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Reveiw Chap.14-20
Review Chapters 14-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aphakia | Absence of the lens of the eye |
| Conjunctivitis | Inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye; caused by a bacterial or viral infection, allergy or a response to the environment |
| Hemianopsia | Loss of vision, or blindness, in one-half of the visual field; also known as hemianopia |
| Optic | Pertaining to the eyes or to sight |
| Papilledema | Swelling of the optic disc |
| Retinopathy | Any disease of the retina |
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| Kerat/o | hard, horny; also refers to cornea of the eye |
| Opthalm/o | eye |
| -ptosis | drooping or prolapse |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| OD | right eye (ocular dexter) |
| OS | left eye (ocular sinister) |
| Acoustic | Pertaining to sound or hearing |
| Labyrinthitis | Inflammation of the inner ear |
| Otitis media | Inflammation of the middle ear |
| Myring/o | eardrum |
| AOM | acute otitis media |
| SOM | serous otitis media |
| Cystoscope | An instrument used to view the interior of the bladder |
| Dialysis | The process of moving waste products from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so. |
| Nephrolithiasis | A condition of kidney stones; also know as renal calculi |
| Ureter | One of a pair of tubes that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. |
| Urethra | A small tubular structure that drains urine from the bladder to the outside of the body |
| Olig/o | few, little, scanty |
| Pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| -uria | urine condition |
| Vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| AKI | Acute Kidney Injury |
| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| ESRD | End-Stage Renal Disease |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| Epididymitis | acute or chronic inflammation of the epididymis |
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | inflammation of the upper female genital tract; may be associated with an STD |
| Perineum | area between the scrotum and the anus in the male and between the vulva and the anus in the female |
| Prepuce | Foreskin; loose; retractable fold of the skin covering the tip of the penis |
| Salpingitis | Inflammation of the fallopian tubes; also known as pelvic inflammatory disease |
| Balan/o | glans penis |
| Test/o | testis, testes |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate gland |
| Cervix | the part of the uterus that protrudes into the cavity of the vagina; the neck of the uterus |
| Endometrium | the inner liner of the uterus |
| Mastectomy | surgical removal of the breast as a treatment method for breast cancer |
| Menorrhea | menstrual flow; menstruation |
| Colp/o | vagina |
| Hyster/o | uterus |
| D & C | dilation and curettage |
| HPV | human papilloma virus |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| LAVH | laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy |
| Amniotic Fluid | a liquid produced by and contained within the fetal membranes during pregnancy; protects the fetus |
| Cerclage | suturing the cervix to keep it from dilating prematurely during the pregnancy; "purse string procedure" |
| Eclampsia | the most severe form of hypertension during pregnancy; evidenced by seizures |
| Episiotomy | incision is made into the woman's perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening for delivery of the baby |
| Multigravida | woman who has been pregnant more than once |
| Nullipara | woman who has never completed a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks' gestation |
| Preclampsia | a state during the pregnancy in which the mother develops HBP, accompanied by proteinuria and edema or both after 20 weeks' gestation. |
| Primigravida | woman who is pregnant for the first time |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| Lact/o | milk |
| -tocia | labor |
| HELLP | Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelet count |
| NST | non-stress test |
| C-Section | cesarean section |
| Apnea | an absence of spontaneous respiration |
| Cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes |
| Pyrexia | fever |
| Stridor | an abnormal; high-pitched, musical sound caused by an obstruction in the trachea or layrnx |
| Cephal/o | head |
| Omphal/o | naval |
| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
| SBS | shaken baby syndrome |
| Brachytherapy | the placement of radioactive sources in contact with or implanted into the tissues to be treated |
| Fluoroscopy | a technique in radiology for visually examining a part of the body or the function of an organ, using a fluoroscope |
| Palliative | to soothe or relieve |
| Angi/o | vessel |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| LGI | lower gastrointestinal (series) |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal (series) |
| asymptomatic | without symptoms |
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