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Med Terms 1
Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diminished or lack of urine production | Anuria |
| Enlargement of the stomach | gastromegaly |
| Enlarged heart | cardiomegaly |
| Suffix meaning "inflammation" | -itis |
| heartache | cardialgia |
| inflammation of a joint | arthritis |
| formation of bone or bony tissue | ossification |
| clubfoot | talipes |
| inflammation of bone and bone marrow | osteomyelitis |
| spongy bone | cancellous bone |
| removal of a portion of a spinal vertebra | laminectomy |
| spoon-shaped projection of scapula | acromion |
| vertebrae that support the lower back | lumbar |
| hairline fracture | stress fracture |
| projections or outgrowths of bone | processes |
| incomplete fracture | greenstick |
| highly contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite | scabies |
| cyst filled with cheesy material found on the scalp | sebaceous cyst |
| using sandpaper and brushes to remove the epidermis and potion of the dermis | dermabrasion |
| pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin | petichia |
| substance needed to lubricate the hair and waterproof the skin | sebum |
| destruction of tissue by freezing | cryosurgery |
| loss of hair or male pattern baldness | alopecia |
| fungal infection of the nails | onychomycosis |
| carpet burn | abrasion |
| where a hair strand develops | hair follicle |
| crack-like groove in the skin or mucous membrane | fissure |
| any visible damage to the tissues of the skin | lesion |
| localized pyogenic infection that originates deep in a hair follicle | furuncle |
| removal of damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound to promote healing | debridement |
| dorsal cavity | spinal/cranial |
| body system | organizations of organs to perform functions of the body as a whole |
| cells that group together to perfom a specialized function | tissue |
| body plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions | transverse |
| cavity where the reproductive organs are housed | pelvic |
| medial | toward the midline |
| proximal | toward the nearest point of attachment |
| thoracic cavity | lungs, heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| pain | -algia, -dynia |
| characteristic of urine | -uria |
| surgical fixation | -pexy |
| blood condition | -emia |
| surgical repair of the nose | rhinoplasty |
| surgical removal | -ectomy |
| phlebotomy | incision into a vein |
| melan/o | black |
| dermat/o | skin |
| meta | beyond |
| idio | individual |
| hydro | water |
| tinea cruris | jock itch |
| verruca vulgaris | wart |
| hyper | excessive |
| ectopic | outside normal area |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | toward |
| dys- | painful |
| sym- | joined |
| condyloma accuminata | venereal warts |
| ecchymosis | bruise |
| hypo | below |
| pseudo | false |
| peri | around |
| trans | across |
| contra | against |
| hetero | different |
| onychophagia | nail biting |
| tachy | rapid |
| centesis | surgical procedure to remove fluid |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| ambi | both |
| pan | all |
| retro | backward |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| brady | slow |
| cardi | heart |
| intra | within |
| juxta | near, beside |
| auto | self |
| tinea | ring worm |
| tinea pedis | athlete's foot |
| geriatrics | the branch of medicin that deals with characteristics of aging and the treatment and diagnosis of the elderly |
| removal of a bunion | bunionectomy |
| unusual lack of skin color | hypopigmentation |
| entropion | turning in of the eyelid |
| ectropion | turning out of the eyelid |
| inability to control urine in the bladder | incontinence |
| partial or complete hairloss | alopecia |
| poor vision due to the natural aging process | presbyopia |
| senile lentigines/brown macules | age spots |
| humpack | kyphosis |
| senile warts | seborrheic keratosis |
| pinching the skin of the forearm | skin turgor |
| bones become fragile due to loss of bone density | osteoporosis |
| clicking or crackling sounds heard upon joint movement | crepitation |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| cramplike pain in the calves of the legs caused by poor circulation to the leg muscles | claudication |
| urination at night | nocturia |
| macular degeneration | progressive deterioration |
| old or elderly | gerent/o |
| excessive vomiting | hyperemesis |
| achalasia | decreased mobility of the esophagus |
| inflamed diverticula | diverticulitis |
| hiatal hernia | diaphragmatic hernia |
| rough elevations covering the tongues' upper surface | papillae |
| yellow skin discoloration | icterus |
| a rotation or twisting of loops of bowel | volvulus |
| obstruction of the intestine | ileus |
| mass formed during chewing | bolus |
| gallstones | cholelithiasis |
| diarrhea | frequent passage of loose, watery stool |
| bleeding of the gums | gingivitis |
| hard white substance that covers the dentin of the crown of the tooth | enamel |
| liquid-like material partially digested food found in the stomach | chyme |
| abnormal accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity | ascites |
| mastication | chewing |
| deglutition | swallowing |
| the bitter, yellow-green secretion produced by the liver | bile |
| the act of expelling feces from the rectum through the anus | defecation |
| liver | heapat/o |
| stomach | gastr/o |
| perforation | -tresia |
| tongue | lingu/o |
| -emesis | to vomit |
| angina pectoris | chest pain |
| deviation from the normal pattern of the heartbeat | arryhthmia |
| inflammation of the heart muscle | myocarditis |
| tachycardia | rapid heart rate |
| excessive levels of fats in the blood | hyperlipidemia |
| heart attack | myocardial infarction |
| inflammation of a vein associated with a clot | thrombophlebitis |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of an artery |
| accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces | edema |
| plasma protein that helps maintain normal blood pressure | albumin |
| a clot that forms and stays in place | embolus |
| hemopoeisis or hematopoiesis | formation of blood |
| the clear, thin, sticky fluid portion of the blood that remains after coagulation | serum |
| clotting cell | thrombocyte |
| malignancy of blood forming cells; uncontrolled increase of immature WBCs | leukemia |
| form of anemia due to lack of vitamin B12 | pernicious |
| enlargement of the spleen | splenomegaly |
| disease producing microorganisms | pathogens |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| agglutin/o | to clump |
| Hbg | hemoglobin |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| -emia | blood |
| to eat | -phagia |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| positive sign of meningitis | Brudzinski's sign |
| ataxia | without muscular coordination |
| hemiparesis | paralysis of one side of the body |
| stiff neck associated with meningitis | nuchal rigidity |
| abnormal sensation of tingling of prickling | paresthesia |
| a bruise of brain tissue | contusion |
| inflammation of muscle | myelitis |
| sciatica | inflammation of the sciatic nerve |
| abnormal muscle tone or tension | dystonia |
| connective tissue bands that join bone to bone | ligament |
| wasting away of muscles and muscle tissue | atrophy |
| surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid | arthrocentesis |
| small sac of synovial fluid | bursa |
| joint | arthr/o |
| pain in the joints | arthralgia |
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