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Medical Termonology
Unit 9
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Undergraduate 2
03/20/2013
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achromophilic
 Definition
resisting color (stain)
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aerobic
 Definition
requiring air to live
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aerocele
 Definition
herniation containing air
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aerophobia
 Definition
abnormal fear of air
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aerotherapy
 Definition
treatment using air (respiratory therapy)
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amenorrhea
 Definition
cessation of menstruation
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anaerobic
 Definition
able to live without air
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anterolateral
 Definition
front and side
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anteromedial
 Definition
front and middle
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anteroposterior
 Definition
from front to back
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anterosuperior
 Definition
front and top
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anteriostasis
 Definition
control of flow through arteries
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axillary
 Definition
underarm, armpit
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bioethics
 Definition
study of what is good and bad for living things
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biology
 Definition
science studying living things
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blastoderm
 Definition
embryonic disk that gives rise to the endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm
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caudad
 Definition
toward the tail(sacrum)
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cephalad
 Definition
toward the head
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cephalocaudal
 Definition
from head to tail
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chondrodysplasia
 Definition
defective development of cartilage
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chromogenesis
 Definition
formation of color
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chromolysis
 Definition
destruction of color
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chromometer
 Definition
measuring color
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chromophilic
 Definition
attracting color (stain)
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coronal
 Definition
pertaining to the crown or encircling
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coronary
 Definition
pertaining to the crown or encircling (reference to around the heart)
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diagnosis
 Definition
identifying a disease
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dialysis
 Definition
separating of substances in a solution (filtration)
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diarrhea
 Definition
abnormally loose watery bowel movement
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distal
 Definition
away from a point of origin or designated point
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dorsal
 Definition
back (posterior)
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dorsocephalad
 Definition
toward the back of the head
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dysentery
 Definition
inflammation of the intestine
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dysmenorrhea
 Definition
difficult or painful menstruation
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dyspepsia
 Definition
poor digestion
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dyspnea
 Definition
difficulty breathing
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dystocia
 Definition
difficulty in labor
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ectocytic
 Definition
outside the cell (extracellular)
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ectoderm
 Definition
outer embryonic (germ) layer
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ectogenous
 Definition
formed outside the body (from another source)
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ectopic
 Definition
outside of the normal location
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ectoplasm
 Definition
outer membrane of the cell
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endocardium
 Definition
inner membrane layer of the heart
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endochondral
 Definition
within the cartalage
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endocolitis
 Definition
inflammation of the lining of the colon
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endocystic
 Definition
inside the urinary bladder or inside a cyst
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endoderm
 Definition
inner embryonic (germ) layer
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endoenteritis
 Definition
inflammation of the lining of the small intestine
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endogenous
 Definition
made by one's own body
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endoscopy
 Definition
process of using a scope to look into the body
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eugenics
 Definition
choosing good genetic traits to propagate
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eupepsia
 Definition
good digestion
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eupnea
 Definition
esay breathing
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euthanasia
 Definition
easy death
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eutocia
 Definition
easy labor
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homostasis
 Definition
control blood flow
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hyperplasia
 Definition
overdevelopment
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hypoplasia
 Definition
underdevlopment
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inferior
 Definition
below
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lateral
 Definition
side
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lithotripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing of a stone
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lymphostasis
 Definition
control or stoppage of lymph flow
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medial
 Definition
middle
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menopause
 Definition
cessation of menstruation, ovulation, and atrophy of female reproductive system
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menorrhagia
 Definition
hemorrhage during menstruation
Term
menses
 Definition
mensturation, menses
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mesoderm
 Definition
middle germ layer
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midaxillary
 Definition
middle of the armpit
Term
midsagittal
 Definition
the plane deviding the body into equal right and left halvs
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neurotripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing of a nerve
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omphalectomy
 Definition
excision of the umbilicus
Term
omphalic
 Definition
pertaining to the umbilicus
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omphalitis
 Definition
inflammation of the umbilicus
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omphalocele
 Definition
umbilical hernia
Term
omphalorrhagia
 Definition
hemorrhage of the umbilicus
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omphalorrhea
 Definition
discharge from the unbilicus
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omphalorrhexis
 Definition
rupture of the umbilicus
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osteochondrodysplaisa
 Definition
defective development fo bone and cartilage
Term
para-appendicitis
 Definition
inflammation near the appendix
Term
paracentral
 Definition
pertaining to near the center
Term
paracolpitis
 Definition
inflammation near teh vagina
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paracystitis
 Definition
inflammation near the urinary bladder
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parahepatitis
 Definition
inflammation near the liver
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paranephritis
 Definition
inflammation near the kidney
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parietal
 Definition
pertining to the wall
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peritoneum
 Definition
membrane of the abdomen
Term
phlebostasis
 Definition
control of flow through a vein
Term
pleura
 Definition
membrane of the lungs
Term
posteroanterior
 Definition
from back to front
Term
posteroexternal
 Definition
back and outside
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posterointernal
 Definition
back and inside
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posterolateral
 Definition
back and side
Term
procephalic
 Definition
infront of the head
Term
prognosis
 Definition
predicting the outcome of a disease
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prognostic
 Definition
pertaining to a prognosis
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proximal
 Definition
near the point of origin or a designated point
Term
pseudocyesis
 Definition
false pregnancy
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pseudocyst
 Definition
false cyst
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pseudoedma
 Definition
false swelling
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pseudoesthesia
 Definition
false sensation
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retrocoic
 Definition
behind the colon
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retroflexion
 Definition
bending backward
Term
retroperitoneum
 Definition
behind the peritoneum
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retroperitonitis
 Definition
inflammation of the area behind the peritoneum
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retrosternal
 Definition
behind the sternum
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retroversion
 Definition
twistin backwawrd
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sagittal
 Definition
vertical plane or slice, divides into left and right
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signs
 Definition
objective observable information
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superior
 Definition
above
Term
symptoms
 Definition
subjective self-reported information
Term
syphilophobia
 Definition
abnormal fear of syphilis
Term
syphilopsychosis
 Definition
severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis
Term
syphilotherapy
 Definition
treatment for syphilis
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ventral
 Definition
front (anterior)
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viscera
 Definition
organs
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visceropleura
 Definition
membrane surrounding and attached to the lung
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