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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| carp/o | wrist bone |
| cis/o | to cut |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dur/o | dura mater outer layer |
| gen/o | produce, begin |
| men/o | menses / monthly |
| nat/i | birth |
| norm/o | rule,order |
| plas/o | formation,growth |
| ren/o | kidney |
| scapul/o | shoulder blade |
| top/o | put,place |
| troph/o | development |
| Secrete epinephrine & cortisol | adrenal glands |
| secrete estrogen/progestrogen | ovaries |
| secrete PTH | parathroid glands |
| secrete ACTH, FSH GH, TSH | pituitary gland |
| secretes Testerone | testes |
| secretes T4 thyroxine | thyroid gland |
| hyperplasia | cell increase in number |
| hypertrophy | cell increase in size |
| atrophy | cell shrink in size |
| anesthesia | loss of sensation |
| polycystic | multiple, abnormal closed cavity |
| syn- | with,together |
| -drome | running, occurring |
| dactyl/o | fingers or toes |
| syndactyly | fused together condition |
| ultra- | beyond,excess |
| adduction | towards body |
| partum | birth/labor |
| inter- | between |
| ocul/o | eyes |
| aphasia | stroke (language)(brain) |
| ben- | good |
| ectopic | outside normal location |
| extrahepatic | outside liver |
| cardioversion | restoring the rhythm of the heart |
| syncope | fainting |
| angina | any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating. |
| secretes insulin | pancreas |
| regulates calcium in blood / bones | parathroid gland |
| abduction | away from |
| hypopnea | abnormally shallow and slow breathing. |
| parathroid gland | located back of thyroid gland near pharynx |
| hypophysitis | Inflammation of the pituitary gland. |
| hypophysis | the technical name for pituitary gland |
| bilateral | both sides |
| apnea | airways collapse or blocked |
| antigen | foreign substance, bacteria or virus |
| anemia | decrease of hemoglobin in blood |
| antibiotic | medication that destroy microorganisms |
| atrophy | cell decrease / loss |
| bradycardia | slow heartbeat rate >60 |
| aphesia | without speech |
| amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
| antepartum | before birth |
| prenatal | before birth |
| adrenal | glands near kidneys |
| dialysis | seperation of waste material when kidney fail |
| epidural hematoma | blood mass above membrane surrounding brain |
| hyperglycemia | to much blood sugar |
| hypoglycemia | inefficient blood sugar |
| endocrine glands | glands secretes hormone within body |
| metastasis | change of place / beyond control |
| periosteum | membrane surrounding bone |
| extracranial | injury outside skull |
| intrauterine | within the womb |
| polyuria | to much urination |
| polydipsia | to much thirst |
| perianal | surrounding of rectum opening |
| subtotal | not all |
| subscaplur | below shoulder bone |
| prolapse | slide forward |
| TURP | transurethral resection prostate glands |
| remission | recovery disappearance of symtoms |
| bolus | dose of substance |
| thrombosis | abnormal clotting condition |
| dysentry | condition painful intestines |
| leukemia | increase in malignant Wbc in blood and bone marrow |
| anemia | deficiency of hemoglobin and or decrease amount of Rcb |
| transdermal | pert. through the skin |
| transurethral resection | partial removal prostate gland thru urethra (TURP) |
| hypochondriac | an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health |
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