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Medi Term Mid term
Mod 1-9 (mixed) All terms & definitions_2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acromegaly | excessive enlargement of the limbs (extremities) due to thickening of bones & soft tissues; caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| acute | having severe symptoms and a short course of illness |
| adenoids | small masses of lymphatic tissue in the throat, close to the nasal (nose) passageway |
| adipose | pertaining to fat |
| agoraphobia | fear of open spaces; an anxiety disorder |
| amniocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion sac surrounding the embryo-fetus |
| anemia | blood condition of reduced oxygen delivery to tissue because of low hemoglobin concentration-deficiency of red blood cells |
| angiogenesis | formation of blood vessels |
| angiography | process of recording blood vessels using contrast & x-rays |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel by inserting a catheter (tube) & balloon inside an artery to enlarge the opening. |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of an artery by thickening & loss of elasticity of the arterial walls |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| atrophy | decrease in size of normally developed organ-tissue of the body; wasting away |
| axillary | pertaining to under the arm-armpit |
| basophil | a granular leukocyte with an irregularly shaped nucleus & cytoplasm containing blue granules |
| biopsy | removal & microscopic examination of living tissue, often to determine whether a tumor is benign-malignant |
| blepharotosis | sagging-drooping eyelid; ptosis |
| bronchitis | inflammation of bronchial tubes |
| carcinogenic | pertaining to producing cancer |
| carcinogenesis | formation or production of cancer |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of heart muscle |
| chemotherapy | treatment using drugs |
| chondromalacia | softening of cartilage |
| chronic | pertaining to occurring over a long time |
| colostomy | new opening of the colon to the outside of the body |
| cystocele | hernia of the urinary bladder |
| electrocephalograph | an instrument used to record the electricity in the brain |
| electroencephalogram | record of the electricity in the brain |
| electroencephalography | process of recording the electricity in the brain |
| eosinophil | a granular white blood cell with sytoplasmic granules that stain with oesin (reddish dye); eosinophils are elevated in allergic reactions & parasitic infections |
| erythrocyte | red blood cells |
| erythropenia | deficiency of red blood cells |
| esophagus | Tube leading from the throat to the stomach |
| hematoma | mass or collection of blood; bruise |
| hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells |
| hemostasis | stop-control the escape of blood by artificial means or by clotting |
| hydronephrosis | abnormal condition of fluid build-up in the kidney; caused by constrictions to the flow of urine |
| hydrotherapy | treatment using water; whirlpool baths |
| hypertrophy | increase in size of muscle-organ produced by enlargement of existing cells |
| inguinal | pertaining to the groin |
| ischemia | condition of holding back blood from an organ-tissue |
| laparoscope | instrument used to visually examine the abdomen |
| laparoscopy | process of visually examining the contents of the abdomen (using an endoscope) |
| laparotomy | incision through the abdominal wall |
| laryngeal | pertaining to the larynx-voice box |
| laryngectomy | removal of the larynx-voice box |
| leukemia | malignant of white blood cells, increased numbers of immature leukocytes & decreased erythrocytes & platelets |
| leukocytosis | condition of slight increase in normal white blood cells or a response to infection or inflammation |
| lymphocyte | white blood cell found in blood & lymphatic tissue; fights disease by making antibodies (B cell lymphocytes) or killing cells chemically-by ingestion (T cell lymphocytes) |
| mammogram | x-ray record of the breast |
| mastectomy | removal of a breast |
| metastasis | spread of a malignant tumor from its original site or a new-distant location |
| monocyte | white blood cell with on large nucleus of killing foreign substances by phagocytes (ingestion). |
| morphology | study of the shape-form of cells |
| mucoid | resembling mucus |
| mucous membrane | epithelial membrane that secrete mucus & lines the tubular organs of the body |
| mucus | sticky (viscous) substance that is secreted from a mucus membrane |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| myelogram | x-ray record of the spinal cord |
| myeloma | malignant tumor of bone marrow |
| myoma | tumor of muscle |
| myosarcoma | malignant tumor of muscle tissue; type of flesh tumor-sarcoma |
| necropsy | viewing a dead body; autopsy |
| necrosis | condition of death of cells |
| necrotic | pertaining to death of cells |
| nephrologist | a specialist in the study of the kidneys |
| nephropathy | disease of the kidneys |
| nephroptosis | prolapse (downward displacement) of the kidney |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| neutropenia | deficiency of neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes that fight disease) |
| neutrophil | a type of white blood cell with dark cytoplasmic granules & multi-lobed nucleus; polymorphonuclear leukocyte that is the most numerous of white blood cells & important disease fighting cells. |
| ophthalmology | study of the eye & eye disorders |
| osteogenic | pertaining to produced in-by bone |
| osteomalacia | softening of bones |
| otalgia | ear pain |
| paracentesis | surgical procedure to remove fluid from the abdomen; abdominocentesis |
| paracentesis | development of disease |
| pathologic | pertaining to the study of disease |
| pericardium | membrane surrounding the heart |
| peritoneal | pertaining to the peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdomen) |
| peritoneoscopy | process of visually examining the peritoneum-peritoneal cavity |
| phlebotomy | incision of a vein for the removal of blood |
| platelet | thrombocyte |
| pleurodynia | pain associated with the pleura |
| pneumonia | condition of the lungs; fluid & foreign organisms collect in the lungs |
| polymorphonuclear leukocyte | white blood cell with multi-lobe nucleus & dark-staining granules; disease fighting cell-neutrophil |
| ptosis | prolapse, drooping, sagging of the upper eyelid |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
| radiographer | one who assists a radiologist in performing diagnostic x-ray procedures |
| radiotherapy | treatment using radiation, high-energy x-rays-other radiation sources |
| rectocele | hernia of the rectum |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| staphylococci | berry-spherical shaped bacteria |
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