Term
|
Definition
(Surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.
-puncture of a cavity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
(Biology) Inner cell mass inside the primordial embryo that will eventually give rise to the structures of the fetus (formed within 5 days of human fertilization (then travels to uterus in 1 day)).
-embryonic |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
(Biology, Surgery) A collection of lymphatic fluid within the body, not bordered by epithelial lining; often a complication after pelvic surgery.
-hernia, swelling, sac |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
(Pathology) Destruction of tissue due to internal (or immunological) processes.
-break, fracture |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
(Patient Care) Administration of a large volume of fluid intravenously.
-irrigation, washing |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
(Microbiology) A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.
-berry shaped |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
(Biology) The ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood as determined by separation of red blood cells from the plasma usually by centrifuge. The lab test measures the amount of space (volume) red blood cells take up in the blood
-to separate |
|
|
Term
| Pneumocyte, keratinocyte, hepatocyte, odntocyte, chondrocyte, osteo cyte, erythrocyte, leukocyte, spermatocyte |
|
Definition
(Biology) Lungs, fibrous protein, liver, tooth, cartilage, bone, red blood, white blood, sperm
-cell |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
(Surgery) The artificial induction of joint ossification between two bones by surgery. The surgical immobilization of a joint so that the bones grow solidly together
-fusion, binding, fixation |
|
|
