Unit 5
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- macrodactylia
- abnormally large digits
- bradyphagia
- slow eating (swallowing)
- pyothorax
- pus in the chest cavity
- thermophobia
- abnormal fear of heat
- dysmenorrhea
- painful menstration
- tympanectomy
- excision of the eardrum
- cholecystography
- process of obtaining x-ray of the gallbladder
- aphonia
- no voice, unable to make sound
- lithometer
- instrument to measure stones
- apnea
- absence of breathing
- macroblast
- abnormally large immature cell
- hyperthermia
- abnormally high body temperature (synonym fever)
- cholecystitis
- inflammation of the gallbladder
- lithotomy
- incision for the removal of stones
- dysphonia
- difficulty making sounds with the voice
- staphylectomy
- excision of the uvula (synonym uvulectomy)
- oncogenic
- tumor forming
- dysphasia
- difficulty speaking, garbled speech
- dysphagia
- difficulty swallowing
- syndrome
- symptoms that occur together to characterize a disease
- phonology
- science that studies the voice sounds
- dyspepsia
- poor digestion
- microcephalus
- abnormally small head
- agenesis
- lack of development
- microgram
- one millionth of a gram
- cholecystogram
- x-ray of the gallbladder
- audiologist
- hearing specialist
- diplobacillus
- double bacillus
- trichomoniasis
- infestation with Trichomonas
- dyspnea
- difficulty breathing
- aphasia
- unable to speak
- peptic
- pertaining to digestion
- audiology
- science that studies hearing
- synergistic
- works together
- pathogenic
- disease producing
- bradypnea
- slow breathing
- tachypnea
- fast breathing
- prodrome
- symptoms before the onset of a disease
- macrocheilia
- enlarged lips
- rhinitis
- inflammation of the nose
- dactylitis
- inflammation of the fingers and/or toes
- thermoesthesia
- oversensitivity to heat (synonym thermoalgesia)
- pysogenic
- pus forming
- otoscope
- instrument used to look into the ear
- polydactylism
- condition of having more than five digits on hands or feet
- alcoholism
- chronic physical and psychological addiction to alcohol
- phonic
- pertaining to the voice
- macroglossia
- enlarged tongue
- microcardia
- abnormally small-sized heart
- cholecystotomy
- incision into the gallbladder
- audiometry
- process of testing hearing
- otodynia
- earache (synonym otalgia)
- tachyphagia
- fast eating
- moniliasis
- yeast infection
- cholecyst
- gallbladder
- macrothinia
- enlarged nose
- dactylogram
- fingerprint
- streptobacillus
- bacillus growing in twisted chains
- diplococci
- cocci growing in pairs
- hypothermia
- abnormally low body temperature
- bradycardia
- slow heart rate
- thermal
- pertaining to heat (synonym thermic)
- streptococci
- round bacteria growing in twisted chains
- apepsia
- cessation of digestion
- tympanometry
- process of measuring eardrum function
- cholelith
- gallstone
- carcinogenesis
- formation of cancer
- macrocephalus
- large head size
- microsurgery
- surgery performed using a microscope or other magnifying device
- cholelithiasis
- infestation with gallstones
- phasology
- science that studies speech
- rhinolith
- calculus in the nasal passages
- audiogram
- graphic record of hearing function
- amenorrhea
- absence of menstration
- hydrocephalus
- enlarged head due to fluid accumulation (congenital)
- microcyte
- a small cell
- rhinoplasty
- surgical repair of the nose
- macrococcus
- large coccus
- bradypepsia
- slow digestion
- polydipsia
- condition of excessive thirst
- tympanotomy
- incision into the eardrum (synonym myringotomy)
- tachycardia
- fast heart rate
- synarthrosis
- joints that are fused and immovable
- thermogenesis
- generation of heat
- dipsomania
- abnormal compulsion to drink
- bacillus
- rod-shaped bacterium
- staphylococci
- bacteria growing in bunches (like grapes)
- tympanites
- distended with gas (abdomen)
- tympanic
- pertaining to the eardrum
- thermoplegia
- paralysis caused by a person being exposed to too high of a temperature (synonym heat stroke)
- macrocyte
- large cell
- staphyloplasty
- surgical repair of the uvula
- rhinorrhea
- runny nose
- otorrhea
- discharge from the ear
- otic
- pertaining to the ear
- dactylospasm
- spasm of a digit
- pyorrhea
- flow or discharge of pus
- calculi
- small stones
- microcyst
- a small cyst
- cholangiogram
- x-ray of the bile ducts
- paraphasia
- abnormal speech
- staphylitis
- inflammation of the uvula (synonym uvulitis)
- audiometer
- instrument to test hearing
- coccus
- sphere-shaped bacterium
- syndactylism
- fingers or toes that are fused (congenital)