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Lesson 5
med terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ovar- | egg |
| -centesis | punctured |
| oto- | ear |
| bili- | bile |
| squam- | scale,scaly |
| mening- | membrane |
| cec- | blind passage |
| macul- | spot |
| -pexy | suspension |
| onco- | tumor |
| or- | mouth |
| sub- | under |
| lacrim- | tear |
| viscero- | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail or claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle-, pyloro- | gate,opening |
| vesic- | bladder |
| spehenic- | wedge |
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux- | great toe,big toe |
| ovum | to denote female reproductive cell that, upon fertilization after encountering semen |
| ova | "eggs" that are plural to ovum |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint |
| cardicentesis | surgical puncture or incision of the heart |
| parotid | situated near the ear such as the parotid gland, a salivary gland located near the ear. |
| epiotic | situated above the ear or on the ear |
| biliary | pertaining to the bile of pertaining collectively to the bile, bile ducts in the bladder |
| biliary tract | the region that secretes and transmits bile; the bile duct of the gallbladder. |
| squama | a scale or plate like structure |
| squamate | scaly; having resembling scales |
| meningeal | pertaining to the meninges |
| meninges | name of the membranous sheath that envelops the brain and spinal cord |
| macula | a spot or bloch |
| macule | a macula |
| nephropexy | surgical fixation of the kidney |
| gastropexy | surgical fixation of the stomach |
| oncology | the study of tumors |
| oncolysis | the destruction of tumors and tumor cells |
| orad | toward the mouth |
| circumoral | the area around the mouth |
| subdermal | situated or occurring under the skin |
| subnormal | below or less than normal |
| spiroid | resembling a spiral or coil |
| spiradeno | a form used interchangeably with hidraeno |
| lacrimal glands | the glands that secrete tears |
| lacriotomy | incision of the lacrim duct |
| visceral | pertaining to an internal organ, especially those in the abdomen |
| viscerad | toward the viscera |
| lacteal | pertaining to milk |
| lactogenic | stimulating the production of milk |
| onychectomy | surgical removal of the nail or nail bed |
| onychogenic | forming or producing a nail substance |
| thorax | medical name for the chest also called the thorac/ic cavity |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| pyloric | pertaining to the pylorus |
| gastroplyoric | form for the stomach and the pylorus |
| vesica | general term for the bladder |
| vesical | pertaining to the urinary bladder |
| sphenoid | resembling a wedge; in the shape of a wedge |
| sphenoid bone | an irregular wedge-shaped bone at the base of the cranium |
| meningomyel | form for the spinal cord and its membrane covering |
| osteomyel | form for a bone marrow or the bone and its marrow |
| antiemetic | preventing or relieving nausea and vomiting |
| antacid | a substance that counteracts or neutralizes acidity |
| mycete | a fungus |
| mycosis | any condition of a disease that's caused by a fungus |
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