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Histology 3
Histology Medical Terms Ch. 3
Question | Answer |
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agoraphobia | fear of crowds |
cardiomyopathy | disease condition of heart muscle |
myeloma | tumor of bone marrow |
blepharitis | inflammation of eyelid |
laparatomy | incision of the abdomen |
-plasm | formation |
-dynia | pain |
-graphy | for process reading |
-ist | specialist |
splenomegaly | enlargement of spleen |
arteriosclerosis | hardening of arteries |
acrophobic | fear of heights |
phlebotomy | incision of a vein |
necrosis | death of cells |
venogram | x-ray of veins |
pleurodynia | pain of the chest wall |
-emia | blood condition |
-centesis | surgical punture |
-lysis | breakdown |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-trophy | development |
-ule | little, small |
morphology | study of shape of cels |
myoma | benign tumor of muscle |
biopsy | view of living tissue under the microscope |
splenectomy | removal of spleen |
osteomalacia | softening of bone |
acromegaly | enlargement of extremities |
-coccus | berry shaped bacteria |
-genesis | condition of producing |
-penia | deficiency |
-plaisa | development, formation |
-stomy | opening to form a mouth |
chondromalacia | softening of cartilage |
myosarcoma | malignant flesh tumor of muscle |
hemastasis | stoppage of blood flow |
colostomy | opening of large intestine to the outside of body |
achondroplasia | cartilage formation of embryo, leads to short bones and dwarfism |
-cele | hernia |
-megaly | enlargement |
atrophy | no development |
mammoplasty | surgical repair of the breast |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-ptosis | falling, drooping |