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AMA170 - Chapter 3 T
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| otalgia | ear pain |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| rectocele | hernia of the rectum |
| cystocele | hernia of the urinary bladder |
| thoracentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluids from the chest |
| amniocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion sac |
| abdominocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluids from the abdomen |
| streptococcus | berry shaped bacterium in twisted chains |
| staphylococci | berry-shaped or spherical bacteria in clusters |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell |
| pleurodynia | pain associated with the pleura |
| laryngectomy | removal of the larynx |
| mastectomy | removal of a breast |
| anemia | blood condition of reduced oxygen delivery, low count of red blood cells |
| ischemia | condition of holding back blood from an organ or tissue (no irrigation) |
| carcinogenesis | formation or production of cancer |