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med term final test
med term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gastrectomy | Gastric resection |
| Osteitis | Inflammation of the bone |
| Hepatoma | Tumor of the Liver |
| Iatrogenic: Hint,...doctors cause this | Pertaing to produced by treatment |
| Diagnosis: | A treatment of the patient |
| Microscopic examination of living tissue | Biopsy |
| Removalof the gland | Adenectomy |
| Pathologist is one who: | Performs autopsies and reads biopsies |
| Pain in the joint: | Arthralgia |
| Abnormal condition of the mind: | Psychosis |
| Study of cells: | Cytology |
| Pertaining to through the liver: (hep makes reference to the liver) | Transhepatic |
| High level of suger in the blood: | Hyperglycemia |
| Pertaining to the brain:(study spelling) | cerebral |
| Cancerous tumor:(study spelling) | carcinoma |
| High blood sugar: (study spelling) | hyperglycemia |
| Internal organs: (study spelling) | viscera |
| Pertaining to the chest; (study spelling) | thoracic |
| Lying on the back;(study spelling) | supine |
| Pertaining to the abdomen;(study spelling) | abdominal |
| Picture of the chromosomes in the nucleus;(study spelling) | Karyotype |
| Membrane surrounding the lungs; (study spelling) | pleura |
| Space between the lungs; (study spelling) | mediastinum |
| Endocrine gland at the base of the brain;(study spelling) | pituitary |
| Pertaining to the (surface)skin;(study spelling) | epithelial |
| The process by which food is burned to release energy; | Catabolism |
| Part of the cell where formation of proteins occurs; | Endoplasmic reticulum rough |
| Sum of the chemical processes in a cell; | Metabolism |
| Picture of neclear structures arranged in numerical order; | Karyotype |
| Part of a cell where catabolism primarily occurs; | Mitochondria |
| Allows materials to pass into and out of the cell; | Cell membrane |
| Genes are composed of; | Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
| Muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; | Diaphragm |
| The space in the chest between the lungs is the: | Mediastinum |
| Adipose means pertaining to; | Fat |
| An epithelial cell is a(an); | Skin cell |
| The pleural cavity is the; | Space between the membranes around the lungs |
| Viscera; | Internal organs |
| The pituitary gland is in which body cavity? It is under the brain[hint] | Cranial |
| Supine means; | Lying on the back |
| The upper lateral regions of the abdomen, beneath the ribs, are the; | Hypochondriac regions |
| The RUQ contains the; | Liver |
| Pertaining to a plane that divides the body into right and left portions; | Sagittal |
| The proper plural form of necleus is; | nuclei |
| Tightly coiled DNA is known as | Chromatid |
| Pertaining to the groin; | Inguinal |
| Pertaining to internal organs; | Visceral |
| Study of tissues; | Histology |
| Cytoplasmic structures where catabolism takes place; | Mitochondria |
| Divides the body laterally into right and left planes; | Sagittal plane |
| Amniocentesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen |
| Death; | necr/o |
| Small artery; | Arteriole |
| Hernia of the urinary bladder; | Cystocele |
| Neutrophil; | Polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| Instrument to record; | -graph |
| Removal of the voice box; | Laryngectomy |
| The opposite of -malacia is; | -sclerosis |
| Excessive development; | Hypertrophy |
| Treatment; | -therapy |
| Condition (disease) of the lung; (study spelling) | pneumonia |
| Hernia of the urinary bladder;(study spelling) | cystocele |
| Deficiency in white blood cells;(study spelling) | leukopenia |
| Pertaining to the groin;(study spelling) | inguinal |
| Incision of the vein; (study spelling) | phlebotomy |
| Without oxygen;(study spelling) | anoxia |
| Not breathing;(study spelling) | apnea |
| Through the skin; (study spelling) | percutaneous |
| Pertaining to between the ribs; | Intercostal |
| Pertaining to the opposite side; | contralateral |
| A congential anomaly; | Syndactyly |
| Symptoms precede an illness; | Prodrome |
| Symphysis; | Bones grow together, as in the pelvis |
| Ultrasonography; | Sound waves and echoes are used to create an image |
| Hypertrophy; | Increase in cell size; increased development |
| Dia-: | Complete, through |
| Dyspnea; | Difficult breathing |
| Brady; | slow |
| Recombinant DNA; | Gene from one organism is inserted into another organism |
| Epithelial; | Surface cells that line internal organs and are found in the skin |
| Pertaining to below the rib; | infracostal |
| New growth(tumor); | neoplasm |
| Membrane surrounding a bone: | periosteum |
| Condition of slow heartbeat | bradycardia |
| Pertaining to under the skin | hypodermic |
| Condition of deficiency of all (blood cells) | pancyopenia |
| Carrying away from (the body) | Abduction |
| Two endocrine glands, each above a kidney | adrenal |
