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Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 4
12/07/2006

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Blastocyte
Definition
immature cell
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Cardialgia
Definition
heart pain
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Cardiologist
Definition
physician specialist in heart disease
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Cardiomegaly
Definition
enlarged heart
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Cyanoderma
Definition
blueness of the skin
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Cyanosis
Definition
condition of blueness
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Cytologist
Definition
a technologist who studies cellular disease
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Cytology
Definition
the science of studying cells
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Cytometer
Definition
instrument used to count cells
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Cytometry
Definition
process of using a cytometer
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Dermatology
Definition
the science of studying the skin
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Dermatome
Definition
instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue
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Duodenal
Definition
pertaining to the duodenum
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Duodenotomy
Definition
incision into the duodenum
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Duodenum
Definition
first part of the small intestine
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Echocardiography
Definition
sonography of the heart
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Electrocardiogram
Definition
picture (tracing) representing the electrical activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle
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Electrocardiograph
Definition
instrument that produces the electrocardiogram
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Electrocardiography
Definition
process of using the electrocardiograph
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Erythremia
Definition
abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes
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Erythroblast
Definition
immature red blood cell
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Erythrocytes
Definition
red blood cells
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Erythrocytopenia
Definition
low numbers of erythrocytes
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Erythrocytosis
Definition
high numbers of erythrocytes
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Erythroderma
Definition
redness of the skin
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Etiology
Definition
the study of the origin of disease
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Gastralgia
Definition
stomach pain
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Gastrectomy
Definition
excision of the stomach
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Gastric
Definition
pertaining to the stomach
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Gastroduodenostomy
Definition
making a new opening between the stomach and duodenum
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Gastromegaly
Definition
enlarged stomach
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Gastrostomy
Definition
making a new opening in the stomach
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Histoblast
Definition
immature tissue cells
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Histology
Definition
the science of studying tissues
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Jaundice
Definition
yellow appearance due to high bilbin level in the blood
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Leukemia
Definition
blood cancer involving leukocytes
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Leukocyte
Definition
white blood cell
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Leukocytopenia
Definition
low numbers of leukocytes
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Leukocytosis
Definition
high numbers of leukocytes
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Leukoderma
Definition
abnormally white skin
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Lymphatic
Definition
pertaining to the lymph system
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Lymphocyte
Definition
lymphatic system white blood cell
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Megalomania
Definition
abnormally enlarged self-image
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Melanoblast
Definition
immature melanocyte
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Melanocyte
Definition
pigment cell
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Melanoderma
Definition
dark patches of skin
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Pathologist
Definition
physician specialist in the study of disease
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Pathology
Definition
the science of studying disease
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Radiogram
Definition
x-ray picture
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Radiograph
Definition
instrument used to produce the radiogram or the x-ray film
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Radiography
Definition
process of producing radiograms
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Radiologist
Definition
physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities
Term
Sonogram
Definition
image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound
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Sonograph
Definition
instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks them up with a transducer, and uses a computer to create an image of body structures
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Sonographer
Definition
technologist who performs sonography
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Sonography
Definition
process of using a sonograph
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Thrombocytes
Definition
platelets, blood-clotting cell fragments
Term
Thrombocytopenia
Definition
low numbers of thrombocytes
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Thrombocytosis
Definition
high numbers of thrombocytes
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Tomogram
Definition
picture made by a tomography
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Tomograph
Definition
instrument that uses x-ray to produce images through planes (slices) of the body
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Tomography
Definition
the process of using a tomography
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Xanthemia
Definition
yellow condition of the blood
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