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Medterm test 2-pt2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| flexion | act of bending or condiction of being bent |
| ganglion | cystic tumors developing on tendon or aponeurous |
| hallux | big toe |
| hallux Valgus | hammer toe, angulation of big toe away from body |
| hypophosphatemia | phosphates below normal in blood |
| hypertrophy | increase in size of an organ which does not involve tumor formmation |
| intertrochanteric | of fracture located between the two trochanters of femur |
| trochanter | 2 processes below neck of femer |
| keratosis | horny growth, a condiction of skin formation of horny growth |
| lordosis | abnormal anteroir convexity of spine |
| lumbrosacral | pertaining to the lumbar vertebrae and sacrum |
| palsy | temporary or permanent loss of sensation of movement |
| orthopedic or orthopaedic | medicine of locamotion of body |
| paraplegia | paralysis of lower part of body and both legs |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of the grey mater of spinal cord |
| pronation | the act of lying prone or face down |
| prone | face down |
| prosthesis | replacing of a missing part with artifical subsitute |
| quadriplegia | paralysis affecting all four limbs |
| reduction | restoring to normal position |
| rheumatoid | resembling acute or chronic condictions of soreness/stiffness of muscle/joint |
| sacroiliac | pertaining to the sacrum and ilium |
| supination | act of lying flat on back |
| subcutanrous | beneath the skin |
| synovectomy | excision of the synovial membrane |
| synovitis | inflammation of synovial membrane |
| syntonic | pertaining to a personality marked by even temperment |
| tendosynovitis | inflmmation of the sheath of tendon or tendon |
| tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| masticate | to chew |
| anticholinergic | impeding the actions or impulses of fiber of the parasympathetic nerves |
| anorexia | loss of appetite |
| anastomosis | surgical or pathological formation of a passage between any two normally distincted spaces or organ |
| antrectomy | excision of the walls of a antrum |
| antrum | cavity |
| alkalosis | condition which the alkalinity of the body tends toincrease beyond normal |
| acidosis | disturbance in the acid-base balance of body; increase in acid and a decrease in bicarbonate |
| achalasia | failure to relax, as in muscles not relaxing after contraction |
| borborygmus | a gurgling, splashing sound heard in large intestine caused by flatus |
| cathartic | an active purgative, usually causing several bowel movement |
| defecation | evacuation of the bowels |
| dishiscence | a bursting open, as an abdominal wound |
| distention | state of being stretched out or inflated |
| diverticulum | sac or pouch n walls of canal or organ |
| dyspepsia | imperfect digestion |
| dysphagsia | inability or difficulty in swallowing |
| edema | condiction of body tissues containing excessive amounts of fluid |
| emesis | vomiting |
| eructation | belching |
| flatus | intestinal gas |
| flatulence | excessive amounts of intestinal gas |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomitting |
| hyperemia | congestion. an unusal amount of blood in part |
| hyperkalemia | excessiver amounts of potassium in blood |
| hyopnatremia | extreme sodium depletion in blood |
| hypocalcemia | abnormally low blood calcium |
| hypochondriac region | part of abdominal regoin beneath lower ribs |
| inguinal hernia | hernia in groin region |
| inguinalis | pertaining to the groin |
| intolerence | inability to endure or incapacity for bear pain |
| jaundice | condiction characterized by yellowness of skin, eye due to deposition of bile pigment |
| lesion | an injury or wound or infected patch on skin |
| malaise | discomfort, uneasiness, often a sign of disease |
| malnutrition | lack of neccessary of proper food substances in body |
| megacolon | extremely dilated colon |
| melena | evacuations resembling tar, due to action of intestinal juices of free blood |
| mucosal | concerning any mucous membrane |
| necrotic | relating to death of a portion of a tissue |
| perirectal | extending around the rectum |
| polymorphonuclear | possing a nucleus consisting of several parts or lobes connected by fine strands |
| pruritus | severe itching |
| pylroplasty | operation to repair pylorus |
| pyrosis | a burning sensation in epigastric and sternal region with raising of acid liquid from the stoma |
| reflux | a return or backward flow |
| steotorrhea | fatty stools; seen in pancreatic diseases |
| tenesmus | spasmodic contraction of anal or vassical sphincter with pain and persistant desire to empty bowels |
| analgesia | ansence of normal sense of pain |
| antitussive | an agent that prevents or inhibits coughing |
| aphonia | inability to produce speech sounds from larynx |
| arthralgia | pain in a joint |
| atelectasis | a collapse or airless condition of lung |
| bradycardia | slow heart action |
| cardiac palpitation | rapid, violent throbbing or fluttering of heart |
| convulsion | paroxysms of involuntary muscular contractions and relax |
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration of skin due to presences of a reduced amount of hemoglobin in blood |
| dysphagia | inability or difficulty swallowing |
| dilate | expand |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| emphysema | a condction in which the alveoli of lungs become distended or rupture |
| spitaxis | nosebleed |
| expectorant | to expell mucus or phlegm from throat or lungs |
| febrile | feverish |
| hemoptysis | expectoration og blood due to hemorrhage from respiratory system |
| hepatosplenomegaly | enlargement of both liver and spleen |
| intrathoracic | within the thorax |
| hyperventilation | hyperpnea; increased inspiration and expiration |
| hypotension | decrease of systolic and diastolic blood pressure |
| hypoxia | anoxia, lack of adaquate amount of oxygen |
| lymphadenopathy | disease lymph nodes |
| mediatinum | a septum between two principle portion of an organ |
| oliguria | diminished amount of urine formation |
| peritonsillar absecess | quinsy. formed from bacteria amd omflammation og the tonsillar area |
| serosanquinous | containing or of nature of serum and blood |
| sputum | pertaining to loud breathing producing snoring sound |
| achycardia | abnormal rapidity of heart action |
| thrombus | a blood clot |
| tracheostomy | surgical opening in trachea |
| tracheotomy | surgical opening in trachea |
| vasoconstriction | causing constriction of blood vessel |
| pleural | the cavity membrane around the lung |
| laryngectomy | surgical removal of a larynx |
| apnea | cassation of breathing |
| hyperpnea | an inceased respiratory rate, deeper then usual |
| dyspnea | air hunger resulting in difficulty breathing |
| oligopnea | infrequent respirations |
| tachypnea | abnormal rapidity of respiration |
| orthopnea | respiration condition in which there is discomfort in breathing in any position but the erect |
| pyothorax | pus in pleural cavity |
| thoracalgia | pain in the chest wall |
| thoraotomy | surgical incision of the cheat wall |
| rhinitis | nose congestion, swolllen and inflammaed |
| laryngectomy | removal of larynx |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the serous membrane that enfolds lung |
| thoracodynia | thoracalgia; sharp pain in chest |
| thoracobrnchotomy | incision through the chest wall into the bronchus |
| thoracomyodynia | pain in chest muscle |
| pneumohemothorax | gas or blood collected in peural cavity |
| tracheorrhagia | hemorrhage of the trachea |
| intubation | to insert a tube |
| bronchiecstasis | dilation of a bronchus |
| pulmonory edema | edema in lungs |
| rhoncus | rales or rattling |
| bronchoscopy | examination of bronchi |
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