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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scapular | pertaning to the scapula |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| gastroenterologist | a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, diseases, and pathology of the stomach and intestines |
| Hypertension | abnormally high blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure |
| Antepartum | before childbirth |
| pyuria | pus in the urine |
| hemat/o | blood |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -plasty | formation or plastic repair of |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| Atherosclerosis | is the build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels. |
| Plantar | Relating to the sole of the foot. |
| flexion | the act of bending or the condition of being bent. |
| Eversion | a turning inside out; a turning outward. |
| Dorsiflexion | backward flexion or bending, as of the hand or foot |
| Inversion | a turning inward, inside out, or other reversal of the normal relation of a part. |
| Cubital | pertaining to the elbow. |
| cranial | pertaining to the cranium or to the head end of the body |
| popliteal | pertaining to the area behind the knee. |
| Carpal | pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. |
| lipid | fats |
| nutr/i | nutrition |
| hypo | below;under |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -emia | denoting that a substance is present in the blood |
| -hyper | excessive: above |
| -calc/i | lime or calcium |
| kali | potassium |
| dacryorrhea | An excessive flow of tears. |
| macrophage | a large phagocytic cell found in stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, especially at sites of infection. |
| ad lib | as desired also know as PRN |
| centesis | puncture |
| immunopathy | any abnormal immune response. |
| fasci/o | bundle |
| -tomy | Act of cutting; incision |
| pneumo | .Air; gas |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| physi/o | natural, relating to physics. |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| -rraphy | surgical suture |
| lithotripsy | Pulverization of kidney stones or gallstones |
| Onychomalacia | Abnormal softness of the nails. |
| Xanth/o | color yellow |
| Dermatome | cutting instrument for skin grafting or slicing thin skin |
| distal | situated away from the point of attachment |
| dermatomyosis | skin disease caused by fungus |
| proximal | pertaining to any point on the body near the center |
| chondrocyte | one of the cells in bedded in the lacunae to the cartilage matrix |
| colonoscopy | is a medical procedure where a long, flexible, tubular instrument called the colonoscope is used to view the entire inner lining of the colon (large intestine) and the rectum. |
| dystaxia | lack of muscle coordination |
| lateral | pertaining to a side. |
| myoma | a tumor formed of muscle tissue. |
| myastheria | muscular disability or weakness |
| superior | above |
| dyskinesia | impairment of the power of voluntary movement |
| inferior | below |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| polydipsic | excessive thirst |
| scleroderma | progressive disease that affects skin and connective tissue |
| medial | middle |
| episi- | vulva |
| -trophy | nutrition. |
| adren- | adrenal glands. |
| aer/o | a gas; aerial, gassy. |
| -ism | a condition, |
| crypt/o | Hidden, obscure; without apparent cause. |
| cortic/o | cortex or bark |
| cystocele | Hernia of the bladder, usually into the vagina |
| tachypnea | Rapid breathing. |
| intracellular | Within a cell or cells. |
| metr/o | The uterus |
| cephalodynia | Headache. |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| andr/o | Informal |
| -megaly | enlarged: bigness |
| a-phobia | without fear |
| stenosis | an abnormal narrowing or contraction of a body passage or opening |
| sublingual | beneath the tongue |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| Athr/o | joint |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| irid/o | of the eye |
| biopsy | removal and examination, usually microscopic, of tissue from the living body |
| c | with |
| olfact | a unit of odor |
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