99CNM Med Terms 8A Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
| Question | Answer |
| Benign | Not spreading, not malignant |
| Biopsy | Removal of tissue for examination |
| Circumocular | Pertaining to around the eye |
| Circumscribed | Bounded by a line; limited or confined |
| Condyloma | wartlike growth of the skin, usually occuring near the anus |
| Cyst | a sac that contains fluid orsolid material |
| Distal | a part located farthest from its attachment to the trunk |
| Dorsal | near or on the back |
| Ectoderm | outer layer of cells in developing embryo and origin of skin, mucous membranes, nervous tissue and sensory organs |
| Ectopic | out of it's normal place |
| Endyocystcopy | examination inside of the bladder |
| Endogenous | originating inside |
| Epigastric | lying upon or over the stomach |
| Excrescence | medical term for wart |
| Extrasensory | Being outside the normal range or bounds of the senses |
| Hypodermic | Applied or administered beneath the skin. |
| Infiltration | When malignant tumor cells spread by slipping into and between normal body cells |
| Inframammary | situated or occurring below the mammary gland |
| Lateral | farther from the midline |
| Lesion | area of unhealthy (morbid) tissue |
| Lumbar | pertaining to the lower back area between T12 vertebra and the sacrum. |
| Malignant | a bad kind, tending to threaten death |
| Medial | nearer to the midline |
| Mesoderm | middle layer of the three layers of the embryo and origin of all connective tissues, muscle, blood, cardiovascular systems |
| Metastasis | cells spread to a new location or organ |
| Neoplasm | new abnormal tissue formation |
| Papilla | the nipple of the mammary gland (breast) |
| Papilloma | A small solid benign tumor with a clear-cut border that projects above the surrounding tissue. |
| Papules | pimple or red elevated spot on the skin |
| Periumbilical | relating to around the belly button |
| Polyp | A lump of tissue protruding from the lining of an organ, such as the nose, bladder, or intestine |
| Proximal | nearest the attachment to the trunk |
| Subpatellar | below the patella (knee cap) |
| Suprapubic | the area beneath the pubic arch (bone) |
| Tumor | a swelling or enlargement of tissue that has no function |
| Ventral | On or near the belly |
Created by:
txcross
Popular Nursing sets