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HIM361 Test 3
terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| androgen | |
| balanitis | |
| cryogenic surgery | |
| cryptochidism | |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymus |
| gonorrhea | |
| hydrocele | |
| orchiectomy | excision of the testes |
| orchitis | inflammation of the testes |
| penile | |
| penoscrotal | pertaining to the penis and scrotum |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland |
| prostatectomy | excision of the prostate gland |
| seminiferous tubules | |
| spermolytic | breakdown of sperm |
| oligospermia | scanty sperm |
| aspermia | condition of no sperm |
| teratoma | |
| testicular | pertaining to the testicles |
| varicocele | enlargement of the varicose veins in the penis? |
| vasectomy | surgical procedure when part of the vas deferens is cut and tied off. |
| azoospermia | |
| spermatogenesis | creation of sperm |
| testosterone | |
| ochiopexy | |
| vasovasostomy | reversal of a vasectomy - connection of the two previously disconnected pieces of the vas deferens |
| cerebellar | pertaining to the cerebellum |
| cerebrospinal fluid | pertaining to the cerebrum and spine clear watery fluid that flows around the brain and spinal cord purpose: cushion to protect the brain and spinal cord from shock |
| cerebral cortex | |
| subdural hematoma | |
| epidural hematoma | |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
| anencephaly | |
| glioblastoma | |
| leptomeningeal | |
| meningeal | |
| meningioma | |
| myelomeningocele | |
| myoneural | |
| myelopathy | |
| poliomyelitis | |
| neuropathy | disease of the nerves |
| polyneuritis | inflammation of multiple nerves |
| cerebellopontine | |
| radiculopathy | disease of the spinal nerve roots |
| radiculitis | inflammation of the spinal nerve roots |
| thalamic | pertaining to the thalamus |
| intrathecal injection | |
| vagal | pertaining to the vagal nerve |
| analgesia | without sensitivity to pain? without pain |
| hypoalgesia | decreased sensativity to pain |
| neuralgia | pain of a nerve |
| cephalgia | pain of the head headache |
| casualgia | intense burning pain following injury to a sensory nerve |
| comatose | |
| anethesia | without nervous feeling, |
| hyperesthesia | increased nervous feeling |
| paresthesia | |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| hyperkinesis | |
| dyskinesia | painful movement |
| akinetic | without movement |
| epilepsy | |
| narcolepsy | |
| dyslexia | developmental reading disorder occuring when the brain does not work properly ro recognize, process, and interpret languarge |
| hemiparesis | weakness of right OR left side of the body partial paralysis |
| aphasia | without speech |
| hemiplegia | paralysis to Right or left side of the body - contralateral to the side of the brain with injury |
| paraplegia | paralysis of the lower body and limbs |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
| apraxia | |
| neurasthenia | when movements and behavior are not purposeful |
| syncopal | pertaining to fainting |
| ataxia | condition of decreased coordination |
| angiogram | record of a blood vessel (x-ray) |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel |
| aortic stenosis | |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of arteries |
| arterial anastomosis | |
| arteriography | process of recording arteries (x-ray) |
| endarterectomy | |
| atheroma | collection (mass) of fatty materials in an artery |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of arteries with fatty material |
| atherectomy | removal of fatty material in a vessel |
| atrial | pertaining to the atrium |
| atrioventricular | pertaining to the atrium and ventricle |
| brachial artery | pertaining to the artery of the arm |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of heart muscle |
| bradycardia | pertaining to slow heartrate |
| tachycardia | pertaining to fast heartrate |
| cardiogenic shock | |
| hypercholesterolemia | condition of excessive cholesterol in the blood |
| coronary arteries | |
| cyanosis | abnormal condition of bluish discoloration from lack of oxygen |
| myxoma | |
| hypoxia | |
| pericardiocentesis | |
| phlebotomy | incision of a vein |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein with clots |
| arrhyrthmia | |
| sphygmomanometer | |
| stethosope | |
| thrombolysis | |
| valvuloplasty | |
| mitral valvulitis | |
| valvotomy | incision of a valve |
| vasoconstriction | narrowing of blood vessels |
| vasodilation | widening of blood vessels |
| vascular | pertaining to blood vessels |
| venous | pertaining to veins |
| venipuncture | |
| interventricular septum | pertaining to between the ventricles |
| adenoidectomy | |
| adenoid hypertrophy | |
| alveolar | |
| bronchospasm | involuntary muscle contraction of a bronchial tube |
| bronchiectasis | dilation or widening of a bronchial tube |
| bronchodilator | substance that widens bronchial tubes, making it easier to breathe |
| bronchopleaural | |
| bronchiolitis | |
| hypercapnia | increased condition of carbon dioxide in the blood |
| pnemoconiosis | abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
| epiglottitis | pertaining to the epiglottis |
| laryngeal | pertaining to the larynx |
| laryngospasm | involuntary muscular contraction of the larynx |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| lobectomy | removal of a lobe of the lung |
| mediastinoscopy | visual examination of the mediastinum |
| paranasal sinuses | |
| nasogastric intubation | |
| orthopnea | |
| hypoxia | |
| expectoration | |
| pharyngeal | |
| dysphonia | |
| phrenic nerve | |
| pleurodynia | pain in the pleura |
| pleural effusion | |
| pneumothorax | |
| pneumonectomy | excision of a lung |
| rhinoplasty | |
| rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose |
| sinusitis | inflammation of the sinus cavity |
| spirometer | |
| expiration | |
| respiration | |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion of a lung (collapsed lung) |
| thoracotomy | incision into the chest - thoracic cavity |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest/thoracic cavity |
| tonsillectomy | excision of the tonsils |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea - below the voicebox |
| tracheal stenosis | |
| empyema | |
| anosmia | |
| apnea | |
| dyspnea | painful breathing |
| hyperpnea | |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| hemoptysis | spitting blood |
| asphyxia | |
| hemothorax | blood in the chest cavity |
| pyothorax | mucus in the chest cavity |
| vulvuitis | inflammation of a valve |
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