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Medical Terminology
Unit 5
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Undergraduate 1
02/11/2013

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agenesis
Definition
lack of development
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alcoholism
Definition
chronic physical and psychological addiction to alcohol
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amenorrhea
Definition
absence of menstruation
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apepsia
Definition
cessation of digestion
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aphasia
Definition
unable to speak
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aphonia
Definition
no voice, unable to make sounds
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apnea
Definition
absence of breathing
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arrhythmia
Definition
loss of rhythm
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audiogram
Definition
graphic record of hearing function
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audiologist
Definition
hearing specialist
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audiology
Definition
science that studies hearing
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audiometer
Definition
instrument to test hearing
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audiometry
Definition
process of testing hearing
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bacillus
Definition
rod-shaped bacterium
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bradycardia
Definition
slow heart rate
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bradypepsia
Definition
slow digestion
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bradyphagia
Definition
slow eating/swallowing
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bradypnea
Definition
slow breathing
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calculi
Definition
small stones
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carcinogenesis
Definition
formation of cancer
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cholangiogram
Definition
x-ray of the bile ducts
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cholecyst
Definition
gallbladder
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cholecystitis
Definition
inflammation of the gallbladder
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cholecystogram
Definition
x-ray of the gallbladder
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cholecystography
Definition
process of obtaining x-ray of the gallbladder
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cholecystotomy
Definition
incision into the gallbladder
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cholelith
Definition
gallstone
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cholelithiasis
Definition
infestation with gallstones
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coccus
Definition
sphere-shaped bacterium
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dactylitis
Definition
inflammation of the fingers and/or toes
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dactylogram
Definition
fingerprint
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dactylospasm
Definition
spasm of a digit
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diplobacillus
Definition
double bacillus
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diplococci
Definition
cocci growing in pairs
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dipsomania
Definition
abnormal compulsion to drink
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dyslexia
Definition
condition characterized by difficulty reading and spelling
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dysmenorrhea
Definition
painful menstration
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dysrrhythmia
Definition
irregular rhythm
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dyspepsia
Definition
poor digestion
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dysphagia
Definition
difficulty swollowing
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dysphasia
Definition
difficulty speaking, garbled sppech
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dysphonia
Definition
difficulty making sounds with the voice
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dyspnea
Definition
difficulty breating
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hydrocephalus
Definition
enlarged head due to fluid accumulation
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hyperthermia
Definition
abnormally high blood temperature or fever
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hypothermia
Definition
abnormally low body temperature
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lithometer
Definition
instrument to measure stones
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lithotomy
Definition
incision for the removal of stones
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macroblast
Definition
abnormally large immature cell
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macrocephalus
Definition
large head size
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macrocheilia
Definition
enlarged lips
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macrococcus
Definition
large coccus
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macrocyte
Definition
large cell
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macrodactylia
Definition
abnormallly large digits
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macroglossia
Definition
enlarged tongue
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macrorhinia
Definition
enlarged nose
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microcardia
Definition
abnormally small-sized heart
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microcephalus
Definition
abnormally small head
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microcyst
Definition
a small cyst
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microcyte
Definition
a small cell
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microgram
Definition
one millionth of a gram
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microsurgery
Definition
surgery performed using a microsocpe or other magnifying device
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moniliasis
Definition
yeast infection
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oncogenesis
Definition
tumor forming
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otic
Definition
pertaining to the ear
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otodynia/otalgia
Definition
earache
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otorrhea
Definition
discharge from the ear
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otoscope
Definition
instrument used to look into the ear
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paraphasia
Definition
abnormal speech
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pathogenic
Definition
disease producing
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pathology
Definition
study of disease
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peptic
Definition
pertaining to digestion
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phasology
Definition
science that studies speech
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phonic
Definition
pertaining to the voice
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phonology
Definition
science that studies the voice sounds
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polydactylism
Definition
condition of having more that five digits on hands or feet
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polydipsia
Definition
condition of excessive thirst
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prodrome
Definition
symptoms befoe the nset of a disease
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pyogenic
Definition
pus forming
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pyorrhea
Definition
flow or discharge of pus
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phothorax
Definition
pus in the chest cavity
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rhinitis
Definition
inflammation of the nose
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rhinoloth
Definition
calculus in the nasal passages
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rhinoplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the nose
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rhinorrhea
Definition
runny nose
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staphylectomy/uvulectomy
Definition
excesion of the uvula
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staphylitis/uvulitis
Definition
inflammation of the uvula
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staphylococci
Definition
bacteria growing in buches
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staphyloplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the uvula
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streptobacillus
Definition
bacillus growing in twisted chains
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streptococci
Definition
round bacteria growing in twisted chains
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synarthrosis
Definition
joints that are fused and immovable
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syndactylism
Definition
fingers or toes that are fused
Term
syndrome
Definition
symptoms that occur together to characterize a disease
Term
synergistic
Definition
works together
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tachycardia
Definition
fast heart rate
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tachyphagia
Definition
fast eating
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tachypnea
Definition
fast breathing
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thermal
Definition
pertaining to heat
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thermoesthesia
Definition
oversensitivity to heat
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thermogenesis
Definition
generation of heat
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thermoplegia
Definition
paralysis caused by a person being exposed to too high of a temperature/ heat stroke
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trichomoniasis
Definition
infestation with Trichomonas
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tympanectomy
Definition
exceision of the eardrum
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tympanic
Definition
pertaining to the eardrum
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tympanites
Definition
distended with gas
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tympanometry
Definition
process of measuring eardrum function
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tympanotomy
Definition
incision into the eardrum
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