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HHSC 198 - Chapter 3
Word Analysis and Communication
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dent- | tooth |
| -ry | occupation |
| dental | pertaining to the teeth |
| dentist | specialist in dentistry |
| diagnosis | the determination of the cause of the disease |
| diagnoses | plural of diagnosis |
| diagnostic | pertaining to or establishing a diagnosis |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the lining of the heart |
| endocardium | The inside lining of the heart |
| hemorrhage | to bleed profusely |
| murmur | abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the heart or blood vessels |
| pyrexia | fever |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| ureter | tube from kidney to bladder |
| urethra | tube from bladder to outside |
| abdomen | the part of the trunk that lies b/w the thorax and pelvis |
| abdominal | pertaining to the abdomen |
| colic | pertaining to the colon |
| colicky | pain in the colon |
| -icky | arising from |
| costovertebral | pertaining to the rib and spine |
| radiopaque | impenetrable by x-rays or other forms of radiation |