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final in medterm
med term2 final for Hamilton
| word | defenation |
|---|---|
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| laryngotomy | cutting into the larynx |
| tracheotomy | surgically removing the larynx |
| bronchoscopy | looking into the bronchi |
| tachypnea | accelerated breathing |
| dyspnea | difficult breathing |
| hemoptysis | spitting or coughing up blood |
| apnea | without breathing |
| tracheostomy | temporary or permanent opening in trachea |
| laryngectomy | surgically removing of larynx |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| rhinoplasty | repair of nose surgically |
| pneumoconiosis | an abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
| epistaxis | nose bleed |
| cystic fibrosis | inheritable disease that affects systems that produce mucous |
| emphysema | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease progressive destruction of the air sacs in the lungs |
| atelectasis | a collapse lung |
| pulmonologist | specialist of the lungs |
| respiratory therapist | technician who administers among other treatments inhalation therapy to patients with lung disease |
| pulmonary angiography | x-ray of the vessels of the lungs |
| laryngoscopy | visual of the larynx |
| endotracheal intubation | tube in the trachea for oxygen to pass through |
| nephritis | inflammation of kidney |
| hydronephrosis | back up of urine in the kidney |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| cystectomy | removal of bladder |
| pyelogram | x-ray of collection ducts in the renal |
| polyuria | excessive urine |
| nephropexy | surgically reattaching of the kidney into anatomical position |
| urethritis | inflammation of the urethra |
| nocturia | frequent going to bathroom at night |
| enuresis | bed wetting |
| nephrologist | specialist in the kidney diseases |
| urologist | specialist in the urinary tract |
| cystoscopy | viewing of the bladder |
| intravenous pyelogram | x-ray showing the drainage pattern of the kidneys |
| retrograde pyelogram | viewing of urethra and bladder by flushing dye backwards |
| voiding cystourethrogram | viewing of bladder as urinating occurs |
| dialysis | cleaning of the blood of its waste products |
| orchiditis | inflammation of the testes |
| orchidectomy | removal of testes |
| testosterone | male sex hormone |
| balanitis | inflammation of the head of penis |
| androgenic | stimulation maleness |
| androgynous | characteristics of male and female appearance |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| vas deferens | duct carrying semen |
| herniorrhaphy | surgical correction of inguinal hernia |
| hypospadias | opening on the underside of penis for urethra |
| hydrocele | sac of fluid around the testis |
| varicocele | dilated and twisted veins of the testis |
| cryptorchidism | abnormal condition in which testes do not drop |
| benign prostatic hypertrophy | swelling of the prostate gland which surrounds the base of the male badder and urethra causing difficulty urinating |
| transurethral resection of the prostate | surgical cure for obstruction of the urinary tract |
| prostate specific antigen | a marker test for protein in prostate cell secretion which can be detected with a lab test |
| hysterectomy | removal of uterus |
| endometritis | inflammation of the lining of uterus |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the uterine tube |
| hematosalpinx | blood in the uterine tube |
| colporrhaphy | suturing a teas in the vagina |
| colpoplasty | surgical repair of vagina |
| colposcopy | viewing of interior of vagina |
| oophorectomy | surgical removal of ovaries |
| oophoropexy | surgical fixation of the overies |
| menarche | menstrual cycle |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
| precoital | painful intercourse |
| postcoita | painful before and after intercourse |
| endometriosis | condition in which the lining of the endometrial tissue flushes up the uterine tube causes pain |
| pelvic inflammatory disease | inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity via reproductive tract |
| prolapsed uterus | when uterus is dropping into the vagina area |
| obstetrician | physician specializing in the management of pregnancy and delivering babies |
| episiotomy | surgical procedure of cutting into the perineal area to prevent tearing of tissue when the barbies head transverses the vaginal opening |
| hysterosalpingogram | x-ray of uterus and uterine tubes |
| colposcopy | visual of the interior of the vagina and cervix |
| dilatation and curettage | dilation the cervix scrapping of superficial layers of the endometrium |
| mammoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the breast |
| nulligravidia | never pregnant |
| multipara | many live births |
