Answer |
| acute |
short period of time; mild, sudden, sharp. |
| adenocarcinoma |
cancerous gland tumor |
| adenoma |
tumor of the glands |
| amniocentesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amniotic sac |
| anastomosis |
new surgical connection between two previously unconnected bowel parts, vessels or ducts |
| angiography |
recording of an artery |
| angioplasty |
surgical repair of the blood vessels |
| arteriosclerosis |
hardening of the arteries |
| arthralgia |
pain of the joints |
| arthropathy |
disease of the joints |
| atherosclerosis |
hardening of the arteries |
| axillary |
pertaining to the armpit |
| bronchitis |
inflammation of the bronchial tubes |
| bronchoscopy |
vewing of bronchial tubes using an instrument |
| carcinoma |
cancerous tumor |
| cardiomegaly |
enlarged heart |
| cardiomyopathy |
disease of the heart muscle |
| chemotherapy |
treatment with chemical or drugs |
| cholecystectomy |
removal of the gallbladder |
| chronic |
time; pertaining to long term illness |
| colitis |
large colon inflammtion |
| colostomy |
opening on the outside of the body from the colon |
| colocolostomy |
new surgical connection between 2 priviously unconnected portions of the colon. |
| craniotomy |
incision into the skull |
| cystitis |
inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| dialysis |
removing completly; complete seperation waste |
| electroencephalography |
record of the electrical activity of the brain |
| encephalopathy |
disease of the brain |
| esophageal |
pertaining to the esophagus |
| esophagitis |
inflammation of the esopohagitis |
| hematoma |
collection of blood |
| hematuria |
blood in the urine |
| hemorrhage |
uncontrollable bleeding |
| hysterectomy |
removal of the uterus |
| infarction |
area of dead tissue; decreased blood flow to a body flow |
| inguinal |
pertaining to the groin |
| ischemia |
blockage of blood flow |
| laparoscopy |
viewing of the abdomen using an instrument |
| laparotomy |
incision of the abdomen |
| laryngitis |
inflammation of the larynx |
| laryngoscopy |
viewing of the larynx using an instrument |
| leukemia |
increase in cancerous white blood cells and the bone marrow |
| leukocytosis |
increased white blood cells |
| mammogram |
record of the breast |
| mammography |
record of the breast exam |
| mammoplasty |
surgical repair of the breast |
| mastectomy |
removal of the breast |
| menigitis |
inflammation of the meninges; highly contagious |
| menorrhagia |
increased blood flow during menstrual cycle |
| myalgia |
pain of the muscles |
| myelogram |
record of the spinal cord by injecting a contrast to the membranes for viewing irregularities or abnormalities |
| myeloma |
malignant tumor of bone marrow |
| myocardial |
pertaining to the heart muscle |
| myoma |
noncancerous tumor in the muscles |
| myosarcoma |
cancerous muscle tumor |
| necrosis |
dead tissue |
| nephrosis |
condition of the kidney |
| neuralgia |
nerve pain |
| oophorectomy |
removal of the ovary |
| otalgia |
ear pain |
| pelvic |
pertaining to the pelvis |
| peritoneal |
pertaining to the peritonial; the membrane that surrounds the bones |
| phlebitis |
inflammation of the veins |
| phlebotomy |
incision of the vein |
| pneumonina |
pertaining to the lungs |
| pulmonary |
pertaining to the lungs |
| radiotherapy |
treatment using radiation |
| renal |
pertaining to the kidney |
| rhinoplasty |
surgical repair of the nose |
| rhinorrhea |
runny nose; flow or discharge of fluid from the nose |
| salpingectomy |
removal of the fallopian tubes |
| septicemia |
blood poisoning; blood infection |
| thoracentesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest cavity |
| tonsillectomy |
removal of the tonsils |
| tracheostomy |
an opening on the outside of the body for the throat (trachea) |
| uremia |
blood in the urine |
| vascular |
pertaining to the blood vessels |
| erythrocytosis |
incresed red blood cells |
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