| Condition of "no" oxygen (deficiency) | anoxia |
| Pertaining to through the tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body | transurethral |
| A substance that acts against a poison | antitoxin |
| Pertaining to within the windpipe | endotracheal |
| Rapid breathing; | tachypnea |
| Pertaining to the opposite side | contralateral |
| Four endocrine glands in the neck region | parathyroid |
| Feeling of well-being | euphoria |
| Removal of half of the tongue | hemiglossectomy |
| Pertaining to the ribs | intercostal |
| Harmless, non-cancerous | benign |
| Pertaining to behind the membrane surrounding the abdominal organs | retroperitoneal |
| Muscular wave like movement to transport food through the digestive system; | Peristalsis |
| Part of the tooth that contains a rich supply of nerves and blood vessels; | Pulp |
| Gingiv/o means; | Gums |
| Buccal means; | Pertaining to the cheek |
| Enzyme to digest starch; | Amylase |
| Ring of muscles; | Sphincter |
| Fats are improperly digested and appear in the feces; | Steatorrhea |
| Lack of appetite; | Anorexia |
| Esophageal varices are; | Swollen twisted veins |
| Difficulting in swallowing; | Dysphagia |
| White plaques on the mucosa of the mouth; | Oral leukoplakia |
| Twisting of the intestine;(spelling) | volvulus |
| Yellow coloration of the skin; (spelling) | jaundice |
| Salivary gland near the ear; (spelling) | parotid gland |
| Nutrition is given other than through the intestine; (Spelling) | parenteral |
| Destruction of blood; | hemolysis |
| Swelling, fluid in tissues; | edema |
| Visual examination of the bladder; | cystoscopy |
| Stone; | calculus |
| Collecting area in the kidney; | calyx |
| Inability to hold urine in bladder; | incontinence |
| Surgical punture to remove fluid from the abdomen; | Paracentesis |
| Periodontal procedure; | Gingivectomy |
| Portion of the urinary bladder; | trigone |
| Glomerular; | Pertaining to small balls of capillaries in the kidney |
| A term that means no urine production is; | Anuria |
| Artificial kidney machine; | Hemodialysis |
| Protein in the urine; | Albuminuria |
| Alkaline; | Basic |
| Central collecting region in the kidney; | renal pelvis |
| Chemical element carrying an electrical charge when dissolved in water, sodium, and potassium are examples; | Electrolyte |
| Tube foe injecting or removing fluids; | Catheter |
| Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate production of red blood cells by bone marrow; | Erythopoietin |
| Inner region of an organ; | Medulla |
| Outer region of an organ; | Cortex |
| Tiny ball of the capillaries in outer area of kidney; | Glomerulus |
| Urination, micturition; | voiding |
| Nitrogenous waste product of muscle metabolism excreted in urine; | creatinine |
| Hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine; | urinary bladder |
| High blood levels of a pigment released by the liver with bile; | Hyperbilirubinemia |
| Specialist in gums; | Periodontist |
| Abnormal side pockets in a hollow organ, such as the intestine; | Diverticula |
| Chronic intestinal inflammation; | Crohn disease |
| Excessive thrist; | polydipsia |
| Nephrolithotomy; | Incision to remove a renal calculus |
| Renal abscess may lead to; | Pyuria |
| Pregnancy; | Gestation |
| Area between the uterus and the rectum; | Cul-de-sac |
| Part of the vulva; | Labia majora |
| Adnexa uteri; | Ovaries and fallopian tubes |
| Respiratory disorder in the neonate; | Hyaline membrane disease |
| Incision of the perineum during childbirth; | Episiotomy |
| Fingerlike ends of the fallopian tubes are called; | Fimbriae |
| The study and treatment of newborns is called; | Neonatology |
| Sac containing the egg is the; | Ovarian follicle |
| Hormone produced by an endocrine gland located below the brain; | Follicle-stimulating hormone |
| Removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries; | Bilateral salpingo-oophrectomy |
| Premature separation of placenta; | Abruptio placentae |
| A woman who has had three miscarriages and 2 live births; | Grav 5 para 2 |
| Endometrial carcinoma may be detected by; | D & C |
| Removal of internal and reproductive organs in the region of the hip; | Pelvic exenteration |
| Physician's effort to turn the fetus during delivery; | Cephalic version |
| Gynecomastia; | Abnormal development of breast tissue in males |
| Excessive flow of blood from the uterus between menstrual periods; | Metrorrhagia |
| Painful labor and delivery; | Dystocia |
| Menarche; | First menstrual period |
| ms. Sally Ping has vaginal discharge, pain in the LLQ and RLQ, dysmenorrhea, and a gonococcal infection. A likely diagnosis; | Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
| Pieces of the inner lining of the uterus are ectopic; | Endometriosis |
| Leukorrhea is associated with which of the following conditions? | Cervicitis |
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