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Medical Termonology
Unit 9
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Undergraduate 2
03/20/2013

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achromophilic
Definition
resisting color (stain)
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aerobic
Definition
requiring air to live
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aerocele
Definition
herniation containing air
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aerophobia
Definition
abnormal fear of air
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aerotherapy
Definition
treatment using air (respiratory therapy)
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amenorrhea
Definition
cessation of menstruation
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anaerobic
Definition
able to live without air
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anterolateral
Definition
front and side
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anteromedial
Definition
front and middle
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anteroposterior
Definition
from front to back
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anterosuperior
Definition
front and top
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anteriostasis
Definition
control of flow through arteries
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axillary
Definition
underarm, armpit
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bioethics
Definition
study of what is good and bad for living things
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biology
Definition
science studying living things
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blastoderm
Definition
embryonic disk that gives rise to the endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm
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caudad
Definition
toward the tail(sacrum)
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cephalad
Definition
toward the head
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cephalocaudal
Definition
from head to tail
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chondrodysplasia
Definition
defective development of cartilage
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chromogenesis
Definition
formation of color
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chromolysis
Definition
destruction of color
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chromometer
Definition
measuring color
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chromophilic
Definition
attracting color (stain)
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coronal
Definition
pertaining to the crown or encircling
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coronary
Definition
pertaining to the crown or encircling (reference to around the heart)
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diagnosis
Definition
identifying a disease
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dialysis
Definition
separating of substances in a solution (filtration)
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diarrhea
Definition
abnormally loose watery bowel movement
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distal
Definition
away from a point of origin or designated point
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dorsal
Definition
back (posterior)
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dorsocephalad
Definition
toward the back of the head
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dysentery
Definition
inflammation of the intestine
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dysmenorrhea
Definition
difficult or painful menstruation
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dyspepsia
Definition
poor digestion
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dyspnea
Definition
difficulty breathing
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dystocia
Definition
difficulty in labor
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ectocytic
Definition
outside the cell (extracellular)
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ectoderm
Definition
outer embryonic (germ) layer
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ectogenous
Definition
formed outside the body (from another source)
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ectopic
Definition
outside of the normal location
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ectoplasm
Definition
outer membrane of the cell
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endocardium
Definition
inner membrane layer of the heart
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endochondral
Definition
within the cartalage
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endocolitis
Definition
inflammation of the lining of the colon
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endocystic
Definition
inside the urinary bladder or inside a cyst
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endoderm
Definition
inner embryonic (germ) layer
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endoenteritis
Definition
inflammation of the lining of the small intestine
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endogenous
Definition
made by one's own body
Term
endoscopy
Definition
process of using a scope to look into the body
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eugenics
Definition
choosing good genetic traits to propagate
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eupepsia
Definition
good digestion
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eupnea
Definition
esay breathing
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euthanasia
Definition
easy death
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eutocia
Definition
easy labor
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homostasis
Definition
control blood flow
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hyperplasia
Definition
overdevelopment
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hypoplasia
Definition
underdevlopment
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inferior
Definition
below
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lateral
Definition
side
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lithotripsy
Definition
surgical crushing of a stone
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lymphostasis
Definition
control or stoppage of lymph flow
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medial
Definition
middle
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menopause
Definition
cessation of menstruation, ovulation, and atrophy of female reproductive system
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menorrhagia
Definition
hemorrhage during menstruation
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menses
Definition
mensturation, menses
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mesoderm
Definition
middle germ layer
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midaxillary
Definition
middle of the armpit
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midsagittal
Definition
the plane deviding the body into equal right and left halvs
Term
neurotripsy
Definition
surgical crushing of a nerve
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omphalectomy
Definition
excision of the umbilicus
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omphalic
Definition
pertaining to the umbilicus
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omphalitis
Definition
inflammation of the umbilicus
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omphalocele
Definition
umbilical hernia
Term
omphalorrhagia
Definition
hemorrhage of the umbilicus
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omphalorrhea
Definition
discharge from the unbilicus
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omphalorrhexis
Definition
rupture of the umbilicus
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osteochondrodysplaisa
Definition
defective development fo bone and cartilage
Term
para-appendicitis
Definition
inflammation near the appendix
Term
paracentral
Definition
pertaining to near the center
Term
paracolpitis
Definition
inflammation near teh vagina
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paracystitis
Definition
inflammation near the urinary bladder
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parahepatitis
Definition
inflammation near the liver
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paranephritis
Definition
inflammation near the kidney
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parietal
Definition
pertining to the wall
Term
peritoneum
Definition
membrane of the abdomen
Term
phlebostasis
Definition
control of flow through a vein
Term
pleura
Definition
membrane of the lungs
Term
posteroanterior
Definition
from back to front
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posteroexternal
Definition
back and outside
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posterointernal
Definition
back and inside
Term
posterolateral
Definition
back and side
Term
procephalic
Definition
infront of the head
Term
prognosis
Definition
predicting the outcome of a disease
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prognostic
Definition
pertaining to a prognosis
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proximal
Definition
near the point of origin or a designated point
Term
pseudocyesis
Definition
false pregnancy
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pseudocyst
Definition
false cyst
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pseudoedma
Definition
false swelling
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pseudoesthesia
Definition
false sensation
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retrocoic
Definition
behind the colon
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retroflexion
Definition
bending backward
Term
retroperitoneum
Definition
behind the peritoneum
Term
retroperitonitis
Definition
inflammation of the area behind the peritoneum
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retrosternal
Definition
behind the sternum
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retroversion
Definition
twistin backwawrd
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sagittal
Definition
vertical plane or slice, divides into left and right
Term
signs
Definition
objective observable information
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superior
Definition
above
Term
symptoms
Definition
subjective self-reported information
Term
syphilophobia
Definition
abnormal fear of syphilis
Term
syphilopsychosis
Definition
severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis
Term
syphilotherapy
Definition
treatment for syphilis
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ventral
Definition
front (anterior)
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viscera
Definition
organs
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visceropleura
Definition
membrane surrounding and attached to the lung
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