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Conner MT1
med terms ch 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antigen | against production;a substance when introduced to the body stimulates the production of a substance called an antibody |
| antibody | a substance which will prevent, relieve or destroy the effects of infections or poisonous substances in the blood of tissues |
| antacid | something that counteracts or neutralizes acidity |
| antiemetic | prevents of relieves nausea or vomiting |
| anticoagulation | a substance that suppresses or opposes the coagulation of the blood |
| bilitary | pertaining to the bile or pertaining collectively to the bile, bile ducts, and gallbladder |
| biliary canal | a tube (duct) through which the bile passes from the liver; hepatic duct; biliary duct |
| biliary tract | the region that secrets and transmits bile; the bile duct and gallbladder |
| biliousness | a discomfort characterized by constipation, headache, and indigestion, attributed to an excess production of bile |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint |
| cardicentesis | surgical puncture or incision of the heart |
| pericardicentesis | surgical puncture of the tissues surrounding the heart |
| lacrimal | pertaining to tears |
| lacrimal glands | the glands that secrete tears |
| lacrimal ducts | the ducts that convey the secretion of tears of the lacrimal glands to the corner of the eye (canthus) |
| lacrimotomy | incision into the lacrimal duct |
| lacteal | pertaining to milk |
| lactation | the secretion of milk |
| lactogenic | stimulating the production of milk |
| lactigenous | producing or secreting milk |
| superlactation | secretion of milk in a greater than normal amount for a longer than normal period of time |
| macula | a spot of blotch |
| macule | a macula |
| maculation | the condition of being spotted |
| meningeal | pertaining ot the meninges |
| meninges | membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord |
| meningoencephal | form for the meninges and brain |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges of the spinal cord |
| cerebral meningitis | inflammation of the meninges of the brain |
| mycete | a fungus |
| mycosis | a condition of fungus (infection) |
| mycetoma | a tumor containing fungus cells |
| dermatomycosis | a fungus infection of the skin included "athlete's feet" and ringworm |
| acromycosis | a condition of fungus infection of the extremities |
| meningomyel | the spinal cord and the membranous covering |
| myelomeningo | the spinal cord and the membranous covering |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow |
| encephalomyelopathy | any disease of the brain and spinal cord |
| myeloencephalitis | inflammation of the brain and spinal cord |
| oncology | the study of tumors |
| oncolysis | the destruction of tumors or tumor cells |
| oncogenesis | the production or cause of tumors |
| -oncus | designation for swelling or tumor |
| arthroncus | swelling of a joint |
| blepahroncus | a tumor of the eyelid |
| cheiloncus | a tumor of the lip |
| glossoncus | a swelling of the tongue |
| mastoncus | a tumor of the breast or mammary gland |
| onychectomy | a surgical removal of the nail or nail bed |
| onychogenic | forming or producing nail substance |
| onychia | inflammation of the nail bed resulting of a loss of the nail |
| onychitis | inflammation of the nail bed resulting of a loss of the nail |
| onychium | indicates regions and conditions of the nails |
| onychia | indicates regions and conditions of the nails |
| eponychium | the ctuicle |
| leukonychia | whitish spots or discoloration of the nails |
| orad | toward the mouth |
| circumoral | the area around the mouth |
| parotid | situated near the ear as the parotid gland |
| epiotic | situated on or above the ear |
| entotic | situated in or arising in the ear |
| ovum | the female reproductive cell |
| ova | eggs, plural form of ovum |
| ovary | name for the sexual gland in the female where the ova are formed |
| ovariogenic | produced in or arising in the ovary |
| ovariocentesis | the surgical puncture of the ovary |
| nephropexy | surgical fixation of the kidney |
| gastropexy | surgical fixation of the stomach |
| hysteropexy | surgical fixation of the uterus |
| pylic | pertaining to the portal vein |
| pylethrombosis | a condition of clotting in the portal vein |
| pyloric | pertaining to the pylorus which is the opening of the stomach into the intestines |
| gastropylor | pertaining to the stomach and pylorus |
| gastropylorectomy | excision of the pyloris portion of the stomach |
| sphenoid | resembling a wedge |
| sphenoid bone | an irregular wedge shaped bone at the base of the cranium |
| sphenocephaly | a developmental abnormality characterized by a wedge shaped head |
| spiroid | resembling a spiral or coil |
| spiradeno | interchangeable with hydradeno a spiral shape of the sweat gland |
| squama | a scale or platelike structure |
| squamous | scaly or platelike |
| squamate | scaly, or having or resembling scales |
| subdermal | under the skin |
| subnormal | below or less than normal |
| sublingual | beneath the tongue |
| subglossal | beneath the tongue |
| subinflammation | a slight or mild inflammation |
| submania | mania of a moderate type |
| thorax | chest |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| thoracogastric | pertaining to the chest and stomach |
| thoracicoabdominal | pertaining to the chest and abdomen |
| suprathoracic | situated above the thorax |
| hemothorax | a collection of blood in the lung cavity |
| vesica | bladder |
| vesical | pertaining to the urinary bladder |
| vesico | pertaining to the urinary bladder |
| vesicle | a small bladder, sac or blsiter containing fluid |
| vesicula | small sac or bladder |
| vesicular | constructed likea small sac or bladder, made up of small saclike bodies |
| visceral | pertaining to an internal organ especially in the abdomen |
| viscera | name for the internal organs espicially in the abdomen |
| viscerad | toward the viscera |
| visceroptosis | dropping or falling down of the viscera due to the weakness of the abdominal walls |
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