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Termonologies
Terms from chapter 10-12 from the 3rd edition book
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/15/2008

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bi-lateral

Definition

 

 

 

Two laterals to one side

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intra-cranial

Definition

 

 

 

Within the cranium skull

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hyper-trophy

Definition

 

 

 

Abnormal-overgrowth

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broncho-scope

Definition

 

 

 

 

An instrument viewing air passages of lungs

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Hemo-lysis

Definition

 

 

 

Dissolution of the blood

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en-cephalo-cele

Definition

 

 

 

 

Swelling of the head

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ot-itis

Definition

 

 

 

Inflammation of the ear

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leuk-cyt-osis

Definition

 

 

 

 

Diseased white blood

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rhino-rrhea

Definition

 

 

 

 Flowing of the nose

 

Term

 

 

 

 

 

osteo-tomy

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

A cutting operation to the bone

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necro-tic

Definition

 

 

 

 

Relating to death

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para-nasal

Definition

 

 

 

 

Alongside of the nose

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peri-neur-itis

Definition

 

 

 

 

Inflammation around or about the nerve

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mono-plegia

Definition

 

 

 

One single paralysis

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macro-cephal-ia

Definition

 

 

 

 

Abnormal large head

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pyo-derma

Definition

 

 

 

Pus relating to the skin

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cervic-al

Definition

 

 

 

 

Pertaining to the neck

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chondro-cyte

Definition

 

 

 

Cartilage cell

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thorac-ic

Definition

 

 

 

 

Related to the chest

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metacarpo-phalange-al

Definition

 

 

 

 

Pertaining to finger bone finger

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Poly-neur-itis

Definition

 

 

 

 

Inflammation of many nerves

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trans-hepat-ic

Definition

 

 

 

Through across the liver

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gluco-genesis

Definition

 

 

 

 

Production of the glucose

Term

 

 

 

 

arterio-graphy

Definition

 

 

 

 

 An instrument to record or trace

 

 

Term

 

 

 

 

pneumon-ectomy

Definition

 

 

 

A cutting operation of the lung

Term

 

 

 

 

dys-meno-rrhea

Definition

 

 

 

Difficult menses flowing

Term

 

 

 

 

abdomin-ocyst-ic

Definition

 

 

 

Pertaining to the abdomen cyst

Term

 

 

 

 

melano-derma

Definition

 

 

 

 

Extreme darkness to the skin

Term

 

 

 

 

angio-sclerosis

Definition

 

 

 

Hardening of the arteries

Term

 

 

 

 

adeno-carcin-oma

Definition

 

 

 

 

Relating to cancer tumor of the glandular

Term

 

 

 

 

myelo-dys-plasia

Definition

 

 

 

Bad formation of the spina cord

Term

 

 

 

 

gastro-rrhagia

Definition

 

 

 

 

Unusual discharge of the stomach

Term

 

 

 

splen-ic

Definition

 

 

 

Pertaining to the spleen

Term

 

 

 

 

cholecysto-graphy

Definition

 

 

 

 

An instrument to record or trace the gallbladder

Term

 

 

 

 

arthro-tomy

Definition

 

 

 

A cutting operation of the joint

Term

 

 

 

 

osteo-chondro-dys-plasia

Definition

 

 

 

 

Bad formation of the bone cartilage

Term

 

 

 

 

contra-lateral

Definition

 

 

 

 Against lateral to one side

 

Term

 

 

 

nephro-lith

Definition

 

 

 

A kidney stone

Term

 

 

 

thoraco-lumbar

Definition

 

 

 

 

Lower back of the thorax

Term

 

 

 

 

gyneco-phobia

Definition

 

 

 

Fear of women

Term

 

 

 

toxic  en-cephal-itis

Definition

 

 

 

 Inflammation of the brain poison

Term

 

 

 

 

pneumono-melan-osis

Definition

 

 

 

One black lung disease abnormal diseased  condition or state

Term

 

 

 

ophthalmo-logist

Definition

 

 

 

Specialist in the study of the eye

Term

 

 

 

micro-cyte

Definition

 

 

 

 

Small cell

Term

 

 

 

myo-spasm

Definition

 

 

 

Muscle contraction

Term

 

 

 

hemi-cardia

Definition

 

 

 

 

A lateral side of the heart

Term

 

 

 

 

antero-posterio

Definition

 

 

 

Relating to the front and back

Term

 

 

 

antero-medial

Definition

 

 

 

 

In front and toward the middle line

Term

 

 

 

hypo-dermic

Definition

 

 

 

Pertaining to under the skin

Term

 

 

 

extra-ocular

Definition

 

 

 

 

Pertaining to outside of the eye

Term

 

 

 

 

inter-cellular

Definition

 

 

 

 Pertaining to between cells

 

Term

 

 

 

 

en-cephalo-pathy

Definition

 

 

 

Disease in the head or brain

Term

 

 

 

 myo-neural

 

Definition

 

 

 

Pertaining to the nerve of the muscle

Term

 

 

 

hepato-cellular

Definition

 

 

 

Pertaining to liver cells

Term

 

 

 

angio-graphy

Definition

 

 

 

 

Trace of blood or vessels

Term

 

 

 

myo-cardio-pathy

Definition

 

 

 

 

Disease of the heart muscle

Term

 

 

 

 

epi-cardial

Definition

 

 

 

Pertaining to upon the heart

Term

 

 

 

 

autoimmune disease

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Protected against same disease

Term

 

 

 

 

phebitis

Definition

 

 

 

Inflammation of the vein

Term

 

 

 

antibiotic

Definition

 

 

 

 

Against things produced by living things

Term

 

 

 

 

skin biopsy

Definition

 

 

 

 

Removal of living tissue

Term

 

 

 

 

otitis media

Definition

 

 

 

 

Inflammation of the middle ear

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endarter-ectomy

Definition

 

 

 

 

Revomal of the artery

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