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Med Term Chapt 2 voc
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aphonia | without voice/sound |
| anaerobic | without air |
| anticoagulant | aqainst clotting |
| contraception | opposed to becoming pregnant |
| decapitate | seperation of the head [caput] from the body |
| abnormal | pertaining to away from normal |
| adhesion | to stick to |
| circumvascular | pertaining to around a vessel |
| periosteum | pertaining to around a bone |
| dialysis | dissolution across or through a membrane |
| transmission | to send across or through |
| eccentric | pertaining to away from center |
| excise | to cut out [cis/o=to cut] |
| ectopic | pertaining to a place outside |
| exocrine | denoting secretion outside |
| extravascular | pertaining to outside a vessel |
| encapsulate | within a little box |
| endoscope | instrument for examination within |
| intradermal | pertaining to within the skin |
| epidermal | pertaining to upon the skin |
| intercostal | pertaining to between te ribs [cost/o=rib] |
| mesomorphic | pertaining to the middle form |
| metastatsis | beyond stopping or standing [the spread of disease from one part of the body to another] |
| metamorphosis | condition of change in form |
| paramedic | pertaining to alongside of medicine |
| paranoia | condition of abnormal thinking |
| retrograde | going backward |
| infraumbilical | pertaining to below the navel [umbilic/o=navel] |
| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue [lingu/o=tongue] |
| bilateral | pertaining to two or both sides |
| hemisephalic | pertaining to half of the head |
| hyperlipemia | excessive fat in the blood |
| hypothermia | condition of below normal temperatures |
| macrocyte | large cell |
| microlith | small stone |
| monochromatic | pertaining to one color |
| unilateral | pertaining to one side |
| oliguria | condition of deficient urine |
| panacea | a cure-all |
| polyphobia | condition of many fears |
| multicellular | pertaining to many cells |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
| suprarenal | pertaining to above the kidney |
| supranumary | excessive numbers- too many to count |
| triangle | three angles |
| ultrasonic | pertaining to beyond sound |
| antepartium | before labor |
| premature | before ripe |
| prognosis | before knowing [prediction of course and outcome of a disease] |
| bradycardia | condition of a slow heart |
| tachycardia | condition of a fast heart |
| postoperative | after an operation/surgery |
| reactivate | to make active again |
| syndactylism | webbing together of toes or fingers [dactyl/o=finger or toe] |
| symbiosis | presence of life together |
| congenital | pertaining to being born with |
| dysphonia | condition of difficult voice or sound [hoarseness] |
| eugenic | pertaining to good production |
| neoplasia | a new [abnormal] formation |
| Adenoma | gland tumor |
| Aerobic | pertaining to air |
| Angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel |
| Vasectomy | excision of a vessel |
| Vascular | pertaining to a vessel |
| Carcinogenic | pertaining to the production of cancer |
| Cardiologist | one who specializes in treatment of the heart |
| Cephalic | Pertaining to the heart |
| Cyanotic | pertaining to blue |
| Cytology | Study of cells |
| Dermal | pertaining to the skin |
| Dermatology | study of the skin |
| Cutaneous | pertaining to the skin |
| Dextrocardia | Condition of the heart on the right side |
| Erythrocyte | red cell |
| Fibroma | fiber tumor |
| Gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| Osteogenic | pertaining to the origin or production in bone |
| Sclerosis | a condition of hardness |
| Sinistropedal | pertaining to the left foot |
| Sonometer | an instrument to measure sound |
| Stenosis | a condition of narrow |
| Thermometer | used for measuring heat |
| Toxemia | poison in the blood |
| Toxicology | study of poison |
| Trophocyte | a cell that provides nourishment |
| hypertrophy | condition of excessive development |
| Urology | study or urine Urinary |
| black tumor | |
| Morphology | study of form |
| Nasal | pertaining to the nose |
| Rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| Necrocytosis | condition or increase of cell death |
| Oral | pertaining to the mouth |
| Orthostatic | pertaining to standing straight |
| Osteal | pertaining to bone |
| Pathology | study of disease |
| Pediatrics | treatment of a child |
| pedal | pertaining to the foot |
| Hydrophobia | exaggerated fear of water |
| photophobia | sensitivity to light |
| Phonic | pertaining to voice or sound |
| Dysplasia | condition of faulty formation |
| Podiatry | treatment of the foot |
| Psychology | study of the mind |
| Pyopoiesis | formation of pus |
| Renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| Nephrosis | condition of the kidney |
| Cephalalgia | pain in the head- headache |
| Cephalodynia | pain in the head- headache |
| Pathogenesis | origin or production of disease |
| Hemolysis | breakdown of blood |
| Hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver Lipoid |
| Leucopenia | abnormal reduction of white blood cells |
| Rhinorrhea | runny discharge from the nose |
| Vasospasm | involuntary contraction of a blood vessel |
| Gastrocele | pouching of the stomach |
| Angiectasis | expansion or dilation of a blood vessel |
| Hyperlipemia | blood condition of excessive fat |
| Lithiasis | formation or presence of a stone or stones |
| Hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| Osteomalacia | softening of the bone |
| Carcinoma | cancer tumor |
| Sclerosis | condition of hard |
| leukosytosis | increase of white cells |
| Basophil | cell with an attraction for basic dyes |
| Pneumophilia | condition that has an attraction for the lungs |
| Gastroptosis | downward displacement of the stomach |
| Hemorrhage | to burst forth blood |
| Hepatorrhexis | rupture of the liver |
| Abdominocentesis | puncture for aspiration of the abdomen |
| Arthrodesis | binding together of a joint |
| Nephrectomy | excision or removal of a kidney |
| Gastropexy | fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall |
| Rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| Osteorrhaphy | suture of bone |
| Laparotomy | incision into the abdomen |
| Gastrostomy | creation of an opening in the stomach |
| Lithotripsy | crushing of stone |
| Erythrocyte | a red blood cell |
| Phobia | condition of an exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| Alcoholism | condition of alcohol abuse |
| Epigastrium | structure upon the stomach-region in the abdomen |
| , pericardium | tissue around the heart/sac enclosing the heart |
| Starvation | condition or process of starving |
| Adenopathy | condition or process of gland disease |
| Cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| Pedal | pertaining to the foot |
| Glandular | pertaining to a gland |
| Pulmonary | pertaining to the lung |
| Esophageal | pertaining to the esophagus Toxic |
| Fibrous | pertaining to fiber |
| Cyanotic | pertaining to blue |
| Ventricle | small belly or pouch |
| Bronchiole | small airway |
| Macula | small spot |
| Pustule | small pimple |
| Sonogram | record of sound |
| Sonograph | instrument for recording sound |
| Sonography | process of recording sound |
| Pediactrics | treatment of children |
| Psychiatry | treatment of the mind |
| Cytology | study of cells |
| Psychologist | one who specializes in the study or the treatment of the mind |
| Pharmacist | one who specializes in drugs |
| Spirometer | instrument for measuring breathing [spir/o=breathing] |
| Spirometry | process of measuring breathing |
| Hemopoiesis | formation of blood |
| Endoscope | instrument for examination within |
| Endoscopy | examination of within |
| Hemostasis | stop blood |
| Orthostasis | stand straight |
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Kachmiel
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