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Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 4
12/07/2006

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Abduction
Definition
movement away from the midline
Term
Ablactation
Definition
weaning a baby from the breast
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Ablation
Definition
takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer
Term
Abnormal
Definition
unusual
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Aboral
Definition
away from the mouth
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Abortion
Definition
termination of pregnancy
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Abrasion
Definition
scraping
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Adduction
Definition
movement toward the midline
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Aerophilia
Definition
attraction to air
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Anhidrosis
Definition
absence of sweating
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Anisocytosis
Definition
cells of unequal sizes
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Autodermic
Definition
plastic surgery and grafting using one’s own skin
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Autodiagnosis
Definition
diagnosing one’s self
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Autogenous
Definition
made by or from one’s own tissues
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Autograft
Definition
graft of tissue from one’s own body
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Autohemotherapy
Definition
transfusion with one’s own blood
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Autoimmunity
Definition
reaction of immune response to one’s own tissues
Term
Autonomic
Definition
self-controlling part of the nervous system
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Autophagia
Definition
biting one’s self
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Autophilia
Definition
attraction to one’s self
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Autophobia
Definition
abnormal fear of one’s self, being alone
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Autopsy
Definition
necropsy, postmortem examination
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Centigram
Definition
one hundredth of a gram
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Centimeter
Definition
one hundredth of a meter
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Cholangiopancreatography
Definition
x-ray of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts using contrast media
Term
Circumduction
Definition
moving as to describe a circle with a body part
Term
Circumocular
Definition
encircling the eye
Term
Circumscribed
Definition
encircling or in the shape of a circle
Term
Cytoplasm
Definition
substance within the cell
Term
Decagram
Definition
ten grams
Term
Decalcification
Definition
calcium loss
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Deciliter
Definition
ten liters
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Deciduous
Definition
falls down
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Decigram
Definition
one tenth of a gram
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Deciliter
Definition
one tenth of a liter
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Dehydration
Definition
water loss
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Descending
Definition
moving downward
Term
Diaphoresis
Definition
profuse sweating
Term
Diuresis
Definition
increase in urine output
Term
Diuretic
Definition
agent that causes diuresis
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Epilepsy
Definition
disorder characterized by seizures
Term
Excision
Definition
removing a body part
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Excretion
Definition
removal of waste
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Exhale
Definition
breathe out
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Extension
Definition
to straighten or lengthen a body part
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Extraction
Definition
removal or pulling out of a body part
Term
Flexion
Definition
to shorten or bend a body part
Term
Hematophilia
Definition
attraction to blood
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Hydrophilia
Definition
attraction to water
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Hydrophobia
Definition
fear of water
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Isocellular
Definition
equal size cells
Term
Isodactylism
Definition
digits the same length
Term
Isometric
Definition
measures the same on all sides
Term
Isotonic
Definition
osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell
Term
Mastectomy
Definition
excision of breast tissue
Term
Mastocarcinoma
Definition
breast cancer
Term
Millimeter
Definition
one thousandth of a meter
Term
Monocyte
Definition
one cell
Term
Monocytosis
Definition
increase in the number of monocytes
Term
Monoma
Definition
a single tumor
Term
Monomyoplegia
Definition
paralysis of one muscle
Term
Mononeural
Definition
involving one nerve
Term
Mononuclear
Definition
having one nucleus
Term
Mononucleosis
Definition
viral infection causing monocytosis
Term
Multicapsular
Definition
having more than one capsule
Term
Multicellular
Definition
having or involving many cells
Term
Multiglandular
Definition
having or involving many glands
Term
Multinuclear
Definition
a cell having more than one nucleus
Term
Multipara
Definition
having many live births
Term
Necrectomy
Definition
excision of dead tissue
Term
Necrocytosis
Definition
condition of cell death or decomposition
Term
Necroparasite
Definition
organism that lives off dead tissue
Term
Necrophobia
Definition
abnormal fear of dead bodies
Term
Necrotic
Definition
pertaining to necrosis
Term
Necrotomy
Definition
incision into dead tissue
Term
Nocturnal enuresis
Definition
bedwetting
Term
Nullipara
Definition
having no pregnancies carried to the third trimester
Term
Percussion
Definition
striking or tapping
Term
Percutaneous
Definition
through the skin
Term
Perforation
Definition
puncturing
Term
Periarticular
Definition
area surrounding a joint
Term
Pericardiectomy
Definition
excision of the membrane around the heart
Term
Pericolic
Definition
area surrounding the colon
Term
Perihepatitis
Definition
inflammation around the liver
Term
Peritonsillar
Definition
area surrounding the tonsils
Term
Primigravida
Definition
first pregnancy
Term
Primipara
Definition
first live birth
Term
Pyrexia
Definition
fever
Term
Pyrolysis
Definition
destruction of tissue caused by fever
Term
Pyromania
Definition
compulsion for setting fires
Term
Pyrometer
Definition
thermometer
Term
Pyrophilia
Definition
attraction to fire
Term
Pyrophobia
Definition
abnormal fear of fire
Term
Pyrosis
Definition
heartburn
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Pyrotoxin
Definition
poisonous by-product of metabolism created during fever
Term
Transluminal
Definition
across the lumen
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