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CMA vocabulary
Blue Ridge Community College CMA Class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heart | Cardio |
| Hepta | Liver |
| Renal | Kidneys |
| Uria | Urine |
| Blood | Hem |
| Pnea | Respirations |
| Penia | Abnormal |
| Plasty | Surgical repair |
| Tomy | Cutting into |
| Megaly | Enlargement |
| Pathy | Disease |
| Cyte | Cell |
| Cyn | Blue |
| Erthyr | Red |
| Leuk | White |
| Melan | Black |
| Coron | Crown of head |
| Cephal | Head |
| Aur | Ear |
| Lacrim | Tear |
| Anti | Against |
| Mal | Bad |
| Emesis | Vomiting |
| Para | Outside |
| Dynia | Pain |
| Rraphy | Suture |
| Rrhage | Hemorage |
| Ptysis | Spitting |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Kerat | Horny tissue |
| Lingu | Tongue |
| Hydro | Water |
| Arthr | Joint |
| STAT | Short turn around time |
| stat | To stop |
| Edema | Swelling |
| Hemastat | Stop bleeding |
| Stoma | Mouth/opening |
| Ptosis | Dropping |
| Peri | Surrounding |
| Anterior | Front of body |
| Superior | Upward/top |
| Posterior | Back |
| Cephalic | Head |
| Medial | Midline |
| Lateral | Side away from middle |
| Priximal | Near beginning |
| Distal | Away or far from beginning |
| Cavities | Cranial spinal thoracic pericardial abdominal pelvic |
| Quadrants | RUQ RLQ LUQ LLQ |
| Tachycardia | Rapid pulse |
| Bradycardia | Slow pulse |
| Bradypnea | Low respiratory rate |
| Tachypnea | Fast respiratory rate |
| Apnea | Absence of breathing |
| Eupnea | Normal breathing |
| Sims | Laying on left side with right hip and knee bent |
| Prone position | Face down |
| Supine | Back face up |
| Fowlers | Heads 90⢠angle |
| Semi fowlers | 45⢠angle |
| Trendleburg | Lay flat feet elevated 30⢠|
| Dorsal | Laying on back side knees bent |
| Chronic | longtime/constantly recurring |
| Scoliosis | spine has sideways curve |
| Lordosis | back/spine arches too far inward |
| Kyphosis | Forward rounding of the back |
| alopecia | sudden hair loss |
| renal | kidneys |
| card | heart |
| hepta | seven |
| hypoxia | low oxygen levels, below normal |
| asphyxia | absent exchange of oxygen and carbin dioxide on ventilary basis |
| lumen | space in the interior of a hollow tubular structure (artery, intestine) |
| endo | within |
| myo | muscle |
| epi | on/over |
| hypersecretion | excessive secretion |
| hyposecretion | insufficient secretion |
| NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| diabetes mellitus | body unable to produce insulin |
| hyperthyrodism | Thyroid hormone increased |
| hypothyrodism | thyroid hormone decreased |
| homeostasis | stop bleeding or clotting |
| hormones | chemical transmitters that regulates body fuctions |
| lysis | destruction |
| lipolysis | destruction of fat |
| polyuria | excessive excretion of urine |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst/ relatively prolonged |
| polyphagia | excessive eating/gluttony |
| cerumen | earwax |
| otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| myopia | nearsightedness/light focus infront of retina |
| hypropia | farsightedness/light focus behind the retina |
| presbyopia | loss of elasticity in the lens |
| palpebrae | eyelids |
| conjunctiva | mucous membrane lines the underside of the eyelids |
| canthus | eyelids meet at the corner |
| lacrimal | tears stored, produced and removed |
| astigmatism | irregularity in curvature of the cornea or lens |
| strabismus | cross eyes |
| diplopia | double vision |
| amblyopia | lazy eye |
| Enchroma Color test | Color Blindness chart |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| Corpus Callosum | Largest Nerve Tract |
| ANS | Automatic Nervous System |
| SNS | Somatic Nervous System |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| Quadriplegia | Paralysis from shoulders down |
| Paraplegia | Paralysis from waist down |
| Hemiplegia | paralysis affects one side of the body |
| Meningitis | infection of the meninges that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord |
