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med terminology
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| diagnosis | process of identifying diseas |
| myospasm | involuntary muscle movement |
| hemorrhage | excessive flow |
| nephroptosis | drooling |
| acute | sudden and severe |
| anaesthesia | drugs used to stop you feeling your sensations |
| anaphylaxis | life threatening allergic reaction |
| antibody | blood proteins that helps to fight attacks on immune system |
| antibiotics | medicines used to fight against bacterial infections |
| anti coagulant | reduce clotting in blood |
| anti inflammatory drugs | use to reduce inflammation in body |
| anus | opening of rectum |
| arthritis | inflammation of joints |
| biopsy | taking small sample of tissue for examination |
| BMI | body mass index |
| brachial plexus injury | damage to the nerves in baby's neck |
| cholestrol | group of blood fats |
| epidermis | outer layer of skin |
| sebaceous gland | oil gland |
| onycho/ungyo | nail |
| trichio/ pilo | hair |
| adipo/lipo | fat |
| cutano/dermo/derma | skin |
| xero | dry |
| kerato | hardness |
| squamo | scale |
| epiphyseal plate | growth palte |
| axial center | skull and spine |
| sternum | breast bone |
| coastal | ribs |
| osteo | bone |
| artho | joints |
| cranium | skull |
| lumbar | lower part of back |
| brachio | related to both arms and head |
| brachioalgia | pain in arms |
| intercoastal | between ribs |
| femur | thigh bone |
| bursae | sac of fluid around joints |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| paresis | partial paralysis |
| palagia | complete paralysis |
| ankylosis | stiff or bent |
| cerebr/o encephl/o | brain |
| cerebello | cerebellum |
| mening/o meningi/o | meninges |
| meningitis | inflammation of meninges |
| neuropathy | disease of nerves |
| ganglion | bundle of neurons |
| myel/o | spinal cord/bone marrow |
| aphasia | loss of speech |
| phren/o, psych/o | mind |
| somn/o | sleep |
| asomnia | loss of sleep |
| mania | excessive desire |
| phobia | excessive fear |
| ocul/o, opth/o, opt/o | eyes |
| lacrim/o | lacrimal gland |
| sclera | white part of eye |
| cornea | clear middle surface of eye |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| gonad/o | sex organ |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pituatar/o, hypophsy/o | pituatary gland |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o | thyroid |
| hypoglycemia | low level blood glucose |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| thyroid glad | t3, t4 |
| erythrocyte | red blood cells |
| leukocytes | white blood cells |
| thrombocytes | platelets |
| immunoglobulins | blood dissolving proteins |
| thromb/o | clot |
| hemo, hemat/o | blood |
| cyt/o | cell |
| cytology | study of cells |
| -ology | study of |
| -ist | specialist if anything |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| angio, vaso, vasculo | vessels |
| -osis | condition |
| -necro | death |
| xeno | foreing |
| -ia , - ium | condition |
| -tomy | to remove |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -penia | deficiency |
| blano | testicle |
| urocyanosis | blue urine |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| nephropexy | surgical fixation of kidney |
| orchioplasty | surgical reconstruction of testicle |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| excessive vomitting | hyperemesis |
| aphagia | inability to eat |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina |
| epis/o,vulv/o | vulva |
| perine/o | perineum |
| glossoplasty | surgical reconstruction of tongue |
| enter/o | intestines |
| mast/o, mamm/o | breast |
| lact/o | milk |
| gynec/o, gyn/o | women |
| mastopexy | surgical fixation of breasts |
| lactorrhea | flow of milk |
| lactorrhagea | excessive flow of milk |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus |
| cervicodynia | pain in cervix |
| ovari/o, oophor/o | ovaries |
| men/o | mensturation |
| salping/o | fallopion tube, also ear tube |
| labor | process of giving birth |
| amniocentesis | punture in the amnoitic sac |
| covade syndrome | man experiencing labor pains |
| cyesis | pregnancy |
| choroinitis | inflammation of choroin |
| toc/o | labor |
| fetometery | measurement of fetus |
| part/o, nat/o | birth |
| postpartum | after birth |
| prenatal | preterm babies |
| amastia | no breast |
| macromastia | big breasr |
| cervical dysplasia | difficult formation of cervix |
| colpoptosis | drooping vagina |
| polycystic ovarian | many cysts on ovaries |
| menarche | beggining of mensturation |
| thalarche | beginning of breast tissues |
| HRT | harmone replacement therapy |
| Cx | cervix |
| VH | vaginal hysterectomy |
| P | BIRTK |
| CS | C SECTION |
| EDD | expected date of delivery |
| LMP | last mentural period |
| IVF | IN VITRO FERTILIZATION |
| DOB | date of birth |
| IUI | intrauterine insemination |
| FAS | fetal alchohol syndrome |
| FOB | father of baby |
| endometeroisis | inflammation of endometrium |
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