Medical Terminology - Terms of the Week
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- Adenopathy
- disease of a gland
- Hepatitis
- inflammation of the liver
- Gastrology
- study of the stomach
- Subcutaneous
- beneath the skin
- Transvesical
- pertaining to that passes through the bladder
- Pericardial
- pertaining to that which surrounds the heart
- Dermatitis
- inflammation of the skin
- Cerebral
- pertaining to the brain
- Renal
- pertaining to the kidney
- Abduction
- movement of a limb away from the midline
- Adduction
- movement of a limb toward the midline
- Bilateral
- pertaining to both sides
- Superior
- above; toward the head
- Proximal
- nearest point of attachment to the trunk
- Distal
- farthest away from the point of attachment to the trunk
- Inferior
- below; toward the tail
- Plantar
- sole of the foot; posterior surface of the foot
- Sagittal
- divides the body or structure into right and left positions
- Adipose
- pertaining to fat
- Anhidrosis
- lack of sweat
- Necrotic
- death of tissue
- Biopsy
- removal of tissue for examination
- Laceration
- wound with torn, uneven edges
- Erythema
- redness
- Brachial
- pertaining to the arm
- Olecranal
- pertaining to the elbow
- Thoracic
- pertaining to the chest
- Arthrography
- x-ray of joints and their soft tissues
- Anteroposterior
- the front-to-back direction an x-ray takes through a body
- Myelography
- x-ray of the spinal cord
- Atrophy
- wasting away
- Bradykinesia
- slow movement
- Hypertrophy
- excessive growth of an organ
- Tendon
- attaches muscle to bone
- Ligament
- attaches bone to bone
- Cruciate
- crossed
- Encephalitis
- inflammation of the brain
- Neuritis
- inflammation of a nerve
- Syncope
- fainting
- Dysphasia
- difficulty in speaking
- Apraxis
- inability to perform skilled movements
- Paresthesias
- abnormal sensations such as numbness and tingling
- Blepharoptosis
- drooping of the eyelid
- Iritis
- inflammation of the iris of the eye
- Lacrimal
- pertaining to tears
- Diplopia
- double vision
- Otitismedia
- inflammation of the middle ear
- Presbycusis
- diminished hearing due to old age
- Buccal mucosa
- pertaining to the mucous membrane of the cheek
- Cholecystectomy
- surgical removal of the gallbladder
- Laparoscopy
- visual examination of the abdominal
- Enteritis
- inflammation of the small intestines
- Parenteral
- receiving medication or nutrition via IV or IM injection
- Aphagia
- no eating; inability to eat or swallow
- Endocrine
- to secrete into the bloodstream
- Exocrine
- to secrete outwardly onto the skin or onto the surface of an organ
- Polydipsia
- excessive thirst
- Hypokalemia
- deficient amounts of potassium in the blood
- Glucogenesis
- production of sugar
- Corticosteroids
- hormones produced by the adrenal cortex
- Adenoidectomy
- surgical removal of the adenoids
- Pneumonia
- inflammation of the lung
- Dyspnea
- difficult or painful breathing
- Rales
- crackling sound
- Rhonchi
- rattling sound
- Cyanosis
- bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to lack of oxygen in the blood
- Arrhythmia
- deviation from the normal heart rhythm
- Pancarditis
- inflammation of all the heart layers
- Tachycardia
- fast heartbeat
- Analgesics
- pain relievers
- Emetics
- agents that induce vomitting
- Antibiotics
- chemical compounds that destroy harmful organisms
- Erythrocyte
- red blood cell
- Hemostasis
- stoppage of blood
- Leukopenia
- deficiency in the number of white blood cells
- Histopathology
- study of tissue
- Microbiology
- study and identification of infectious microorganisms
- Hematology
- study of blood
- Nephrolithiasis
- abnormal condition of stones in the kidney
- Cystitis
- inflammation of the urinary bladder
- Dysuria
- painful urination
- Intrauterine
- pertaining to within the uterus
- Dysmenorrhea
- painful menstruation
- Gravida
- number of times a woman has been pregnant
- Panophobia
- fear of everything
- Bipolar disorder
- abnormal manic and depressive mood swings
- Bulimia
- repetitive, uncontrollable eating, followed by purging
- Asepsis
- free from infectious contamination
- Dissection
- Separation of body parts
- Evisceration
- protrution of viscera outside of the abdominal cavity, particularly through an operative incision