Shared Flashcard Set

Details

medical terminology list 4-2
medical vocabulary list 4-2
28
Medical
10th Grade
11/04/2008
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Medical Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
water pill
 Definition

 

diuretic
Term
brady cardia
 Definition
slow heart rate
Term
hypodermic
 Definition
under skin
Term
hysterectomy
 Definition
excision of the uterus
Term
auscultation
 Definition
listening
Term
cyanotic
 Definition

bluish

discoloration
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
thoraco-centesis
 Definition
surgical tapping of the chest
Term
renal
 Definition
referring to the kidney
Term
nephro
 Definition
kidney
Term
craniotomy
 Definition
incision into the skull
Term
macrocyte
 Definition
large cell
Term
hemophilia
 Definition
bleeding disorder
Term
encephalitis
 Definition
inflammation of the brain
Term
arthroplasty
 Definition
surgical repair of a joint
Term
cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
hemorrhage
 Definition
bursting forth of blood
Term
dyspnea
 Definition
difficult breathing
Term
endo
 Definition
lining
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
psychosis
 Definition
out of touch with the real world
Term
emaciated
 Definition
15% below ideal weight
Term
trauma
 Definition
injury
Term
epidermis
 Definition
top layer of skin
Term
sphygmomanometer
 Definition
blood pressure cuff
Term
tachy
 Definition
fast
Term
hepatomegaly
 Definition
enlarged liver
Term
periangioma
 Definition
tumor around a vessel
Supporting users have an ad free experience!