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Med Term MOD 3
Chapter 4 & 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abduction | Movement of limb AWAY from the midline of the body |
| Adduction | Movement of limb TOWARD the midline of the body |
| Antiemetic | Medicine to prevent nausea and vommiting |
| Ascites | abnormal accumulation of erous fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| Ataxia | Lack of muscle coordination during involuntary movement |
| Bi- | Twice, double, two |
| Bradykinesia | extreme slowness in movement |
| Cachexia | physical wasting away due to the loss of weight and muscle mass |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| Cholangitis | infection of the bile duct |
| Cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
| Cholelithiasis | presence of gall stones in the gall bladder or bile duct |
| Circumduction | cuircular movement at the far end of limb |
| Colonoscopy | direct visual examination of the inner surface |
| DTR | deep tendon reflexes |
| Divertculitis | inflammation or infection of the diverticulum in colon |
| Dorsiflexton | movement that bend the foot upward at the ankle |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| dyskinesia | impairment of voluntary movement: tick or spasm |
| Dysphagia | difficult in swallowing |
| Dystonia | abnormal muscle tone that causes impairment of voluntary muscle movement |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| EMG | Electromyography |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| Enteritis | inflammation of the small intestine |
| Epicondylitis | inflammation of tissue surrounding the elbow |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| fasci/o | fibrous band |
| Fascitis | inflammation of fascia |
| fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| Gastroenteritic | inflammation of the mucous membrane lining stomach and intestines |
| Gerd | gastroesophageal reflux disorder |
| Hematemesis | vomiting of blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| Hepatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the liver |
| Hyperemesis | extreme, persistent vomiting can cause dehydration |
| Hyperkinesia | abnormally increase muscle function or activity |
| Hypertonia | exsessive tone of the skeletal muscles |
| Hypotonia | diminished tone of skeletal muscles |
| Intermittent Claudication | pain in leg muscle, occurs during exercise releaved by rest |
| IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| Leukoplakia | abnormal white precancerous patches in the mouth |
| -lithiasis | presence of stones |
| my/o | muscle |
| Myocele | Herniation of muscle |
| Myoclonus | sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles |
| Myorrhaphy | surgical suturing a muscle |
| -ostomy | surgical procedure to create an artifical opening between an organ and the body surface |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| Paralysis | loss of sensation and voluntary muscles movement |
| -phagia | swallowing |
| Pronation | turing the palm of the hand toward the back or posterior |
| Quadriplegia | paralysis of all four extremities |
| Neuromuscular | pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and muscle |
| ROM | Range of motion |
| Singultus | hiccups |
| Tenodesis | surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone |
| Tenolysis | freeing a tendon from adhesions |
| Volvulus | twisting of the intestine on itself, causing an obstruction |
| Cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| -algia | pain |
| Cholecystalgia | pain in the gallbladder |
Created by:
Rachelle.Spencer
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