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Chapter 1 Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenitis | inflammation of the glands |
| adenoma | tumor in the glands |
| adenopathy | diease of the glands |
| anemia | blood condition decreased number of red blood cells. |
| arthralgia | pain of the joints |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
| autopsy | process of examining a body after death. |
| biology | study of life |
| biopsy | process of removing a small pieces of living tissue for microscope examination |
| carcinogenic | pertaining to producing cancer |
| carcinoma | tumor of cancer |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cerbral | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| cystoscope | visually examining the urinary bladder |
| cytology | study of cells |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatology | study of skin |
| diagnosis | complete knowledge of a patients condition |
| electrocardiogram | record of electricty of the heart |
| electroencephalogram | record of electricty of the brain |
| endocrine gland | glands that secrete within the blood stream |
| endocrinologist | one who specailizes in the study of endocrine glands |
| endocrinology | study of endocrine glands |
| endoscope | instrument to view within the body |
| endoscopy | process of visually examining inside the body |
| enteritis | inflammation of the intestines usually small |
| enteropathy | diease of the interstines |
| epidermis | outer layer of skin |
| epigastric | pertaining to above the stomach |
| erthrocyte | red blodd cells |
| excision | process of cutting out, removal |
| exocrine glands | glands that secrete outside the body |