Medical Terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Superior | Super-ior Pertaining to above |
Inferior | Infer-ior Pertaining to below |
Anatomy | Anat-omy a study of the structure or internal workings |
Caudal | Caud-al Towards the head |
Anterior | Anter-ior Pertaining to the front |
Cephalic | Cephal-ic Pertaining to the head |
Posterior | Poster-ior Pertaining to the back |
Proximal | Proxim-al Pertaining to near |
Dorsal | Dors-al Pertaining to the back |
Distal | Dist-al Pertaining to away |
Ventral | Ventr-al Pertaining to the belly (front) |
Hypogastric | hypo-gastr-ic Pertaining to the lower abdominal region |
Laparoscopy | Lapar-o-scopy a surgical procedure in which a fiber-optic instrument is inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or to permit a surgical procedure. |
Proctoscopy | Proct-o-scopy medical procedure in which an instrument called a proctoscope (also known as a rectoscope, although the latter may be a bit longer) is used to examine the anal cavity, rectum, or sigmoid colon. |
Hemolysis | Hemo-lysis the rupture or destruction of red blood cells. |
Neuropathy | Neuro-pathy disease or dysfunction of one or more peripheral nerves, typically causing numbness or weakness. |
Ostomy | Ost-omy an artificial opening in an organ of the body |
Gingivitis | Gingiv-itis inflammation of the gums. |
Metastasis | Metast-asis the development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer. |
Cystitis | Cyst-itis inflammation of the urinary bladder. |
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