Question | Answer |
Abductor | One who (a muscle which) leads AWAY FROM the body |
Adductor | One who (a muscle which) leads TOWARD the body |
Adrenal glands | Endocrine glands located above (TOWARD) the kidneys |
Anabolism | Process of casting (building) up materials (proteins) within cells. Another way of saying this: the process that requires (uses) energy to convert small molecules into large. |
Analysis | To separate (apart) |
Anoxia | Without oxygen |
Ante cibum | Before meals |
Anteflexion | Bending forward |
Antepartum | Before birth |
antibiotic | Pertaining to against life (germ life) |
Antibody | Protein substance made in the body to destroy foreign antigens |
Antigen | A substance (usually foreign) that stimulates the production of antibodies |
Antisepsis | Condition against infection |
Antitoxin | A substance (antibody) produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a toxin |
Apnea | Without breathing (not breathing) |
Autoimmune disease | A condition related to making antibodies (an immune substance) against one's own cells and tissues |
Benign | Noncancerous, harmless |
Bifurcation | Forking (branching) into two |
Bilateral | Pertaining to two sides |
bradycardia | Condition of slow heart beat |
Congenital anomaly | Irregularity at birth |
Connective tissue | Tissue that supports and binds other body tissue and parts; to tie (bind) together |
Contraindication | To point out against: as reasons why a drug should not be taken |
Contralateral | Pertaining to the opposite side (opposite of ipsilateral) |
Dehydration | Condition of lack of water |
Dialysis | Complete separation (2 types: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) |
Diameter | To measure through: as one would measure the diameter of a circle |
Diarrhea | To flow through: water is not properly absorbed through the walls of the colon |
Dysplasia | Abnormal ("bad") development or formation |
Dyspnea | Difficult breathing |
Ectopic pregnancy | Pregnancy out of the normal place (usually in the fallopian tubes) |
Endocardium | Inner lining (membrane) of the heart |
Endoscope | Instrument used to view within the body |
Endotracheal | Pertaining to within the trachea (windpipe) |
Epithelium | Skin cell; originally this term referred to the tissue on (epi-) the breast nipple (thel/o) now it describes all tissue that covers the outside of the body, lines the inner surface of internal organs and lines the exocrine and endocrine glands. |
Euphoria | Good feeling ("high") |
Euthyroid | Normal thyroid function |
Exophthalmos | Eyeballs that protrude |
Hemiglossectomy | Removal of half of the tongue |
Hyperglycemia | Increase in blood sugar |
Hyperplasia | Condition of increase formation (increase in NUMBER of cells) |
Hypertrophy | Increase of development; increase in SIZE of cells |
Hypodermic injection | Use of a needle and syringe to force liquid under the skin |
Hypoglycemia | Decrease in blood sugar |
Infracostal | Pertaining to below the ribs |
Insomniac | Pertaining to inability to sleep |
Intercostal | Pertaining to between the ribs |
Intravenous | Pertaining to within a vein |
Macrocephaly | Pertaining to an enlarged head: a congenital anomaly. |
Malaise | Feeling of discomfort; "bad feeling" |
Malignant | Cancerous |
Metacarpal bones | Pertaining to BEYOND the WRIST (referring to the five hand bones) |
Metamorphosis | Condition of change of shape or form |
Metastasis | Beyond control: spreading of a malignant tumor |
Microscope | Instrument to view small objects |
Neonatal | Pertaining to a newborn(infant) |
Neoplasm | New growth: new formation (tumor) |
Pancytopenia | Condition of decrease in all cells (blood cells) |
Paralysis | Abnormal destruction (of nerves)leading to loss of muscle function |
Parathyroid glands | Endocrine glands located near (on the dorsal side of) the thyroid gland |
Percutaneous | Pertaining to through the skin |
Periosteum | Membrane surrounding the bone |
Polymorphonuclear | Pertaining to a many shaped nucleus: a type of white blood cells |
Polyneuritis | Inflammation of many nerves |
Postmortem | After death |
Postpartum | After childbirth: this most often refers to the mother |
Precancerous | Pertaining to before cancer: a lesion that may become cancerous |
Prenatal | Pertaining to before birth |
Prodrome | Signs and symptoms that appear BEFORE the onset of a more severe illness |
Prolapse | Sliding forward or downward |
Pseudocyesis | State of false pregnancy |
Recombinant DNA | Inserting a gene (region of DNA) from one organism into the DNA of another organism |
Relapse | A sliding back: recurrence of symptoms of a disease |
Remission | To send back: disappearance of symptoms of a disease |
Retroflexion | Bending backward |
Retroperitoneal | Pertaining to behind the peritoneum |
Subcutaneous | Pertaining to under the skin |
Suprapubic | Pertaining to above the pubic bone |
Symbiosis | Condition or state of "life together" |
symmetry | State of "measurement of together" equality of parts: mirror images |
Symphysis | To grow together: bones that grow together at the joints |
Syndactyly | Condition of webbed (held together) fingers or toes: a congenital anomaly |
Syndrome | A group of symptoms that run (occur) together |
Synthesis | To put or place together |
Tachypnea | Rapid breathing |
Transfusion | To pour across, as in transferring blood from one person to another |
Transurethral | Pertaining to through the urethra |
Ultrasonography | Process of recording sound waves (beyond the normal range) - creates an image |
Unilateral | Pertaining to ONE side |
Catabolism | Process that converts large molecules into small and releases energy / provides the energy our bodies need for physical activity (from cellular level to whole body movements) |
Metabolism | The sum of the chemical and physical changes occurring in tissue consisting of anabolism (process that requires - uses - energy to convert small molecules into large) and catabolism (process that converts large molecules into small and releases energy) |
Abnormal | Pertaining to AWAY FROM the norm (away from the rule); not regular |
Pericardium | Membrane surrounding the heart |