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Health Support Final
1-2 Final
Term | Definition |
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Scapular | Relating to the shoulder blades. |
DVT | Deep vein thrombosis. |
Gastroenterologist | A physician specializing in gastroenterology. The digestive system. |
Hypertension | High blood pressure. HTN. |
Antepartum | Occurring not long before childbirth. |
Pyuria | Pus in the urine. |
Hemat/o | Relating to blood. |
-poiesis | Making, formation. |
-plasty | Molding or forming surgically. |
Cyst/o | Relating to the urinary bladder |
Atherosclerosis | Fat on the walls of the arteries. |
Plantar | Relating or pertaining to the sole of the foot. |
Flexion | Bending. |
Eversion | Being turned inside out. |
Dorsiflexion | Not bending or bending back. |
Inversion | Being flipped. |
Cubital | Relating to the forearm (wrist to elbow). |
Cranial | Skull or cranium. |
Popliteal | Behind the knee. |
Carpal | Wrist bones |
Lithotripsy | The use of ultrasound to break down kidney stones. |
Xanth/o | Yellow. |
Distal | Far from the reference point. |
Proximal | Close to the reference point. |
Colon/o/scopy | To look through a colon with a small flexible camera. |
Lateral | Away from the middle. |
Medial | Toward to middle. |
Superior | Above. |
Inferior | Below. |
HPV | Human papillomavirus. |
Polydipsia | Boi, you thirsty. Excessive thirst. |
Onychomalacia | Softness of the nails. |
Scleroderma | Overproduction of collagen. |
Dermatome | The area of skin supplied with afferent nerve fibers by a single posterior spinal root. The lateral part of an embryonic somite. |
Dermatomycosis | Fungal infection of the skin or its appendages. |
Chondrocyte | A cartilage cell located in a lacuna of the cartilage matrix. |
Dystaxia | Difficulty in controlling voluntary movements. |
Myoma | Tumor made of muscle tissue. |
Myasthenia | Muscular debility or weakness. |
Dyskinesia | Impairment of the power of voluntary movement. |
Lipid | Fat |
Nutr/i | To feed, To eat |
Hypo | Under, or deficient . |
-itis | Inflammation. |
-emia | Condition having to do with the blood. |
-hyper | Above, or excessive. |
kali- | Potassium. |
Dacryorrhea | Excessive crying. |
Macrophage | Large, mononuclear cells derived from monocytes. |
Ad Lib | Ad libitum, to be taken as desired |
-centesis | Creating a surgical puncture of the body with a needle to draw out fluid. |
-immunopathy | Abnormal immune response. |
-fasci/o | Band |
-tomy | Making an incision. |
Pneumo | Relating to the lungs or the presence of air or gas. |
SOB | Shortness of breath. |
-ectomy | Act of cutting out. |
Physi/o | Nature, natural, physical. |
Fibr/o | Fiber. |
Rrhaphy | Surgical suture. |
Episi | Vulva |
Trophy | Food, nourishment. |
Adren | Relating to the suprarenal gland, or Black/dark |
aer/o | Air |
Ism | A condition or disease resulting from or involving some specified thing. |
Crypt/o | Secret, hidden. |
Cortic/o | Bark, rind. |
Cystocele | A bulge of the bladder into the vagina. |
Tachypnea | Fast respiration. |
Intracellular | Located or occurring within a cell or cells. |
Metr/o | Uterus. |
Cephlodynia | Headache. |
EKG | Electrocardiogram. |
Andro | Male. |
Megaly | Irregular enlargement. |
Colonoscopy | Inserting a camera into your colon. |
Medial | Middle. |
Apiphobia | Fear of bees. |
Stenosis | Narrowing of a passage in the body. |
Sublingual | Applied under the tongue. |
DM | Diabetes mellitus. No insulin. |
Athr/o | Human. |
Cardiomegaly | Enlargement of the heart. |
Irid/o | Something bent or curved. Or the colored part of the eye. |
Biopsy | An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease. |
Olfact | Odor. |