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medical terminology list 4-2
medical vocabulary list 4-2
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10th Grade
11/04/2008

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Term
water pill
Definition

 

diuretic

Term
brady cardia
Definition
slow heart rate
Term
hypodermic
Definition
under skin
Term
hysterectomy
Definition
excision of the uterus
Term
auscultation
Definition
listening
Term
cyanotic
Definition

bluish

discoloration

Term
cyst/o
Definition
bladder
Term
thoraco-centesis
Definition
surgical tapping of the chest
Term
renal
Definition
referring to the kidney
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nephro
Definition
kidney
Term
craniotomy
Definition
incision into the skull
Term
macrocyte
Definition
large cell
Term
hemophilia
Definition
bleeding disorder
Term
encephalitis
Definition
inflammation of the brain
Term
arthroplasty
Definition
surgical repair of a joint
Term
cyte
Definition
cell
Term
hemorrhage
Definition
bursting forth of blood
Term
dyspnea
Definition
difficult breathing
Term
endo
Definition
lining
Term
lip/o
Definition
fat
Term
psychosis
Definition
out of touch with the real world
Term
emaciated
Definition
15% below ideal weight
Term
trauma
Definition
injury
Term
epidermis
Definition
top layer of skin
Term
sphygmomanometer
Definition
blood pressure cuff
Term
tachy
Definition
fast
Term
hepatomegaly
Definition
enlarged liver
Term
periangioma
Definition
tumor around a vessel
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