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Lesson 18

Terms

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/rrhage, /rrhagia
break or bursting through, abnormal flow
abdominocentesis
withdrawing fluid from the abdomen
abdominopelvic
related to or being the abdominal and pelvic cavities
cavity
an unfilled space within a mass
cranial
related to skull
diaphragm
partition separating chest and abdominal cavities
diaphragmatic (adj)
related to partition separating chest and abdominal cavities
dur/o
crainal cavity parietal meningeal membrane
dura
crainal cavity parietal meningeal membrane
dural
related to crainal cavity parietal meningeal membrane
foramen magnum
large opening
hemorrhage
copious discharge of blood from blood vesselss
hypothyroidism
deficient activity of the thyroid gland
mediastin/o
relating to the mediastinal cavity
mediastinal
relating to the mediastinal cavity
mediastinum
space in chest between pleural sacs of lungs containing all the viscera of chest except lungs and plurae
mening/o
cranial cavity parietal and visceral membranes
meningeal
relating to cranial cavity parietal and visceral membranes
meninges
plural of meninx - any of three membranes that envelop brain and spinal cord (duramater, arachnoid, pia mater)
organ/o
organ
organic
relating to organ
organomegaly
enlargement of an organ
pariet/o
wall of a cavity or organ
parietal
relating to wall of a cavity or organ
pelv/o
pelvis
pelvic
relating to pelvis
pelvis, pelves
basin shaped structure in skeleton - hip bones bound on ea. side - sacrum and coccyx complete from behind
pericardial
surrounding the heart; relating to the pericardium
pericardium
membrane sac around the heart
peritone/o
abdominal cavity
peritoneal
relating to abdominal cavity
peritoneum
abdominal cavity
phrag/o
fence, wall
phren/o
diaphragm
phrenic
relating to diaphragm
pleur/o
thoracic membranes
pleura
thoracic membranes
pleural
relating to thoracic membranes
pneumon/o
lung air sacs
retro-orbital
relating to behind the eye
retroperitoneal
relating to behind the abdominal cavity
seros/o
serous membrane
serous
relating to serum
serum
liguid (noncellular) part of blood, body fluid
spin/o
spine
spinal canal
canal that contains the spinal cord
thoracocentesis, thoracentesis
to withdraw fluid from the chest
ton/o
stretch
viscer/o
organ in a cavity, especially the abdomen
visceral
relating to organ in a cavity, especially the abdomen or: the covering of an organ
viscus viscera
an internal organ organs plural

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