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Medical Terms Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ultra- | Excessive |
| Therapeut/o | Treatment |
| Pharmaceut/i | Drugs or medicine |
| Percussion | Tapping the body with the fingertips or fist to evaluate internal organs |
| Palpation | Feeling the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hand |
| Thermometer | Instrument used to measure temperature |
| Positron emission tomography | Combining tomography and radioactive substances to produce enhanced images |
| Narcotics | Substances that produce insensibility or stupor |
| Neoplasm | May be malignant or benign |
| Chronic | An adjective that describes a disease showing little change or slow progression |
| Leukopenia | A deficiency of white blood cells |
| Omphalic | Pertaining to the navel |
| Antibodies | Immunoglobulins that are formed to act against foreign cells or substances |
| Erythropoiesis | The production of red blood cells |
| Onychomalacia | Softening of the nails |
| Lacrimation | Crying |
| Thoracotomy | Surgical incision of the chest cavity |
| Onychomycosis | A fungal disease of the nails |
| Osteoid | Resembling bone |
| Extention | The movement that brings the leg into a straight position |
| Costectomy | Excision of a rib |
| Craniotomy | Incision of the cranium |
| Myasthenia gravis | Disease characterized by great muscular weakness |
| Craniectomy | Excision of a portion of the skull |
| Intercostal | Between the ribs |
| Patellofemoral | Kneecap and the thigh bone |
| Osteomalacia | A skeletal disorder in adults characterized by a distubance in bone metabolism and commonly caused by a deficiency of vitamin D |
| Embolus | A mass of undissolved matter present in a vessel and brought there by the circulating blook |
| Cerbrovascular accident | Stroke |
| Lymphangiography | Roentgenography of the lymphatic vessels and nodes |
| Cardiopulmonary | Pertaining to the heart and lungs |
| Myocarditis | The heart muscle |
| Angiocardiography | Roentgenography of the heart and great vessels |
| Pericarditis | Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart |
| Pharyngitis | Inflammation of the throat |
| Spirometry | The measurement of the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs |
| Aphasia | The inability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs caused by improper functioning of the brain |
| Pharynx | The throat |
| Pulmonary lobectomy | Excision of a lobe of the lung |
| Laryngalgia | Painful larynx |
| Aphonia | Absence of voice |
| COPD | A disease process that causes decreased ability of the lungs to perform their ventilator function |
| Tracheobronchial | Pertaining to the windpipe and the bronchi |
| Bradypnea | Abnormally slow breathing |
| Thoracic | Chest |
| Rhinoplasty | Plastic surgery of the nose |
| Ventilator | Machine for prolonged artificial respiration |
| Gastroscopy | Examination of the stomach with an endoscope |
| Biliary | Refers to bile |
| Alimentation | The process of providing nutrition for the body |
| Hepatomegaly | Enlarged liver |
| Duodenum, jejunum,ileum | Each part of small intestine |
| Gastric lavage | Washing out of the stomach |
| Vagotomy | Procedure that is performed to decrease the amount of gastric juices by severing the nerves that control their release |
| Diverticulitis | Inflammatio of a small sac or pouch in the intestinal tract causing stagnation of feces and pain |
| Sialography | Radiographic examinatio of the salivary glands and duct |
| Periodontics | Branch of dentistry that specializes in the tissue that invests and supports the teeth |
| Proctologist | Physician specializing in diseases of the anus, rectum, and colon |
| Anorexia | Loss of appetite for food |
| Glomerulonephritis | A type of nerhpritis in which the glomeruli of the kidney are |
| Glomerulus | The part of the nephron that filters the blood |
| Cystocele | A bladder hernia that protrudes onto the vagina |
| Uremia | A toxic condition of the body that is associated with failure of the kidneys to function properly |
| Glycosuria | Sugar in the urine |
| Endometritis | Inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus |
| Vaginal | An adjective that refers to the birth canal |
| Amniocentesis | Surgical puncture of the amnion |
| Orchiopexy | Sugical fixation of an undescended testicle |
| Gynecology | The study of diseases of the female reproductive organs |
| Testosterone | A hormone that is important in the development and maintenance of male sexual characteristics |
| Hydrocele | A serous tumor of the testis |
| Colposcopy | An examination using an instrument that magnifies the vaginal mucosa |
| Metrorrhagia | Bleeding from the uterus at any time other than during the menstrual period |
| Ectopic pregnancy | Abnormal implantation of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus |
| Liposuction | A cosmetic procedure to remove or reduce localized areas of fat |
| Necrosis | Death of tissue or bone that is surrounded by healthy parts |
| Onychopathy | Disease of the nails |
| Pustule | Visible collection of pus beneath the epidermis |
| Ulcers | Deep, irregular erosion |
| Frostbite | Damage to the skin, tissues, and blood vessels as a result of prolonged exposure to cold |
| Psychosis | Any major mental disorder characterized by gross impairment in reality testng and often characterized by inappropriate miid and diminished impulse control |
| Meningocele | Herniation of the meninges |
| Cerebral aneurysm | Localized dilation of the wall of a cerbral artery |
| Multiple sclerosis | A chronic disease of the central nervous system in which there is progressive destruction of the myelin sheaths of the neurons |
| Chemoreceptors | Nerve endings that detect chemicals |
| Agorahpobia | An irrational fear of open spaces |
| Anorexia | Absence of appetite |
| Androgen | A substance that producesor stimulates the development of male characteristics |
| Hypersecretion | Increased release of a chemical substance by a gland |
| Dwarfism | A disease caused by hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood |
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