Medical Terminology, A Programmed Systems Approach Dennerll and Davis
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| agenesis | lack of development | ||||
| amenorrhea | absence of menstruation | ||||
| apepsia | cessation of digestion | ||||
| aphasia | unable to speak | ||||
| aphonia | no voice, unable to make sounds | ||||
| apnea | absence of breathing | ||||
| audiogram | graphic recording of hearing function | ||||
| audiometry | process of testing hearing | ||||
| bacillus | rod shaped bacterium | ||||
| bradycardia | slow heart rate | ||||
| bradypepsia | slow digestion | ||||
| bradyphagia | slow eating (swallowing) | ||||
| bradypnea | slow breathing | ||||
| calculi | small stones | ||||
| carcinogenesis | formation of cancer | ||||
| cholangiogram | x-ray of the bile ducts | ||||
| cholecyst | gallbladder | ||||
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder | ||||
| cholecystogram | x-ray of the gallbladder | ||||
| cholecystography | process of obtaining x-ray of the gallbladder | ||||
| cholecystotomy | incision of the gallbladder | ||||
| cholelith | gallstones | ||||
| cholelithiasis | infestation with gallstones | ||||
| coccus | berry-shaped bacterium | ||||
| dactylitis | inflammation of the fingers or toes | ||||
| dactylogram | fingerprint | ||||
| dactylospasm | spasm of the digit | ||||
| diplobacillus | double bacterium | ||||
| diplococci | cocci growing in pairs | ||||
| dipsomania | abnormal compulsion to drink | ||||
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation | ||||
| dyspepsia | poor digestion | ||||
| dysphasia | difficulty speaking, garbled words | ||||
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing | ||||
| dysphonia | difficulty making sounds with voice | ||||
| hydrocephalus | enlarged head due to fluid accumulation (congenital) | ||||
| hyperthermia | abnormally high body temperature | ||||
| hypothermia | abnormally low body temperature | ||||
| lithometer | instrument to measure stones | ||||
| lithotomy | incision for the removal of stones | ||||
| macroblast | abnormally large immature cells | ||||
| macrocephalus | large head size | ||||
| macrocheilia | enlarged lips | ||||
| macrococcus | large coccus | ||||
| macrocyte | large cell | ||||
| macrodactylia | abnormally large digits | ||||
| macroglossia | abnormally large tongue | ||||
| macrorhinia | abnormally large nose | ||||
| microcardia | abnormally small sized heart | ||||
| microcephalus | abnormally small sized head | ||||
| microcyst | a small cyst | ||||
| microcyte | a small cell | ||||
| microgram | one millionth of a gram | ||||
| microsurgery | surgery performed using a microscope or other magnifying device | ||||
| moniliasis | yeast infection | ||||
| oncogenic | tumor forming | ||||
| otic | pertaining to the ear | ||||
| otorrhea | discharging from the ear | ||||
| otodynia | ear pain | ||||
| otoscope | instrument to look into the ear | ||||
| paraphasia | abnormal speech | ||||
| pathogenic | disease producing | ||||
| peptic | pertaining to digestion | ||||
| phasology | the study of speech | ||||
| phonic | pertaining to the voice | ||||
| phonology | the study of voice sounds | ||||
| polydactylism | condition of having more than 5 digits on hands or feet | ||||
| polydipsia | condition of excessive thirst | ||||
| prodrome | symptoms before the onset of a disease | ||||
| pyogenic | pus forming | ||||
| pyorrhea | flow or discharge of pus | ||||
| pyothorax | pus in the chest cavity | ||||
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose | ||||
| rhinolith | calculus in the nasal passages | ||||
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose | ||||
| rhinorrhea | runny nose | ||||
| staphylectomy | excision of the uvula | ||||
| staphylitis | inflammation of the uvula | ||||
| staphylococci | bacteric growing in bunches | ||||
| staphyloplasty | surgical repair of the uvula | ||||
| streptococci | round bacteria growing in twisted chains | ||||
| synarthrosis | joint that are fused and immovable | ||||
| syndactylism | fingers or toes that are fused | ||||
| syndrome | symptoms that occur together to characterize a disease | ||||
| synergistic | working together | ||||
| tachycardia | fast heart rate | ||||
| tachyphagia | fast eating | ||||
| tachypnea | fast breathing | ||||
| thermal | pertaining to heat | ||||
| thermoesthesia | oversensitivity to heat | ||||
| thermogensis | generation of heat | ||||
| thermophobia | abnormal fear of heat | ||||
| thermoplegia | paralysis caused by a person being exposed to too high of a temperature | ||||
| trichomoniasis | infestation with trichomonas | ||||
| tympanic | pertaining to the eardrum | ||||
| tympanectomy | excision of the eardrum | ||||
| tympanometry | process of measuring eardrum function | ||||
| tympanotomy | incision into the eardrum | ||||
| tympanites | distended with gas |
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Created by:
Sassyconch
on 2008-07-27