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Chapter 1
Medical Terms - Chapter 1
| Terms | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| adenoma | tumor of a gland |
| anemia | deficiency of hemoglobin and numbers of red blood cells: lackingin blood |
| arthalgia | pain of a joint |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| arthrogram | x-ray of a joint |
| arthroscope | instrument used to examine the inside of a joint |
| arthroscopy | process of visual examination of a joint |
| autopsy | examination of a dead body to determine the ccause of death: to see with ones own eyes |
| biology | study of life |
| biopsy | process of viewing living tissue with a microscope |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| cardiac | pertaing to heart |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cephalgia | headache |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum; the largest part of the brain |
| cerbrovascular accident (CVA) | disorder of blood vessels with in the cerebrum; stroke |
| cystoscope | instrument used to view the urinary bladder |
| cystoscopy | visuall examination of the urinary bladder |
| cytology | study of cells |
| dermal | pertaining to the skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatosis | any abnormal condition of the skin |
| diagnosis | complete knowledge of the patients condition |
| dysentary | condition of painful intestines |
| electrocardiogram (ECG,EKG) | Record of the electricity in the heart |
| electroencephalogram (EEG) | record of the electricity in the brain |
| endocardium | inflammation ot the inner lining of the heart |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the inner lining ot the heart |
| endocrine glands | organs that produce hormones |
| endocrinology | the study of endocrine glands |
| enteritis | inflammation of the small intestines |
| erythrocyte | red blood cells |
| exocrine glands | glands that produce or secreate chemicals that leave the body through ducts |
| gastrectomy | excision and removal of the stomach |
| gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| gastroenteritis | infmammation of the stomach and small intestines |
| gastroenterolgy | study of the stomach and small intestines |
| gastroscope | instrument used to view the stomach |
| gastroscopy | visual examination of the stomach |
| gastrotomy | process of cutting into or incison of the stomach |
| gynecologist | specialist in the medical and surgical treatment of female disorders |
| gynecology | study of female disorders |
| hematoma | mass of blood under the skin |
| hemoglobin | oxygen carring protein found in red blood cells |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| hepatoma | tumor of the liver |
| hyperglycemia | high levels of sugar in the blood |
| hyperthyroidism | higer than normal levels of parathyroid hormone in the blood |
| hyopdermic | pertaining to under the skin |
| hypoglycemia | blood condition of low sugar |
| hypothyroidism | lower than normal activity in the thyroid gland |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdomen |
| laparotomy | incision of the abdomen |
| leukemia | increase in malignat cancerous white blood cells in blood and bone marrow |
| leukocyte | white blood cells |
| nephrectomy | removal of the kidney |
| nephrology | study of the kidney |
| nephrosis | abnormal condition of the kidney |
| neural | pertaining to the nerves |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| neuritis | inflammation of the nerve |
| neurologist | specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of nerve disorders |
| neurology | study of nerves |
| neurotomy | incision of a nerve |
| oncologist | specialist of the treatment of tumors |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument used to visually examine the eye |
| ostetitis | inflammation of a bone |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of bones and joints |
| pathologist | specialist in the study of disease using microscopic examination of tussues, cells and autopsy examination |
| platelet | cell in the blood that aids clotting |
| prognosis | prediction as to the outcome of a illness or treatment "before knowledge" |
| psychosis | abdnormal condition of the mind |
| renal | pertaining to the kidneys |
| resection | removal of an organ or a structure |
| retrogastric | pertaining to behind the stomach |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| rhinotomy | incisoin of the nose |
| sarcoma | cancerous tumor of the connective tissue, such as bone, muscle, fat or cartilage |
| subgastric | pertaining to below the stomach |
| subhepatic | pertaining to under the liver |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell |
| thrombosis | abnormal condition of clot formation |
| transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
| transgastric | pertaining to across or through the stomach |
| transurethral | pertaining to across or through the urethra |
| vascular | pertaining to blood vessels |
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