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Medical Termonology
Unit 10
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Undergraduate 2
04/01/2013
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abduction
 Definition
movement away form the midline
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aberrant
 Definition
wandering away from the norm
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ablactation
 Definition
weaning a baby from the breast
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ablation
 Definition
takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer
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abnormal
 Definition
unusual or not normal
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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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anisomastia
 Definition
breasts of unequal size
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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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autohemotheraphy
 Definition
transufion with one's own blood
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autoimmunity
 Definition
reaction of immune response to one's own tissues
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autologous
 Definition
originating from one's self
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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, exam to confirm cause of death
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centigram
 Definition
one hundredth of a gram (0.01 g)
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centimeter
 Definition
one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m)
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cholangio-phancreatography
 Definition
x-ray of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts using contrast medium
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circumduction
 Definition
moving as to describe a circle with a body part
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circumocular
 Definition
encircling the eye
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circumscribed
 Definition
encircling or in the shape of a circle
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cytoplasm
 Definition
substance within the cell
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decagram
 Definition
ten grams
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decalcification
 Definition
calcium loss (from bone)
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decaliter
 Definition
ten liters
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deciduous
 Definition
falls down
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decigram
 Definition
one tenth ofa gram (0.1 g)
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deciliter
 Definition
one tenth of a liter (0.1 L)
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dehydration
 Definition
water loss
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descending
 Definition
moving downward
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diaphoresis
 Definition
profuse sweating
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diathermy
 Definition
heat through tissues
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diuresis
 Definition
increase in urine output
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diuretic
 Definition
agent that causes diuresis
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epilepsy
 Definition
disorder characterized by seizures
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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
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flexion
 Definition
to shorten or bend a body part
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glycogenesis
 Definition
formation of glycogen or sugar
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glycohemoglobin
 Definition
hemoglobin with attached glucose
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hematophilia
 Definition
attraction to blood
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hidrosis
 Definition
condition of sweating
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hydrophilia
 Definition
attreaction to water
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hydrophobia
 Definition
fear or water
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hyperpyrexia
 Definition
high fever
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hyperglycemia
 Definition
high blood glucose level
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hypoglycemia
 Definition
low blood glucose level
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immunodeficiency
 Definition
deficient or poor immune system
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immunotherapy
 Definition
vaccination, immunization
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isocellular
 Definition
equal size cells
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isodactylism
 Definition
digits the same length
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isometric
 Definition
measures the same on all sides
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isotonic
 Definition
osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell
Term
laparoscopy
 Definition
examination of the abdomen with a scope
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laparotomy
 Definition
incision into the abdomen
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mastectomy
 Definition
excision of breast tissue
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mastochacinoma
 Definition
breast cancer
Term
milligram
 Definition
one thousandth of a gram (0.001 g)
Term
millimeter
 Definition
one thousandth of a meter (0.001 m)
Term
monocyte
 Definition
one cell
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monocytosis
 Definition
increase in the number of monocytes
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monoma
 Definition
a single tumore
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monomyoplegia
 Definition
paralysis of one muscle
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mononeural
 Definition
involving one nerve
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mononuclear
 Definition
having one nucleus
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mononucleosis
 Definition
viral infection causing monocytosis
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multicapsular
 Definition
having more than one capsule
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multicellular
 Definition
having or involving many cells
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multiglandular
 Definition
having or involving many glands
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multinuclear
 Definition
a cell having more than one nucleus
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multipara
 Definition
having many live births
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necrectomy
 Definition
excision of dead tissue
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necrocytosis
 Definition
condition of cell death or decomposition
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necroparasite
 Definition
organism that lives off dead tissue
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necrophobia
 Definition
abnormal fear fo dead bodies
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necrotic
 Definition
pertianing ot necrosis
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necrotomy
 Definition
incision into deat tissue
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nocturnal enuresis
 Definition
bedwetting
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nullipara
 Definition
having no pregnancies carried to the third trimester
Term
omphalotomy
 Definition
incision into the navel
Term
percussion
 Definition
striking or tapping
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percutaneous
 Definition
through the skin
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perforation
 Definition
puncutring
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perfusion
 Definition
supplying blood to tissues
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periarticular
 Definition
area surrounding a joint
Term
pericardiectomy
 Definition
excision of the membrane around the heart
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pericolic
 Definition
area surrounding the colon
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perihepatitis
 Definition
inflammation around the liver
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peritonsillar
 Definition
ara surrounding the tonsils
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postmortem
 Definition
after death
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primigravida
 Definition
first pregnancy
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primipara
 Definition
first live birth
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pyrexia
 Definition
fever
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pyrolysis
 Definition
destruction of tissue aused by fever
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pyromania
 Definition
compulsion for setting fires
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pyrometer
 Definition
thermometer
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pyrophilia
 Definition
attraction to fire
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pyrophobia
 Definition
abnormal fear of fire
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pyrosis
 Definition
heartburn
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pyrotoxin
 Definition
pooisonous by-product of metabolism created during fever
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transluminal
 Definition
accross the lumen
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vaccination
 Definition
immunizatioin
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vaccine
 Definition
substance used to stimulate and immune response for immunization
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