| nullipara | never had live birth |
| prepartum | before labor or birth |
| postpartum | after birth or dilvery |
| dystocia | difficult delivery |
| oncologist | cancer specialist |
| oncology | study of cancer |
| benign | good news not cancerous |
| radio sensitive | cancer degenerates in response to radiation |
| no metastases | no new growth |
| negative nodes | have no matastasized |
| in remission | not active |
| malignant | cancerous |
| metastases | new forming cancer cells |
| positive node | have new metastasized invaded into surrounding tissue |
| relapse | sick again recurrence |
| inoperable | can not operate |
| malignant | cancerous |
| metastasize | new growth |
| carcinoma | most common form of cancer |
| sarcoma | cancer of bone and bone marrow,muscle ,lyphatics |
| biopsies | tissue sample |
| prognosis | type of treatments that may most likely succeed |
| carcinogens | are cancer causing agents |
| radiation | an aget to destroy cancer |
| radioresistance | some resistance to radiation therapy |
| fractionation | The division of a total therapeutic dose of radiation into small doses to be administered over a period of days or weeks. |
| chemotharapeutic agents | medications for treating cancer |
| myelosuppression | reduction of bone marrow blood cell replacement |
| chemotherapy | chemo that may cause the cancer to disappear |
| angiogenesis | blood vessel growing |
| inhibitor | medication used to starve the growth of a tumor |
| adjuvant therapy | surgery followed by additional treatments chemo |
| cryosurgery | use freezing to remove |
| fulguration | malignant tissue destroyed with an electrocautery instrument |
| excisional biopsy | removal of tumor and safe margin of normal tissue |
| en bloc resection | removal of tumor and large amount of surrounding tissue including positive lymph nodes |
| palliative | gives relief to symptoms but do not cure it |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of tonsils |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| cyanosis | bluish color |
| appendectomy | removal of appendix |
| tonsillectomy | (blank) |
| tracheotomy | cut into wind pipe |
| colostomy | permanet opening in the colon |
| anemia | low blood count |
| microstomia | abnormally small mouth |
| macrostomia | abnormally large mouth |
| megacolon | abnormally large colon |
| colonoscopy | viewing of the colon |
| mammography | imaging of the breast |
| mammogram | x-ray of the breast |
| cardiologist | specialist in the study of heart related diseases |
| nephrologist | study of the kidney a specialist |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| dentist | specialist in the teeth care |
| glossitis | inflammation of the tongue |
| lingual nerve | a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve supplying the anterior two thirds of the tongue and responding to stimuli of pressure, touch, and temperature |
| ginginvitis | inflammation of the gums |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| gastritis | inflammation in the stomach |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation in the stomach |
| colitis | inflammation of the colon |
| megacoln | large colon |
| proctitis | iflammation of the but |
| proctologist | specialist in the but |
| hepatitis | inflammation of liver |
| hepatomegaly | enlarged liver |
| nephrosis | (condition of kidney |
| orchiditis | inflammation of testies |
| orchidectomy | removal of testies |
| osteoporosis | bones become brittle |
| electrocardiogram | graphic record of the heart |
| phlebitis | inflammation of vein |
| phlebotomy | surgical removal of vein |
| pneumonitis | inflammation of the lung caused by a virus or exposure to irritating substances. |
| hematologist | the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs. |
| anemia | a deficiency of red blood cells |
| leukemia | cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets, |
| melanoma | skin tumors characterized by the malignant growth of melanocytes. |
| adenoma | A benign epithelial tumor having a glandular origin and structure. |
| lipoma | a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue. |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| osteoma | bone tumor |
| endoscopy | an examination by means of an endoscope. |
| perianal | around the anus |
| circumcise | cut the skin over the clitoris cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys; |
| retrosternal | situated or occurring behind the sternum |
| epidermis | top layer of skin |
| transurethral | Performed through or by way of the urethra: |
| intravenous | within a vein. |
| subclavian | situated or extending beneath the clavicle, as certain arteries or veins. |
| oliguria | reduced urine formmation |
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