MED Terms 4,5,8,11,17
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- The process of reinfusing a patient's own blood.
- autotransfusion
- A red blood cell.
- erythrocyte
- A hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells.
- erythropoeitin
- The process whereby fluids and/or medications (IVs) escape into the surrounding tissue.
- extravasation
- Excessive bleeding.
- hemorrhage
- A blood protein capable of acting like an antibody. Five major types, IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM
- immunoglobulin
- A disease condition in which iron is not metabolized properly and accumulates in body tissues.
- hemochromatosis
- A method of determining the concentration of protein-bound hormones in the blood plasma.
- radioimmunoassay
- A red blood cell containing a network of granules.
- reticulocyte
- Surgical excision of a blood clot.
- thrombectomy
- An air cavity within certain bones.
- Sinus
- A shallow depression in or on a bone.
- Fossa
- A pointed, sharp, slender process.
- Spine
- A large, rounded process.
- Tuberosity
- A groove, furrow, depression, or fissure.
- Sulcus
- A very large process of the femur.
- Trochanter
- The rounded end of a bone.
- Head
- A tube-like passage or canal.
- Meatus
- An enlargement or protrusion of a bone.
- Process
- A rounded process that enters into the formation of a joint, articulation.
- Condyle
- A small, rounded process.
- Tubercle
- A ridge on a bone.
- Crest
- An opening in the bone for blood vessels, ligaments, and nerves.
- Foramen
- Inflammation of the muscles and the skin.
- Dermatomyositis
- A condition with widespread muscular pain and debilitating fatigue.
- Fibromyalgia
- A chronic, progressive wasting and weakening of muscles.
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Lacking muscle tone.
- Flaccid
- An artificial defice, organ or part.
- Prosthesis
- A term used to describe the muscles immediately surrounding the shoulder joint.
- rotator cuff
- Excessive, forcible stretching of a muscle or the musculotendinous unit.
- Strain
- Pain in a tendon.
- Tenodynia
- The process of being twisted.
- Torsion
- Pertaining to under the control of one's will.
- Voluntary
- Pain in a joint.
- Rheumatism
- A mineralocorticoid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that helps regulate metabolism of sodium, chloride, and potassium.
- Aldosterone
- Hormones that produce or stimulate the development of male characteristics. Testosterone and Androsterone.
- Androgen
- Biochemical substances, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine.
- Catecholamines
- A glucocorticoid hormone that is isolated from the adrenal cortex; used as an anti-inflammatory agent.
- Cortisone
- An intermediate substance in the synthesis of norepinephrine; used in the treatment of shock as it acts to elevate blood pressure and increase urinary output.
- Dopamine
- A hormone produced by the adrenal medulla; used as a vasoconstrictor, as a cardiac stimulant, to relax bronchospasm, and to relieve allergic symptoms.
- Epinephrine
- A hormone produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas; essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats.
- Insulin
- A trace mineral that aids in the development and functioning of the thyroid gland.
- Iodine
- A hormone produced by the thyroid gland; important in growth and development and regulaiton of the body's metabolic rate and metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
- Thyroxine
- A hormone produced by the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland; also called antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
- Vasopressin
- A form of lymphoma that occurs in young adults.
- Hodgkin's Disease
- The process of increasing the severity of symptoms; a time when the symptoms of a disease are most prevalent.
- Exacerbation
- The process by which normal cells have a distinct appearance and specialized functions.
- Differentiation
- To stay within a site; refers to tumor cells that remain at a site and have not invaded adjacent tissue.
- In situ
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An antineoplastic agent; it is a biological response modifier that stimulates the growth of certain blood cells in the immune system that can fight cancer and other diseases.
- Interleukin-2
- Treatment with a red laser to kill cancer cells.
- Photodynamic therapy
- An antineoplastic agent.
- Recombinant Interferon
- A lymphokine produced by macrophages.
- Tumor Necrosis Factor
- A malignant neoplasm that causes violaceous vascular lesions and general lymphadenopathy.
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Pertaining to a bad wandering; refers to the spreading process of cancer from one area of the body to another.
- Malignant
- Any agent that causes a change in the genetic structure of an organism.
- Mutagen