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HHSC 198 - Chapter 3
Word Analysis and Communication
Term | Definition |
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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 |