| Tinea Capitis | Fungal infection of the skin |
| Hemophilia | ability to clot or severely reduce blood flow |
| Hemostasis | stopping of bloodflow |
| hemopoiesis | formation of blood cells |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| orthopnea | trouble breathing unless certain position is maintained |
| apena | absence of breathing |
| Eupena | Normal breathing |
| metastasis | spread of disease |
| nephrectomy | removal of kidney |
| enteropexy | fixation of segment to intestine or abdominal wall |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| bronchodilator | substance that dialates the bronchi |
| choledocholithasis | gall stones |
| enuresis | involuntary urination |
| Hematuria | blood in urine |
| pyuria | pus in urine |
| Nocturia | Excess urination at night |
| Edema | Swelling |
| Acute | severe, critical |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -scope | instrument of examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| trich/o | hair |
| onycho/o | nail |
| seb/o | oily |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| quad- | four |
| heart (What is it?) | Four chambered muscular pump |
| pericardium | outer lining covers the heart, large blood vessels attached to it. |
| myocardium | middle layer, heart muscle, thickest layer |
| endocardium | innermost lining, thin and smooth |
| epicardium | outer layer |
| Superior Vena Cava | brings blood back from head and upper chest |
| Inferior Vena Cava | bring blood back from below the heart |
| Tricuspid | Connects the right atrium to the right ventricle |
| Pulmonary Artery | Carries blood to the lungs |
| Pulmonary Vien | carries oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium of the heart |
| Bicuspid Valve/Mirtral Valve (same thing) | blood leaves left atrium |
| Aorta | blood enters from left ventricle (largest Artery) |
| SA Node | Sinoatrial (Pacemaker of the heart) |
| AV Node | Atrioventricular (Tricuspid valve) |
| Occlusion | Blockage of coronary blood vessels |
| Ischemia | Lack of blood flow to the heart |
| Infarction (MI) | death of heart muscle (Myocardial Infarction) |
| Hypoxia | lack of oxygen to the heart tissues/muscles |
| Arterries | take blood away from the heart w/o2 |
| Veins | bring blood back to the heart |
| phagocyte | attack and ingest invading organism |
| immunosuppressants | medications that suppresses the immune system |
| innate immunity | natural immunity |
| active immunity | develops after birth |
| acquired immunity | exposed to live pathogens/builds immunity to it. |
| Artificially immunity | vaccine |
| passive immunity | passed through breast milk |
| Helper Tcell | encourage formation of Killer T Cell |
| Killer Tcell | Cytotoxic-Kills Antigens on Helper TCells |
| Memory TCell | recalls antigens that previously invaded |
| Autoimmune Disease | Body attacks it's own healthy cells. |
| Kaposis's Sarcoma | skin cancer that marked by re lesions |
| Metastasis | Cancer moves to another area |
| Cancer | group of many diseases that all have to do with abnormal cells |
| Tumors | Many cancer cells clump together |
| Occogens | genes controlling cell growth and multiplication |
| mastication | chewing/ secretion of saliva |
| gingivave | gums |
| peristalsis | involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscle of the intestine |
| bile | digestive juice that emulsifies fats |
| fibrinogen | essential for blood clotting |
| Prothrombin | protein present in blood plasma |
| Heparin | Anticoagulant, inhibits blood coagulation |
| Polyphagia | excessive hunger or increased appetite |
| Currhosis | life threatening condition when scarring damages the liver |
| diverticulosis | small pouches or sacs in he wall of the colon |
| diverticulitis | inflammation or infection of the diverticula |
| Arrhythmia | Abnormal heart rhythm |
| Atherosclerosis | Plaque build up invessels |
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