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Med Term Exam #1
Chapters 1,2,3,7,10,11 (Mid-Term)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bradycardia | Slow heartbeat less than 60 bpm |
| Cardiomegaly | Hypertrophy or abnormal enlargement of the heart |
| Hemorrhage | Escape of blood from blood vessels in a short period of time |
| Splenomegaly | Abnormal enlargement of the spleen |
| Tachycardia | Excessive rapidity of the heart-above 100 bpm in adult |
| Tachypnea | Abnormal rapid rate of breathing |
| Homeostasis | Interruption of blood flow through a vessel or body part |
| Phlebotomy | Drawing of blood by needle puncture of a vein |
| Psychologist | One who specialize in the study and treatment of the mind |
| Psychology | Branch of science that study the mind and mental processes |
| Paraplegia | Paralysis of the leg and lower portion of the body |
| Parkinson's Disease | Chronis Progressive degenerative neurologic disorder of the CNS |
| Poliomyelitis | Inflammation of the gray matter in the spinal cord-acute infectious disease |
| Pathology | The study of disease |
| Oncologist | A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer (tumors) |
| Oncology | Study of cancer (tumors) |
| Inflammation | A response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, pain, heat |
| Neoplasm | Abnormal growth of new tissue--malignant or benign |
| Neuroma | neoplasm growing from a nerve or composed of nerve cells and fibers |
| Sarcoma | Often malignant neoplasm of soft tissues. |
| Benign | not cancerous, not recurrent |
| Carcinogenic | Promoting or producing cancer. Pertaining to a carcinogen |
| Chemotherapy | The use of chemical agents to destroy cancer cells on a selective basis using pharmaceuticals |
| Cytogenic | Pertaining to the formation of cells |
| Cytoid | Resembling a cell |
| Diagnosis | Identification of a disease |
| Malignant | Tending to become progressively worse and to result in death |
| Pathogenic | Capable of causing morbid symptoms or disease |
| Prognosis | Prediction of a possible outcome of a disease |
| Remission | Lessening or absence of signs of disease |
| Coronal plane | Divides the body into anterior and posterior portions-vertical field is side to side |
| Frontal plane | Same as coronal plane |
| Sagittal Plane | Divides the body into right and left halves-vertical field runs through body front/back |
| Transverse Plane | Divides the body into superior and inferior portions- |
| Anterosuperior | Situated anteriorly or superiorly |
| Cephalocaudad | Combining form denoting relationship to the head. Toward the tail or posterior end of body |
| Distal | Away from or farthest from point of attachment |
| Dorsal | Pertaining to the back |
| Dorsocephalad | Directed toward the back of the head |
| Inferior | Situated below another part |
| Inferolateral | Located on the side of the inferior side |
| Lateral | Pertaining to a side |
| Medial | Pertaining to the middle |
| Mediolateral | Pertaining to the middle and side |
| Ventrodorsal | Pertaining to belly/front of body and back of the body |
| Melanoderma | Abnormally elevated amount of melanin in the skin. results in darker than normal skin |
| Xanthoderma | Any yellowish discoloration of the skin |
| Abscess | Collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue and cause by localized infection |
| Basal cell carcinoma | Tumor arising from the outer layer of the skin. (epithelial layer) |
| Dermititis | Inflammation of the skin |
| Erythroderma | Abnormal redness of the skin |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Malignant growth that develops from scale like epithelial tissue |
| Onychomycosis | Abnormal condition of fungus in the nail |
| Laceration | torn, ragged edge wound |
| Leukoderma | White skin. Acquired form of skin depigment |
| Biopsy | Removal of living tissue from the body for examination, under a microscope |
| Bradykinesia | Abnormally slow muscle movement & is a symptom of Parkinson's Disease |
| Atrophy | Wasting away or decrease in size or activity of a body part |
| Dystrophy | A condition of abnormal development from defective nutrition |
| Dyskinesia | Any condition of impairment or distortion of voluntary movement--as in a spasm |
| Arthrodesis | Surgical fixation of a joint |
| Arthroscope | Endoscope used for visual examination of a joint |
| Arthroscopic | Pertaining to the visual examination of a joint |
| Arthroscopy | Visual examination of a joint interior through incision |
| Electromyogram | Record of electrical activity of the muscles |
| Meningitis | Inflammation of the maninges |
| Hydrocephalus | Congenital disorder caused by increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging | A non invasive medical image technique-uses radio frequency as its energy source & produces images w/out radiation or contrast medium |
| Encephalomeyelopathy | Any disease or condition of the brain and spinal cord |
| Encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain |
| Alzheimer Disease | Progressive degenerative disease of the brain-personality changes, confusion, restlessness, early senility, memory loss leading to demetia |
| Neurology | The study of nerves |
| Neurologist | Physician who studies & treats disease of the Nervous System |
| Myelography | Process of radiographic imaging of the spinal cord after contrast medium |
| Myelogram | Radiographic image of the spinal cord after a radiopaque contrast medium into subarchnoid space |
| electroencephalograph | Instrument used for recording electrical activity of the brain |
| Electroencephalogram | A graphic chart that traces & records electrical activity produced by the brain cells |
| Cerebral Angiography | Radiographic image of the vascular system of the brain after injection of radiopaque contrast medium |
| Neurorrhaphy | The suturing of a cut nerve |
| Dysphasia | Impairment of speech caused by injury to speech center area of the brain |
| Cephalalgia or Cephalgia | Pain in the head (headache) |
| Chondrectomy | Surgical removal of a cartilage |
| Aphasia | Speech disorder-loss or defect in ability to speak, write, or comprehend spoken or written language |
| Costectomy | Surgical removal of a rib |
| Carpectomy | Excision of a carpal/wrist bone |
| Bursotomy | Incision into the bursa |
| Bursectomy | Surgical removal of a bursa |
| Vertebral | Pertaining to the vertebra |
| Meningocele | Saclike hernia protrusion of the meninges through a bony defect in the skull or vertebral column |
| Meningomyelitis | Inflammation of the meninges & spinal cord |
| Multiple Sclerosis | Slow progressing degenerative disease characterized by demyelination of the nerve fibers of the brain & spinal cord |
| Neuralgia | Pain extending along one or more nerves |
| Neurasthenia | Nerve weakness of the Nervous system |
| Stroke | disorder caused by interruption of blood supply to a region of the brain. depriving nerve cells oxygen & nutrients |
| Stroke is also known as | Cerebrovascular accident |
| Seizure | Sudden, abnormal surge of electrical activity in the brain, resulting in involuntary body movements or behaviors |
| CA | Cancer, carcinoma |
| Chemo | Chemotherapy |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| Px | Prognosis |
| XRT | Radiation Therapy |
| AP | Anteroposterior |
| med | medical |
| lat | lateral |
| post | posterior |
| BCC | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
| LP | Lumbar Puncture |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident |
| AD | Alzheimer Disease |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| HF | heart failure |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
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