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Med term Ch 4-12
Med term
| Term | Relieves joint pain |
|---|---|
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| EMG | Electromyogram |
| RICE | Rest, ice, compression, elevation |
| WBAT | Weight baring as tolerated |
| Effusion | Fluid build-up or swelling |
| Pyarthrosis | Pus in the joint |
| Atrophy | Underdevelopment |
| Myolysis | Muscle inflammation |
| Myocele | Hernia of a muscle |
| Dactylitis | Finger inflammation |
| Sarcoma | Cancer |
| Antipyretic | Reduces fever |
| -gram | Record |
| ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
| Hypotaxia | Reduced movement |
| Encephalocele | Hernia of the brain |
| Sten/o | Narrowing |
| Asthenia | Weakness |
| Phot/o | Light |
| Ataxia | Absence of movement |
| Agnosia | Lack of knowledge |
| Esthesi/o | Feeling of sensation |
| Gnosi/o | Knowledge |
| Somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o | Sleep |
| Ganglion | Bundle of nerves |
| Nueropathy | Nerve disease |
| Macrocephally | Big head |
| Lobotomy | Incision of a lobe |
| Phasia | Speech |
| Menines | Protective mambranes |
| -otoxic | Drug that is damaging to the ear |
| Lacrimal | Tear duct |
| Acous/o, Audi/o | Sound, hearing |
| OS | (Ocular sinister) left eye |
| OD | (Ocular dexter) right eye |
| Enucleation | Removal of an eye |
| -opia, -opsia | Vision condition |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Phac/o, phak/o | Lense |
| Aur/o, ot/o | Ear |
| Ceramic/o | Ear wax |
| Tympan/o, myring/o | Ear drum |
| Iridokinesis | Movement of the iris |
| Conjunctiva | Invisible membrane that lines the eyelids |
| Cycl/o | Ciliary body |
| Glucorticoid | Steroid with glucose attached |
| Adrenarche | Onset of adrenal secretion in puberty |
| Amenorrhea | Lack of menstration |
| Thelarche | Onset of breast development |
| Menarche | Beginning of menstration |
| -emia | Blood |
| Crin/o | To secrete |
| Cortic/o | Outer surface or cortex |
| Thromb/0 | Clot |
| Gynecomastia | Breast development in men |
| Acromegaly | Abnormal growth of extremities |
| Polyuria | Excessive urine production |
| -tropin | Stimulating hormone |
| Pituitar/o, hypophsy/o | Pituitary gland |
| -tropic | Stimulating hormone |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| INR | International normalized rate or ratio |
| HCT | hematocrit |
| HGB | hemoglobin |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| ALL | acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| elliptocyte | oval shaped cell |
| spherocyte | sphere shaped cell |
| splenomegaly | enlarged spleen |
| erythrocyte | condition of red blood cells |
| erythrocytosis | condition of too many erythrocytes |
| HUS | hemolytic uremic syndrome |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| IVIG | intravenous immunoglobulin |
| petechia | small bruise |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| TEE | Transesophageal echocardiogram |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| epicardium | tissue outside of the heart |
| myocardium | middle layer of tissue of the heart |
| pericardium | tissue around the heart |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
| sonography | using ultrasound waves to view the heart |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| Angiosclerosis | hardening of an artery |
| pectoralgia | pain in the chest |
| angina pectoris | chest pain due to irregular flow to the heart |
| vasculitis | inflammation of a blood vessel |
| vasodilator | medication that expands or relaxes blood vessels. |
| angioplasty | surgical reconstruction of a vessel |
| adenoid | masses of tissue located high on posterior wall of the pharynx |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| trache/o | trachea (wind pipe) |
| hypoxia | low oxygen |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| hypoxemia | condition of low oxygen in the blood |
| spir/o, pnea | breathing |
| apnea | breathing |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| ABG | atrial blood gas |
| CPAP | continuous positive pressure |
| DOE | dyspnea on exertion |
| Bx | biopsy |
| hepat/o, hepatic/o | liver |
| doch/o | duct |
| dyspepsia | bad digestion |
| cholecystalgia | gull bladder pain |
| odontoclases | breaking of a tooth |
| biligenesis | formation of bile |
| sial/o | saliva |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o | abdomen |
| gastropexy | surgical fixation of the stomach |
| enter/o | intestine |
| ile/o | ilium |
| stomatosis | inflammation of the mouth |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| lithotripsy | crushing of stones |
| vesiculotomy | creation of an opening into the bladder |
| urethrastenosis | restriction in the urethra |
| cele | hernia |
| meat/o | opening |
| balan/o | penis |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o, testicul/o | testicle |
| aspermia | lack of sperm |
| oliguria | low urine output |
| polyuria | excessive urine output |
| nephralgia | kidney pain |
| nocturia | night time urination |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
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