Medical Terms Unit 3
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- paracentesis
- puncture of a cavity w/ removal of fluid (abdomen) ascites=ovarian cancer, alcoholism
- osteoporosis (cond)
- treatment no cure. after 5-7yrs after menopause 20% bone mass lost.
- -pepsi
- stomach/GI system
- osteoporosis-prevention
- well-balanced diet(calcium,vitas &mins) weight bearing exercise, Hormone replacement therapy,no smoking moderate drink
- hydrocele
- an accumulation of fluid in a saclike cavity esp. in scrotum. Unilateral. accum of serous , self-limiting, common in little boys
- osteosarcoma
- bone cancer
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rheumatoid arthritis
Elevated Sedimentation Rate
- feet can also be involved. Ages 40-60, juvinile also. Insidious (don't see it coming) aspirin,rheumatoid factor ESR
- arthr/o combining form
- joint
- amniocentesis
- surgical puncture of the amnion to obtain cells for testing
- arthroscopy
- examing the joints by looking w/an arthroscope (w/light source)
- dysplasia
- defective, poor,abnormal formation-abnormal development
- osteoporosis
- 4 common sites: hips,spine,wrists and ribs. compression factor,pathological,80%of women w/"silent disease"
- costochondritis
- inflammation of the costochondral joints of the chest. Inflammation of cartilage around the ribs
- osteopathy
- disease of the bones
- cystoscopy
- process of examing the bladder using a scope (urinary bladder,men and women
- oste/o combining form
- referring to bone
- hypochondriac (neurosis)
- think they are always sick
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fasciae
fascia -
attaches muscle to muscle
fibrious tissue (bands) - hydrophobia
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abnormal fear of water
old term for rabies - tendonitis/tendinitis
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inflammation of the tendons from overuse
tennis elbow - thoracic (div of spine)
- chest or thorax(mid back) 12 vertebrae
- tendons
- connective tissue attaches muscle to bone
- perichondrium
- a membrane of fibrous connective tissue around the surface of cartilage. around cartilage
- dyscephaly
- malformation of the head and facial bones. symptom of acromegaly
- myelotomy
- surgical severance of nerve fibers of the spinal cord.Specific branches for irretrable pain in area.Bone marrow biopsy(taking out)
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ligamentum
ligments -
attaches bone to bone
bands-holds together - -phobia suffix
- abnormal fear
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inter prefix (placement)
intercostal -
between
between the ribs - rheumatoid arthritis
- autoimmune disease(body attacks self),remmissions, more women,more deforming than osteoarthritis.symetrical (right knee,rt hand,rt elbow
- multiple myeloma
- malignant disease-infiltration of bone marrow by neoplastic(cancer)plasma,progressive,not a high survival rate
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bursa
bursae (plural) - small serous sac b/t a tendon and bone. purse/sm sac. around joints. bursitis inflammed
- centesis
- the insertion of a needle into a body cavity for the purpose of aspirating fluid. surgical puncture followed by cathater
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epi prefix (placement)
epiglottis -
upon,over,after, at,in addition to
uppermost cartilage of the larynx -
ad prefix (placement)
adduction -
toward, bring together (like addition)
movement toward a midline -
cervical (division of spine)
vertebrae - region of neck 7 spinal vertebrae
- dysmenorrhea
- pain in assoc w/ menstration due to hormonal changes
- osteoarthritis (OA)
- arthritis characterized by inflammation & destruction of bone and joint tissue DJD
- dyslexia
- difficulty using & interpreting written communication (translation=lexia)
- supranasal
- located above nose
- lumbar (div of spine)
- loins, part back b/t the thorax and pelvis (lowerback) 5 verts
- myeloblast
- immature bone marrow cell that develops into a myelocyte or germ cell
- cost/o
- ribs
- ab prefix (placement)
-
from or away from
abnormal-away from me! -
peri prefix (placement)
pericardium -
around or near
membranous fibroserous sac enclosing the heart (lining around heart) - costectomy
- excision of a rib or ribs
- hypochondriac (area)
- area below thorax and ribs on sides of epigastrium. quadrants
- cystectomy
- excision fo teh urinary bladder (removal)
- suprapubic
- above pubis, region located above the arch of the pubis-baby comes from
- hydrocephalus
- enlarged head due to increased amount of fluid in the skull. a collection of fluid in the head.
- tenalgia/tenodynia
- pain in tendon
- dys- prefix
- difficult or poor, defective, painful, abnormal
- abduction
- movement away from a midline
- sacral
- sacrum very lowest part of back 5 verts
- Myel/o combining form
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bone marrow or spinal cord
(defined by context) - cyst root word
- for bladder or sac (most time w/ cyst-urinary bladder)
- supra prefix (placement)
- above, superior to, outside and further
- myelosarcoma
- sarcoma composed of bone marrow cells and tissue (tumor composed of)
- arthroplasty
- surgical repair of a joint
- dyspareunia
- pain in labia,vagina,or pelvis during/after sex,infection, tissue damage, endimetrosis, atrophy
- tend/o (ten/o and tendo [cf})
- tendons
- hydro- prefix
- water or fluid or watery fluid
- chondr/o combining form
- bone and cartilage
- hydrocyst
- sac/bladder filled w/ watery fluid
- dyspepsia
- upper abdominal discomfort, "indigestion" often chronic or persistent
- cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD)
- when the head of the fetus is larger than the mother's pelvis (cephal/o)
- abdomin/o combining form
- abdomen
- myelodysplasia
- defective (abnormal) formation of the spinal cord-increased bone marrow
- -plasia suffix
- growth and development, formation
- thoracentesis
- surgical puncture of the thorax to remove fluid
- coccyx (div of spine)
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small bone of the base of the spinal column-tail bone 4 vert
sacral and coccyx fused into one -
pelvis
pelv/i combining form - formed by pelvic bones
- pelvimetry
- done during pregnancy to find measurement of pelvis-pelvic diameter