Mod 1-9 (mixed) All terms & definitions_3
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| streptococcus | berry-spherical shaped bacterium in twisted chain formation
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| thoracentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest
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| thrombocytopenia | deficiency of thrombocytes (platelets-clotting cells)
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| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein associated with formation of a thrombus-clot
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| tonsillitis | inflammation of tonsils
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| tracheotomy | new opening of the trachea to the outside of the body
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| venule | a small vein
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| abductor | muscle that leads a limb away from the body
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| adductor | muscle that leads a limb toward the body
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| adrenal glands | endocrine glands above the kidney
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| anabolism | process of building up proteins in cells
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| analysis | separation of a substance into various parts
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| anoxia | without oxygen
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| ante cibum (a.c.) | before meals
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| anteflexion | bending forward
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| antepartum | before birth
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| antibiotic | against life (germ life); drugs given to combat bacteria
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| antibody | protein made by white blood cells to destroy antigens
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| antigen | substance (protein) that stimulates the production of antibodies
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| antisepsis | destruction of microorganisms to prevent infection
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| antitoxin | substance produced against a toxin (poison); an antibody
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| apnea | without breathing
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| autoimmune disease | antibodies that are produced against one's own normal cells
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| benign | non-cancerous
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| bifurcation | branching-forking into 2 parts
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| bilateral | pertaining to both-two sides
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| bradycardia | slow heart beat, usually less than 60 BPM
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| congenital anomaly | abnormality present at birth; birth defect
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| connective tissue | tissue that supports-binds other tissue-parts; i.e. bone, cartilage, muscle-fibrous tissue
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| contraindication | a factor that prohibits the administration of a drug-procedure in the care of a patient.
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| contralateral | affecting the opposite side of a part of the body
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| dehydration | excessive loss of water
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| dialysis | separation of nitrogenous wastes from the blood when the kidneys no longer function
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| diameter | measurement between opposite points on the periphery of a circular body part; opposite points i.e.- blood vessel-intestine
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| diarrhea | frequent passage of watery-loose stools
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| dysplasia | condition of abnormal formation
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| dyspnea | difficult breathing
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| ectopic pregnancy | pregnancy that is not in the uterus; most common ectopic site is the fallopian tube
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| endocardium | inner lining of heart
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| endoscope | instrument to visually examine the interior of body; i.e. - bronchoscope-colonoscope
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| endotracheal | pertaining to within the trachea
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| epithelium | layer of cells covering external surface of body & lining hollow tubes within the body
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| euphoria | condition of exaggerated well-being
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| euthyroid | normal thyroid function
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| exophthalmos | eyeballs that protrude from their sockets; associated with hyperthyroidism
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| hemiglossectomy | removal-resection of half the tongue
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| hyperglycemia | condition of excessive-high blood pressure; diabetes mellitus
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| hyperplasia | condition of increased formation of cells
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| hypertrophy | condition of increased development when individual cells increase in size
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| urology | study of the urinary tract
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| abdomen | area of the body between the crest & pelvis region
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| abdominal cavity | area of the body between chest & pelvis (hip region).
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| adipose | pertaining to fat
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| anabolism | process of building up-synthesizing substance (such as proteins) in a cell.
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| anterior | pertaining to the front of a structure
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| cartilage | elastic, connective tissue found at joints, within the trachea & larynx, & connected to the ribs, nose & ear
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| catabolism | cellular process of breaking down of a complex substance into simple compounds. energy is released to do the work of the cell
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| caudal | pertaining to the lower portion of an organ-structure
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| cell membrane | thin-delicate structure surrounding a cells; allows materials to pass in-out
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| cephalad | toward the head-upper portion of the body or a structure
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| cervical | pertaining to the neck of the body-lower neck-line portion of the uterus.
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| chondroma | tumor of cartilage (benign)
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| chondrosarcoma | malignant-cancerous tumor of cartilage
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| chromosome | thread-like structure within the nucleus of a cell; contains genetic material (DNA)
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| coccygeal | pertaining to the tailbone-coccyx
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| cranial cavity | pertaining to the space within the skill containing the brain-pituitary gland
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| craniotomy | incision of the skull
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| cytoplasm | all of the substance of a cell other than the nucleus
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| deep | away from the surface of the body-an organ
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| diaphragm | muscular wall separating the chest & abdomen
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| disk | circular plate like structure composed of cartilage
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| distal | pertaining to far from the beginning of a structure
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| dorsal | pertaining to the back-posterior portion of the body.
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| endoplasmic reticulum | network of canals within the cytoplasm of the cell.
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| epigastric region | upper-middle region of the abdomen, between the right-left hypochondriac regions
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| epithelial cells | cells arranged in layers & covering of lining a surface of the body
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| frontal plane | vertical plane passing through the body & dividing it into the front-back portions; coronal plane
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| genes | segments of DNA that determine hereditary
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| histology | study of tissues
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| hypochondriac region | upper abdominal area on the either side of the epigastric (middle) region beneath cartilage of the lower ribs
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| hypogastric | lower middle region of the abdomen
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| iliac | pertaining to the ilium, which is the right-left upper most portion of the hipbone
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| inguinal | lowermost region of the abdominopelvic area on either side of the hypogastric region; groin
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| intervertebral | pertaining to between the vertebrae (backbones)
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| karyotype | classification of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell determined by a photograph taken during cell division
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| larynx | voice box
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| lateral | pertaining to the side
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| lumbar region | in the back of the body, lumbar region is the lower back, just above the sacrum. in the front of the body it is one of two middle lateral regions on either side of the umbilical region (near the navel)
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| lumbosacral | pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions of the back
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| medial | pertaining to the middle-midline of the body
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| mediastinum | part of the thoracic (chest) cavity between the lungs
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| metabolism | chemical processes that occur in cells; including catabolism (breaking down process) and anabolism (building up process)
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| mitochondria | rod-like, thread-like, or granular structures in a cell; site of catabolism & release of energy
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| nucleic | pertaining to the nucleus
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