Language of Medicine - Ch 1
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| ADENITIS | Inflammation of a gland
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| ADENOMA | Tumor of a gland
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| ADENOPATHY | Disease of glands
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| ANEMIA | A decrease in erythrocytes or hemoglobin (a chemical) within the red blood cells. This results in decreased delivery of oxygen to cells of the body. These patients look so pale that early physicians thought they were literally “without blood.”
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| ARTHRALGIA | Pain of a joint
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| ARTHRITIS | Inflammation of a joint
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| AUTOPSY | examination of a dead body, to determine the cause of death and nature of disease
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| BIOLOGY | Study of life
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| BIOPSY | Removal of living tissue (specimens) and examination under a microscope
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| CARCINOGENIC | Pertaining to producing cancer – EXAMPLE: Cigarette smoke.
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| CARCINOMA | Cancerous tumor – these grow from the epithelial (surface or skin) cells that cover the outside of the body and line organs, cavities, and tubes within the body
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| CARDIAC | Pertaining to the heart
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| CARDIOLOGY | Study of the heart
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| CEPHALIC | Pertaining to the head
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| CEREBRAL | Pertaining to the brain
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| CYSTITIS | Inflammation of the urinary bladder
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| CYSTOSCOPY | Process of visual examination of the urinary bladder
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| CYTOLOGY | Study of cells
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| DERMATITIS | Inflammation of the skin
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| DERMATOLOGY | Study of skin
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| DIAGNOSIS | State of complete knowledge; information gathered about a patient's illness. This is made after sufficient information has been obtained about the patient's condition
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| ELECTROCARDIOGRAM [ECG or EKG] | Record of the electricity in the heart
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| ELECTROENCEPLAOGRAM [EEG] | Record of the electricity of the brain
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| ENDOCRINE GLANDS | Glands that secrete hormones within the body (directly into the bloodstream) – EXAMPLE: thyroid, pituitary, and adrenal glands, etc.
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| ENDOCRINOLOGIST | One who specializes in endocrine glands
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| ENDOCRINOLOGY | Study of the endocrine glands
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| ENDOSCOPE | Instrument to visually examine within (the body) – EXAMPLE: cystoscope
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| ENDOSCOPY | Process of visually examining within (the body) – performed with an endoscope; EXAMPLE: colonoscopy
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| ENTERITIS | Inflammation of the intestines
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| ENTEROPATHY | Disease of the intestines
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| EPIDERMIS | Outer layer of skin; above the dermis layer
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| EPIGASTIC | Pertaining to above the stomach
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| ERYTHROCYTE | A red blood cell; carry oxygen in the blood.
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| EXCISION | Process of cutting out
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| EXOCRINE GLANDS | Glands that secrete chemicals (e.g., saliva, sweat, tears, milk) through tubes (ducts) to the outside of the body.
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| GASTRECTOMY | Removal of all or, more commonly, part of the stomach
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| GASTRIC | Pertaining to the stomach
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| GASTROENTEROLOGY | Process of study of the stomach and intestines
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| GASTROTOMY | Incision of the stomach
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| GYNECOLOGIST | Specialist in the study of disorders of the female reproductive system
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| GYNECOLOGY | Study of females and female diseases
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| HEMATOLOGY | Study of blood
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| HEMATOMA | Collection (mass) of blood
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| HEMOGLOBIN | Blood protein found in red blood cells; carries oxygen to the cells.
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| HEPATITIS | Inflammation of the liver
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| HEPATOMA | Tumor (malignant) of the liver – EXAMPLE: hepatocellular carcinoma
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| HYPERGLYCEMIA | Condition of increased blood sugar
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| HYPERTHYROIDISM | Condition of too much secretion of hormone (thyroxine) from the thyroid gland
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| HYPOGASTRIC | Pertaining to below the stomach
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| HYPOGLYCEMIA | Condition of decreased blood sugar
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| IATROGENIC | Pertaining to being produced by treatment; EXAMPLE: a rash occurring after treatment with a drug, such as penicillin. – These conditions are adverse effects that result from treatment or intervention by a physician.
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| INCISION | Process of cutting into; scissors cut
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| LEUKEMIA | a condition of blood in which cancerous white blood cells proliferate (increase in number)
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| LEUKOCYTE | White blood cell (helps the body fight disease)
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| LEUKOCYTOSIS | Abnormal condition (slight increase) of normal white blood cells. This condition occurs as white blood cells multiply to fight an infection. Don't confuse this with leukemia
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| NEPHRECTOMY | Removal (resection) of a kidney
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| NEPHRITIS | Inflammation of the kidney
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| NEPHROLOGY | Study of the kidney
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| NEPHROSIS | Abnormal condition of the kidney
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| NEURAL | Pertaining to nerves
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| NEURALGIA | Nerve pain
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| NEUROLOGIC | Pertaining to the study of nerves
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| NEUROLOGY | Study of nerves
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| ONCOLOGIST | Specialist in the study of tumors
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| ONCOLOGY | Study of tumors
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| OPHTHALMOLOGIST | Specialist in the study of diagnosing and treating disorders of the eye
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| OPHTHALMOSCOPE | Instrument used by an ophthalmologist to visually examine the eyes
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| OSTEITIS | Inflammation of bone
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| OSTEOARTHRITIS | Inflammation of bone and joints (actually degeneration of joint tissue)
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| OSTEOTOMY | Incision of a bone
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| PATHOGENIC | Pertaining to producing disease
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| PATHOLOGIST | One who studies diseases, performs autopsies, and examines biopsy samples microscopically to determine the cause of death.
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| PATHOLOGY | Study of disease
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| PEDIATRIC | Pertaining to treatment of children
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| ORTHOPEDIST | once were doctors who straightened children's bones and corrected deformities. Nowadays, they specialize in disorders of bones and muscles in people of all ages.
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| PERICARDIUM | Structure (membrane) surrounding the heart
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| PROGNOSIS | State of before knowledge; a prediction about the outcome of an illness or treatment, but it is always given after the diagnosis has been determined
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| PROSTATE GLAND | Exocrine gland in front of (before) the urinary bladder in males
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| PSYCHIATRIST | Specialist in the treatment of the mind
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| PSYCHOLOGY | Study of the mind
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| RADIOLOGY | Study of x-rays – Low-energy x-rays are used for diagnostic imaging.
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| RENAL | Pertaining to the kidney
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| RESECTION | Process of cutting out; removal
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| RETROCARDIAC | Pertaining to behind the heart
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| RHINITIS | Inflammation of the nose
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| SARCOMA | a cancerous (malignant) tumor of fleshy tissue such as bone, muscle, fat, and cartilage
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| SUBHEPATIC | Pertaining to below the liver
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| THROMBOCYTE | Also known as platelets, these cells help clot blood.
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| THROMBUS | the actual clot that form
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| THROMBOSIS | the condition of clot formation
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| TRANSHEPATIC | Pertaining to through or across the liver
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| UROLOGIST | Specialist in the treatment of the urinary tract
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| UROLOGY | Study of the urinary tract
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