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Medical Terminology Chapter 5
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Undergraduate 2
10/02/2011

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antitoxin
Definition
a substance acting against poison
Term
dyskinesia
Definition
a condition of difficult movement
Term

asynchronous,

anenterous

Definition

pertains to events not occurring together in time,

contains no small intestines

Term
cardiocele
Definition
herniation of the heart
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atriotome
Definition
instrument to cut into the atrium
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ventricular
Definition
relates to the ventricle
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aortomalacia
Definition
softening of the aorta
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arteriostenosis
Definition
narrowing of an artery
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capillaritis
Definition
inflammation of the capallaries
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phlebectasia
Definition
dilation of a vein
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venogram
Definition
a recording of a vein
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angioblast
Definition
embryonic blood vessel cell
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vasculitis
Definition
inflammation of a vessel
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hematoma,

hemagogue

Definition

a tumor filled with blood,

agent inducing the flow of blood

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blastomere
Definition
an embryonic cell part
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karyophage
Definition
a nucleus-eating parasite
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leukocytopenia
Definition
deficiency of white blood cells
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thrombokinesis
Definition
movement of a clot
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sphygmogram
Definition
a recording of the pulse
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dicrotic
Definition
relates to two pulse beats
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lymphangioplasty
Definition
surgical repair of a lymph vessel
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splenelcosis
Definition
ulceration of the spleen
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pathologist
Definition
one who studies diseases
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thermophile
Definition
organism with an affinity for heat
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nyctophobia
Definition
condition of fearing nighttime
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erythroblast
Definition
embryonic red blood cell
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leukemia
Definition
condition of (excessive/abnormal) white blood cells
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acrocyanosis
Definition
condition in which the extremities are blue
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fibroplasia,

dysplastic

Definition

formation of fibrous tissue,

relates to poor formation

Term
cholestasia
Definition
condition in which bile flow is stopped
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cardiac
Definition
pertains to the heart
Term
hemostat
Definition
an instrument to stop the flow of blood
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uremia
Definition
condition of urine present in the blood
Term

hypokinesis,

hypokinesia,

hypocinesia

Definition
movement below the normal range
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angiosclerosis
Definition
hardening of a vessel
Term
cardiomegaly
Definition
enlargement of the heart
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encephalocele
Definition
swelling of the brain
Term
lymphopenia
Definition
lymph deficiency
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hemiplegia
Definition
paralysis of one half of the body
Term
aortoptosis
Definition
prolapse of the aorta
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phleborrhexis
Definition
rupture of a vein
Term
rhinorrhagia
Definition
discharge from the nose
Term
enterosepsis
Definition
infection of the small intestine
Term
arthrocentesis
Definition
surgical puncture of a joint
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venoclysis
Definition
irrigation of a vein
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colopexy
Definition
fixation of the colon
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hyperpiesis
Definition
excessive blood pressure
Term
arterioplasty
Definition
surgical repair of an artery
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cardiorraphy
Definition
suture of the heart
Term

hypertrophy,

eutrophia

Definition

excessive  development,

normal development

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