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Mt Sac Med Term #2
Medical Terminology #2
Term | Definition |
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Pulmonary Edema | A condition caused by excess fluid in the lungs. this fluid collects in the numerous air sacs in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe. |
Thoracentesis | A procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lungs and the chest wall called the pleural space. |
Endotracheal Intubation | Placement of a flexible plastic tube in the trachea to maintain an open airway |
right atrium | one of the four chambers of the heart |
anaphylaxis | Exaggerated or unusual hypersensitivity to a foreign protein or other substance |
Myocardial Infarction | occurs when blood flow stops to part of the heart causing damage to the heart muscle. |
dialysis | process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood stream when the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw. |
angina | condition marked by severe pain in the chest, often also spreading to the shoulders, arms, and neck, caused by an inadequate blood supply to the heart. |
Lymphatic system | a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials |
prostate gland | surround the neck of the urinary bladder and urethra. |
ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
Clavicle | long bone that serves as strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum or breastbone |
arthroplasty | surgical reconstrudction or replacement of a joint |
patella | kneecap |
cardi/o | heart |
cyt/o | cell |
-ctomy | surgical removal |
cutane/o | skin |
-lysis | destruction, separtation |
-tomy | to cut, incision |
-plasty | surgical repair, reconstruction |
hypo- | under, below normal |
-edema | swelling |
angi/o | vessel |
encephala/o | brain |