| Question |
Answer |
| apnea | not breathing |
| anoxia | with out oxygen (decrease in tissues) |
| abnormal | pertaining to away from the norm; not regular |
| abductor | one who leads away from the body |
| adductor | one who leads toward the body |
| adrenal glands | endocrine glands located above the the kidneys |
| anabolism | process of casting (building) up materials (proteins) in the cell |
| analysis | to seperate (apart) |
| ante cibum | before meals |
| anteflexion | bending forward |
| antepartum | before birth |
| antisepsis | condition against infection |
| antibiotic | pertaining to against life |
| antigen | a substance (usually foreign) that stimulates the production of antibodies |
| antibody | protein substance made in the body to destroy foreign antigens |
| antitoxin | a substance produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a toxin |
| autoimmune | related to making antibodies against one's own cells and tissues |
| bifurcation | forking (branching) into two |
| bilateral | pertaining to two sides |
| bradycardia | condition of slow heart beat |
| catabolism | process of casting down marterials (sugar) to release energy in the cells |
| congenital anomaly | irregularity at birth |
| connective | to tie (bind) together |
| contraindication | to point out against; as reasons why a drug should not be taken |
| contralateral | pertaining to the opposite side |
| dehydration | condition of lack of water |
| diameter | to measure through; as the diameter of a circle |
| diarrhea | to flow through; water is not properly absorbed through the walls of the colon |
| dialysis | complete separation; two types of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis |
| dyplasia | abnormal ("bad") development or formation |
| ectopic pregnancy | pregnancy out of the normal place (usually in the fallopian tubes) |
| endocardium | inner lining (membrane) of the heart |
| endoscope | intrument to view with in the body |
| endotracheal | pertaining to within the trachea |
| epithelium | skin cell |
| euphoria | good feeling, "high" |
| euthyroid | normal thyroid function |
| exophthalmos | eyeballs that protrude |
| hemiglossectomy | removal of half the tongue |
| hyperglycemia | increase in blood sugar |
| hyperplasia | condition of increased formation (increse in the number of cells) |
| hypertrophy | increse in development; increase in size of cells |
| hypodermic | pertaining to below the skin |
| hypoglycemia | decrease in blood sugar |
| insomniac | pertaining to inability to sleep |
| incision | process of cutting into; sectioning |
| infracostal | pertaining to below the ribs |
| intercostal | pertaining to between the ribs |
| intavenous | pertiaining to within the vein |
| macrocephaly | pertaining to a large head |
| malignant | harmful, bad; cancerous condition |
| malaise | feeling of discomfort, bad feeling |
| metacarpal bones | five hand bones beyond wrist |
| metamorphosis | condition of changing shape or form |
| metastasis | beyond control; spreading of a cancerous tumor |
| microscope | intrument to view small objects |
| neonatal | pertainign to a newborn (infant) |
| neoplasm | new growth; new formation (tumor) |
| pancytopenia | condition of decrease in all cells (blood cells) |
| paralysis | abnormal destruction (of nerves) leading to loss of muscle function |
| parathyroid glands | endocrine glands located near the thyroid gland |
| percutaneous | pertaining to throught the skin |
| percardium | membrane surround the heart |
| periosteum | membrane surround the bone |
| polymorphonuclear | pertaining to many-shaped nucleas; a type of white blood cell |
| polyneurtits | inflammation of many nerves |
| postmortem | after death |
| precancerous | pertaining to before cancer, a lesion that may become cancerous |
| prenatal | pertaining to before birth |
| prodrome | symptoms that appear before the onset of a more severe illness |
| prolapse | sliding forward or downward |
| pseudocyesis | state of false pregnancy |
| relapse | a sliding back; recurrence of symptoms fo disease |
| remission | to send back; disappearance of symptoms of disease |
| recombinant DNA | inserting a gene from one organism into the DNA of another organism |
| retroperitoneal | pertaining to behind the peritoneum |
| retroflexion | bending backward |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
| suprapubic | pertaining to above the pubic bone |
| syndactyly | condition of webb (held together) fingers or toes; a congential anomaly |
| synthesis | to put, place together |
| syndrome | a group of symptoms that run (occur) together |
| symbiosis | condition or state of "life together"; two organisims living together for mutual benefit or not |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| transfusion | to pour across, as in transferring blood from one person to another |
| transurethral | pertaining to through the urethra |
| ultrasonography | process of recording ultrasound waves |
| unilateral | pertaining to one side |
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