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med term
chapter 3
| term | def |
|---|---|
| acute | short term illness |
| adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| adenoma | tumor of the gland |
| amniocentisis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion |
| anastomosis | new surgical connection between two previously unconnected bowel parts |
| angiography | process of recording the blood vessels |
| angioplasty | surgical repair to the blood vessels |
| arteriosclerosis | Hardening of the arteries |
| arthalgia | pain in the joints |
| arthropathy | joint disease |
| artherosclerosis | hardening of the joints |
| axillary | pertaining to the armpit |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchials |
| bronchoscopy | examination of the bronchial s |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| cardimegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| cardiomypathy | heart muscle disease |
| chemotherapy | chemical treatment |
| cholecystectomy | removal of the gall bladder |
| chronic | long term |
| colitis | inflamation of the colon |
| colostomy | opening of the colon |
| craniotomy | incision into the skull |
| cystitis | inflamation of the urinary bladder |
| dialysis | complete seperation of wastes from the blood when the kidneys fail |
| electroencephalography | record of electricity in the brain |
| encephlopathy | disease of the brain |
| erythrocytosis | condition of the blood cells |
| esophageal | pertaining to the esouphagus |
| esophagitis | inflamation of the esophagus |
| hematuria | abnormal condition of blood oin the urine |
| hemorrhage | exssesive bleeding |
| hysterectomy | removal of the uterus |
| infraction | area of dead tissue |
| inguinal | groin |
| ischemia | deficiency of blood flow to a part of the body |
| laparscopy | examination of the abdomine |
| laparotomy | incision into the abdomen |
| laryngitis | inflamation of the larynx |
| laryngoscopy | examination of the larynx |
| leukemia | condition of white blood cells |
| leukocytosis | condition of white blood cells |
| mammogram | record of the breast |
| mammography | process of recording of the breast |
| mastectomy | removal of the breast |
| meningitis | inflamation of the menings |
| menorrhagia | exssesive bleeding |
| menorrhea | exsessive bleeding |
| myalgia | bone marrow pain |
| myelogram | record of the bone marrow |
| myeloma | a tumor in the bone marrow |
| myocardial | pertaining to the heart muscle |
| myoma | tumor on the muscle |
| myosarcoma | fleshy yumor on the muscle |
| necrosis | death cells |
| nephrosis | condition of the kidneys |
| neuralgia | pain in the nerves |
| oophorectomy | removal of the ovary |
| otalgia | pain in the ear |
| pelvic | pertaining to the hip bone |
| peritoneal | pertaining to pertineum |
| phlebitis | inflamation of the veins |
| phlebotomy | incision of the veins |
| pneumonia | pertaining to the lungs |
| pulmonry | pertaining to the pulmanry artery |
| radiotherapy | radiation thearpy |
| rhinplasty | surgical repair to the nose |
| rhinorrhea | discharge of the nose |
| salpingectomy | removal of thepholopian tube |
| septicemia | blood infection |
| thoracentesis | insertion of an needle into the chest to take fluid out. |
| tonsillectomy | removal of the tonsills |
| tracheostomy | incision into the trachea |
| uremia | condition of high levels ofnitrogen waste in the blood |
| vascular | pertaining to the blood vessles |
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