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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adrenal gland | gland on (a) the kidney (renal) |
| electrolyte | dissolved substance (-lyte) containing ions (electr/o) |
| adrenocorticotropic hormone | a hormone arising from the cortex (cortic/o) of the adrenal gland |
| melanocyte stimulating hormone | a hormone that stimulates the cells that excrete dark pigment (melan/o) |
| antidiruretic substance | a substance that slows the production of urine |
| oxytocin | a substance that tones the uterus |
| calcitonin | a hormone that regulates calcium in the blood stream |
| euthyroidism | normal (eu-) functioning of the thyroid |
| glucagon | a hormone that regulates blood sugar by releasing glycogen from the liver |
| somatostatin | a hormone that regulates insulin production keeping the body (somat) glucose levels stable (stat) |
| mineralcorticoids | class of steroid hormones produces by the cortex of the adrenal characterized by their influence on salt and water balances |
| androgen | a male sex hormone (andr/o) |
| estrogen | a female sex hormone (estra/o) |
| progesterone | a hormone involved in pregnancy and birth (gestat/o) |
| antagonism | to work against (antagon/o) |
| synergism | to work with |
| hyperpituitarism | overactive (hyper-) pituitary |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged (-megaly) heart |
| hypertension | high blood pressure or arterial hypertension, is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure (tens/o) in the arteries is elevated |
| thyrotoxicosis | elevated levels of thyroid hormone becomes toxic to the body |
| exophthalmos | a conditon in which the eyes (op/o) protrude (ex-) out of the eye socket |
| thyromegaly | enlarged (-megaly) thryoid |
| ketoacidosis | metabolic state associated with high concentrations of ketone bodies, formed by the breakdown of fatty acids |
| bradycardia | slow (brady-) heart rate |
| endocarditis | inflammation (-itis) of the inner (endo-) lining of the heart. |
| peripheral vascular disease | a disease involving arteries and veins (vascul/o) outside (periphery/o) the brain and heart |
| lipoprotein | a compound containing both fats (lipid/o) and proteins |
| electrophoresis | technique used in laboratories in order to separate macromolecules based on size |
| angiography | an image or recording (-graphy) of blood vessels (angi/o) |
| endartectomy | the removal (-ectomy) of plaque from the inside (endo-) of an artery (art/o) |
| thrombolytic therapy | used to breakdown (ly/o) blood clots (thrombi/o) |
| axillary node | lymph node of the armpit |
| cervical node | lymph node of the neck (cervic/o) |
| macrophage | a large (macro-) cell that ingests (phag/o) |
| erythrocyte | red (erythr/o) blood cell |
| agranulocyte | a cell without (a-) grains (granules) in the cytoplasm |
| hemostasis | bleeding is stopped |
| coagulopathy | a disease (-pathy) that affects blood clotting (coagul/o) |
| hemophilia | a disease that affects blood clotting |
| septicemia | poisoning (septic/o) of the blood (-emia) |
| lymphedema | swelling (-edema) due to a malfunction in the lymphatic network |
| anisocytosis | a condition in which the red blood cells (cyt/o) are unequal (anis/o) in size |
| parietal pleura | the pleura closest to the wall of the cavity (pariet/o) |
| visceral pleura | the pleura closest to the organ (viscera/o) |
| eupnea | normal (eu-) breathing (pn/o) |
| bronchiectasis | condition of bronchial dilation (-ectasis) |
| emphysema | condition of incomplete inflation (phys/o) |
| cyanosis | condition of blueness (cyan/o) |
| aspiration pneumonia | pneumonia due to the inhalation (aspir/o) of a substance |
| pneumococcal pneumonia | pneumonia due to bacteria (cocc/o) |
| hemothorax | blood (hem/o) in the thorax |
| apnea | not (a) breathing |
| bradypnea | slow (brady-) breathing |
| orthopnea | breathing is easier in an upright or straight (orth/o) position |
| auscultation | listening (auscult/o) |
| endotracheal intubation | a breathing tube inserted into (endo-) the trachea |
| lung resection | part or the lung is removed (resect/o) |
| thoracocentesis | a puncture (-centesis) in the thorax |
| tracheostomy | a surgically created (-stomy) opening in the trachea |
| nephrotosis | drooping (-ptosis) of the kidney i.e. the kidney become loosely attached to the posterior abdomen wall |
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