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Unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tonsillitis | Inflammation of the tonsils |
| Rhinoplasty | Reconstruct the nose |
| Tracheotomy | Surgical opening in the neck into the trachea |
| Pneumonia | Infection inflamming the air sacs causing fluid or pus |
| Alveolar | Related to small sacs in the lungs |
| Gastropexy | Surgical procedure that attcahes the stomach to the abdominal wall |
| Jejunitis | Inflammation of the jejunum |
| Sigmoidoscope | Examine the rectum and sigmoid colon with a camera |
| Proctology | Diagnosing and treating disease of the colon, rectum, and anus |
| Biligenesis | Production of bile |
| Urethrostenosis | Narrowing of the urethra |
| Hematuria | Blood in urine |
| Cystotomy | Surgical procedure reating an opening in bwteen the urinary bladder and the lower abdomen |
| Meatoscope | Device for examining the urethra |
| Pyelonephritis | Kidney infection |
| Epididymotomy | Making an incision into th epididymis |
| Aspermia | Lack of semen production |
| Prostatomegaly | Enlarged protstate gland |
| Testitis | Inflammation of the testis |
| Balanorrhea | Excessive discharge from the penis |