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Semester One Final Med Term
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Biology
12/14/2009
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Term
Blephar
 Definition
eyelid
Term
Oste
 Definition
Bone
Term
Enter
 Definition
Intestine
Term
Angi
 Definition
Vessel
Term
Nephr
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Rhin
 Definition
Nose
Term
Megal
 Definition
Enlargement
Term
Dermat
 Definition
Skin
Term
Gingiv
 Definition
gums
Term
ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
Oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
ectomy
 Definition
removal of
Term
otomy
 Definition
cutting into
Term
plasty
 Definition
surgical correction/repair of
Term
a specialist in the study of the heart
 Definition
cardiologist
Term
surgical removal of all/part of a gland
 Definition
adenectomy
Term
inflammation of the eyelid
 Definition
blepharitis
Term
inflammation of a joint
 Definition
arthritis
Term
Involuntary contraction of the eyelids
 Definition
blehaparospasm
Term
disease of the heart
 Definition
cardiopathy
Term
enlargement of the liver and kidney
 Definition
nephrohepatitis
Term
reconstruction of the nose
 Definition
rhinoplasty
Term
glandular tumor of the kidney
 Definition
nephradenoma
Term
excision of part of the intestine
 Definition
enterectomy
Term
Surgical repair of skin (graft)
 Definition
dermatoplasty
Term
scraping of the skin to repair acne scars
 Definition
Dermabrasion
Term
inflammation of the gums of the mouth
 Definition
gingivitis
Term
inflammation of the liver
 Definition
hepatitis
Term
pertaining to the stomach
 Definition
gastric
Term
inflammation of the glands of the intestines
 Definition
enteradenitis
Term
uterus, womb
 Definition
hyster
Term
Fat
 Definition
lip-
Term
pain
 Definition
algia
Term
of/belonging to
 Definition
-an
Term
gall bladder
 Definition
cholecyst
Term
bone
 Definition
osteo
Term
deficient
 Definition
hypo
Term
sac containg fluid
 Definition
cyst
Term
blood
 Definition
hem(at)
Term
anus
 Definition
proct-
Term
myalgia
 Definition
muscle pain
Term
abnormally low sensitivity to pain
 Definition
hypoalgesia
Term
surgical removal of the gallbladder
 Definition
cholecystectomy
Term
inflammation of cartilage
 Definition
chondritis
Term
bluish discoloration of the skin
 Definition
cyanoderma
Term
inflammation of the lining of the heart
 Definition
Term
endocarditis
 Definition
inflammation of the lining of the heart
Term
tumor containing blood
 Definition
hematoma
Term
the study of blood
 Definition
hematology
Term
plastic surgery on the neck
 Definition
cervicoplasty
Term
headache
 Definition
cerebralgia/cephalalgia
Term
a tumor containing blood
 Definition
hematoma
Term
under the skin
 Definition
hypodermic
Term
choleliths
 Definition
gall stones
Term
myoma
 Definition
muscle tumor
Term
proctologist
 Definition
a doctor who studies the anus
Term
osteoarthropathy
 Definition
the study of bones and joints
Term
lipemia
 Definition
abnormal fat in the blood
Term
osteoma
 Definition
bone
Term
hysterectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of the uterus
Term
paracystitis
 Definition
inflammation of the tissues surrounding the bladder
Term
nephroliths
 Definition
kidney stones
Term
hepaticocholangiocystenterostomy
 Definition
surgically created passage between the gallbladder and liver duct and a passage between the gallbladder and intestines
Term
cancer
 Definition
carci
Term
falling, drooping
 Definition
-ptosis
Term
breast
 Definition
mast-
Term
entire head
 Definition
cephal-
Term
sac
 Definition
burs-
Term
extremeties
 Definition
acro
Term
suture
 Definition
rraphy
Term
decrease
 Definition
penia
Term
backwards
 Definition
retro
Term
inflammation of the skin of the hands and feet
 Definition
acrodermatitis
Term
the outermost layer of the skin
 Definition
epidermis
Term
bursitis
 Definition
inflammation of the bursa
Term
pertaining to the ribs/cartilage
 Definition
chondrocostal
Term
enlargement of the fingers, toes, nose and jaws
 Definition
acromegaly
Term
surgical fusion of a joint
 Definition
arthrodesis
Term
blueness of the extremeties
 Definition
acrocyanosis
Term
an instrument for the examination of one's own organs
 Definition
autoscope
Term
artifical teeth
 Definition
denture
Term
reduction in the number of white blood cells
 Definition
leukopenia
Term
kleptomania
 Definition
the desire to steal
Term
tongue pain
 Definition
glossodynia
Term
originating within the body
 Definition
autogen
Term
cancer-causing
 Definition
carcinogen
Term
milk-secreting glands
 Definition
mestaden
Term
cyst to the sweat gland consisting of retained sweat
 Definition
hidrocystoma
Term
erythropenia
 Definition
lack in red blood cells
Term
a record made by an instrument to show the beats of the heart
 Definition
cardiogram
Term
superior
 Definition
above/situated above
Term
cardiorraphy
 Definition
suture of the heart
Term
cardiorrhexis
 Definition
rupture of the heart
Term
atrophy
 Definition
underdevelopment or undergrowth
Term
cholecystolithotripsy
 Definition
crushing of a gallstone in the gallbladder
Term
angiorrhexis
 Definition
the rupture of a vessel
Term
trophotherapy
 Definition
nutriton therapy
Term
nephrorraphy
 Definition
suture of the kidney
Term
retronasal
 Definition
behind the nose
Term
gastrectomy
 Definition
removal of the stomach
Term
slow
 Definition
brady
Term
cel
 Definition
cyt
Term
lip
 Definition
cheil
Term
mild, not cancerous
 Definition
benign
Term
abdomen
 Definition
celio
Term
black
 Definition
melang
Term
tail
 Definition
cauda
Term
tongue
 Definition
lingua
Term
eardrum
 Definition
myring
Term
vomiting
 Definition
emesis
Term
vomiting of blood
 Definition
hematemesis
Term
emetic
 Definition
drug induced- induced vomiting
Term
abnormal slowness of the heartbeat
 Definition
bradycardia
Term
cancer of the lip
 Definition
cheilocarcinoma
Term
bringing about the loss of sensation
 Definition
anesthesiology
Term
white blood cell
 Definition
leukocyte
Term
muscle cell
 Definition
myocyte
Term
introduction of blood from another source
 Definition
transfusion
Term
narrowing of the diameter of a vessel
 Definition
angiostenosis