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Med Term Final
Final Exam Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anterior | front |
| posterior | back |
| urethra | tube leading from bladder to outside of body |
| ureter | tube leading from kidney to bladder |
| hemoglobin | hemo = blood, globin = protein blood protein |
| erythrocyte | erythro = red, cyte = cell red cell |
| electrocardiogram | record of electrical activity of heart |
| electroencephalogram | record of electrical activity of brain |
| hematologist | one who studies blood |
| pathologist | one who studies disease |
| thrombosis | blood clot |
| cerebral | pertaining to brain |
| cephalo | pertaining to head |
| ren/o | kidney |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| cardi/o | heart |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| aden/o | gland |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -algia | pain |
| arthr/o | joint |
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| cervical | neck (spine) or cervix (genitourinary) |
| lumbar | low back (spine) |
| crani/o | skull |
| rhin/o | nose |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| pleural | pertaining to pleura / lung |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| adrenal | glands located above each kidney |
| costal | pertaining to rib |
| urinalysis | lab test to examine urine |
| CBC | blood test - complete blood count |
| subdural hematoma | abnormal collection of blood below membrane covering brain |
| dura | the tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. |
| sub- | below |
| epi- | above, upon |
| proximal | nearest to beginning of structure |
| distal | furthest from beginning of structure |
| supine | lie face up (p. 43) |
| prone | lie face down (p. 43) |
| ventral | belly (side of body) |
| dorsal | back (side of body) |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| biopsy | surgical procedure to remove piece of tissue to examine under microscope |
| hyper- | excessive, more than normal |
| hypo- | below, insufficient, less than normal |
| glycos/o | sugar |
| thyroid | gland |
| transverse plane | divides body into upper and lower portions (p. 41) |
| frontal, coronal plane | divides body into front and back portions (p. 40) |
| sagittal plane | divides body into left and right portions (p. 40) |
| isch/o | to keep back |
| ischemia | a condition in which blood is held back from an organ |
| -emia | blood |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| my/o | muscle |
| myocardial infarction | heart attack |
| infarct | area of tissue necrosis that develops from ischemia |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| GYN | gyneco - women, female |
| scler/o | hardening |
| prostate | gland located between bladder and penis |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -penia | too few |
| derm | skin |
| integumentary system | dermatology - skin, hair, nails |
| musculoskeletal system | orthopedics - bones, muscles, joints |
| cardiovascular system | cardiology - heart, blood vessels |
| hematology | study of blood |
| immunology | immune system - study of cells, tissues, and organs that work to protect the body against pathogens (viruses, bacteria, toxins, cancerous cells) |
| respiratory system | pulmonology - includes trachea, bronchi, lungs, pleura |
| gastroenterology | digestive system- mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon, rectum, anus, also liver, gallbladder, pancreas |
| genitourinary | urology, nephrology - kidneys, bladder, reproductive organs |
| OB/GYN | obstetrics & gynecology - female reproductive system |
| nervous system | neurology - brain, spinal cord, nerves |
| endocrine system | glands, hormones |
| opthalmology | eye |
| otorhinolaryngology | ENT - ears, nose, throat |
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