| Flap 1 |
Flap 2 |
| 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 |
