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Medical Term CH 5
Medical Terminology, A Programmed Systems Approach Dennerll and Davis
Medical Terminology | Medical Terminology Define |
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agenesis | lack of development |
amenorrhea | absence of menstruation |
apepsia | cessation of digestion |
aphasia | unable to speak |
aphonia | no voice, unable to make sounds |
apnea | absence of breathing |
audiogram | graphic recording of hearing function |
audiometry | process of testing hearing |
bacillus | rod shaped bacterium |
bradycardia | slow heart rate |
bradypepsia | slow digestion |
bradyphagia | slow eating (swallowing) |
bradypnea | slow breathing |
calculi | small stones |
carcinogenesis | formation of cancer |
cholangiogram | x-ray of the bile ducts |
cholecyst | gallbladder |
cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
cholecystogram | x-ray of the gallbladder |
cholecystography | process of obtaining x-ray of the gallbladder |
cholecystotomy | incision of the gallbladder |
cholelith | gallstones |
cholelithiasis | infestation with gallstones |
coccus | berry-shaped bacterium |
dactylitis | inflammation of the fingers or toes |
dactylogram | fingerprint |
dactylospasm | spasm of the digit |
diplobacillus | double bacterium |
diplococci | cocci growing in pairs |
dipsomania | abnormal compulsion to drink |
dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
dyspepsia | poor digestion |
dysphasia | difficulty speaking, garbled words |
dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
dysphonia | difficulty making sounds with voice |
hydrocephalus | enlarged head due to fluid accumulation (congenital) |
hyperthermia | abnormally high body temperature |
hypothermia | abnormally low body temperature |
lithometer | instrument to measure stones |
lithotomy | incision for the removal of stones |
macroblast | abnormally large immature cells |
macrocephalus | large head size |
macrocheilia | enlarged lips |
macrococcus | large coccus |
macrocyte | large cell |
macrodactylia | abnormally large digits |
macroglossia | abnormally large tongue |
macrorhinia | abnormally large nose |
microcardia | abnormally small sized heart |
microcephalus | abnormally small sized head |
microcyst | a small cyst |
microcyte | a small cell |
microgram | one millionth of a gram |
microsurgery | surgery performed using a microscope or other magnifying device |
moniliasis | yeast infection |
oncogenic | tumor forming |
otic | pertaining to the ear |
otorrhea | discharging from the ear |
otodynia | ear pain |
otoscope | instrument to look into the ear |
paraphasia | abnormal speech |
pathogenic | disease producing |
peptic | pertaining to digestion |
phasology | the study of speech |
phonic | pertaining to the voice |
phonology | the study of voice sounds |
polydactylism | condition of having more than 5 digits on hands or feet |
polydipsia | condition of excessive thirst |
prodrome | symptoms before the onset of a disease |
pyogenic | pus forming |
pyorrhea | flow or discharge of pus |
pyothorax | pus in the chest cavity |
rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
rhinolith | calculus in the nasal passages |
rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
rhinorrhea | runny nose |
staphylectomy | excision of the uvula |
staphylitis | inflammation of the uvula |
staphylococci | bacteric growing in bunches |
staphyloplasty | surgical repair of the uvula |
streptococci | round bacteria growing in twisted chains |
synarthrosis | joint that are fused and immovable |
syndactylism | fingers or toes that are fused |
syndrome | symptoms that occur together to characterize a disease |
synergistic | working together |
tachycardia | fast heart rate |
tachyphagia | fast eating |
tachypnea | fast breathing |
thermal | pertaining to heat |
thermoesthesia | oversensitivity to heat |
thermogensis | generation of heat |
thermophobia | abnormal fear of heat |
thermoplegia | paralysis caused by a person being exposed to too high of a temperature |
trichomoniasis | infestation with trichomonas |
tympanic | pertaining to the eardrum |
tympanectomy | excision of the eardrum |
tympanometry | process of measuring eardrum function |
tympanotomy | incision into the eardrum |
tympanites | distended with gas |