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MTChabner Final
med term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acute | Characterized by a relatively short onset and severe course |
| Adenocarcinoma | A cancerous tumor of glandular (epithelial) cells |
| Adrenal | Endocrine glands that are near (above) each kidney |
| Amniocentesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the fetus |
| Anemia | deficiency of hemoglobin in red blood cells |
| Angi/o | blood vessel |
| Angioplasty | Surgical repair to open blocked vessels with a balloon and stent |
| Antepartum | Before birth |
| Anterior | front of the body |
| Antibody | protein made by white blood cells and capable of destroying bacteria and viruses |
| Apnea | person momentarily is not able to contract respiratory muscles or maintain airflow through the nose and mouth |
| Atheroscelerosis or arteriosclerosis | collection of fatty plaque in arteries |
| Atrophy | muscle becomes smaller as a result of lack of physical exercise |
| Bradycardia | slow heart beat |
| Cartilage | Flexible connective tissue found between bones at joints |
| Chemotherapy | drug treatment for cancer |
| Cholecystectomy | gallbladder resection |
| Clinical | pertaining to patient care |
| Congenital anomaly | An irregularity that occurs at birth |
| Craniotomy | incision of the skull |
| CT scan | series of x-ray images that show the body in cross section |
| Cystitis | inflammation of the bladder or bladder infection |
| Cystoscopy | Visual examination of the urinary bladder |
| Diaphragm | The muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
| dys- | painful |
| hypo- | too little, below |
| retro- | behind |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| dia- | through, complete |
| aut- | self |
| hyper- | too much, above |
| pro- | before, in front of |
| syn- | together, with |
| sub- | under |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| bi- | two |
| uni- | one |
| quadri- | four |
| anti- | against |
| ante- | before |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| pre- | before |
| post- | after |
| peri- | surrounding |
| con- | with |
| epi- | above |
| ad- | toward |
| hemi- | half |
| neo- | new |
| mal- | bad |
| meta- | change, beyond |
| Ectopic pregnancy | pregnancy outside the uterus most often in the fallopian tube |
| Electrocephalogram | recording of the electrical conduction of the brain |
| Endo- and intra- | within |
| Epithelial | cells line the inner and outer surfaces of the body |
| Erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| Gastrectomy | gastric resection |
| Gastroenteritis | Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
| Geriatrician | doctor specializes in treating older patients |
| Hematuria | blood in urine |
| Hemiplegia | Paralysis of one side of the body |
| Hemodialysis | Separation of waste (urea) from the blood by filtration through a machine |
| Hemoglobin | Blood protein found in red blood cells |
| Hyperglycemia | Excessive (more than normal) amount of sugar in the blood is |
| Hypo- | under, deficient or less than normal |
| Hysterectomy | removal of the uterus |
| Iatrogenic | disorder unexpectedly caused by treatment previously prescribed by a doctor |
| intervertebral disk | shock absorber between the vertebrae |
| Ischemia | A condition in which blood is held back from an organ |
| Laparoscopy | Visual examination of the abdomen performed with small incisions and an endoscope |
| Laparotomy | Incision of the abdomen |
| Larynx | The voice box |
| Leukemia | a condition with an increase in malignant white blood cells |
| lumbar | lower back |
| mammoplasty | Surgical repair (augmentation or reduction) of breast tissue |
| Mediastinum | space in the chest containing the heart |
| Metastasis | spread of the primary cancer |
| Myalgia | Pain in a muscle or muscles |
| Myelogram | xray recording of the spinal cord after dye is injected |
| Myocardial infarction | heart attack |
| Myoma | A benign tumor of muscle |
| Nephrostomy | opening from the kidney to the outside of the body |
| Neuralgia | Nerve pain |
| Nosocomial infections | arise as a result of hospital procedures |
| Oncologist | doctor who treat cancer with medications |
| Ophthalmologist | doctor trained to treat eye disorders |
| Opthaloscope | The instrument used to visually examine the eye |
| Optometrist | A health professional who tests the eyes for visual acuity, diagnoses and manages eye health, and prescribes corrective eyeglasses or contact lenses. |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| Pathologist | performs autopsies and examines biopsy samples |
| Peritoneum | membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen |
| Pharyngeal | Pertaining to the throat |
| Pituitary | endocrine gland located at the base of the brain |
| Pleuritis | Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the lungs |
| Poly- and hyper- | excessive |
| Prognosis | Prediction about the outcome of treatment |
| Prolapsed | organ slides or falls forward, the condition is called |
| Prosthesis | artificial body part such as a leg |
| Pulmonary ( know how to spell and define) | pertaining to the lungs |
| Radiation oncologist | doctor specializing in treatment of diseases using high-energy radiation |
| Relapse | return of symptoms |
| Ren/o and nephr/o | kidney |
| Rheumatologist | specialist in inflammatory joint and muscle disorders |
| sacrum | The large triangular bone located just below the lumbar vertebrae, inserted like a wedge between the two hip bones |
| Sagittal plane | plane that divides the body into right and left sides |
| Sarcoma | A malignant (cancerous) tumor of flesh tissue |
| Spinal cord | Nervous tissue surrounded by backbones |
| subdural hematoma | An accumulation of blood located in the subdural space, between the dura mater and the arachnoid |
| Symptom | Any subjective indication of a disease or a change in condition, as perceived by the patient |
| Syndrome | A group of symptoms that occur together |
| Thoracic surgeon | doctor who specializes in operating on the chest |
| Thrombosis | cerebrovascular accident (CVA) can be caused by this blood clot |
| Thyroid | endocrine gland |
| Tonsillectomy | Removal of pharyngeal lymph tissue |
| Tracheostomy | new opening in the windpipe |
| Transverse plane | divides the body into upper and lower portions |
| Ultrasonography | Process of recording sound waves to make an image of organs in the body |
| Uremia | Renal failure leads to this blood condition of urine in the blood |
| Urologist | A surgeon specializing in disorders of the male reproductive system and urinary tract in males and females |
| Endocrinologist | A specialist who treats glandular disorders |
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