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Sequence 3 Vocabulary Week 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Surgical insicion into the abdominal cavity | Laparotomy |
| Causing increased passing of urine | Diuretic |
| Cutting into | -otomy |
| Surgical removal of one or both testes | Orchiectomy |
| Used to relieve nasal congestion | Decongestant |
| Surgical removal of part or all of one or more mammary glands | Mastectomy |
| Drug that relieves pain | Analgesic |
| constriction of the blood vessels - increases blood pressure | Vasoconstriction |
| Drugs used to control siezures | Anticonvulsants |
| Swelling of clotted blood within the tissues | Hematoma |
| Inflammation of the peritoneum | Peritonitis |
| Heart muscle relaxes; Chamber fills with blood | Diastole |
| An insicion into the stomach from the abdominal wall | Gastrotomy |
| Excessive carbon dioxide in the bloodstream | Hypercapnia |
| Uterine infection | Pyometra |
| -al, -ic, -ac, -ous | Pertaining to |
| -graphy | Process of recording |
| -ist | Specialist |
| -lysis | Breakdown; Destruction |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -natal | Birth |
| -oxia | Oxygen |
| -phagia | Eating; Swallowing |
| -spasm | Sudden contraction of muscles |
| -toxin | Toxic; Poison |