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Med Term Final Revie
Med Term Final Review Game
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. Achalasia | a rare disorder that makes it difficult for food and liquid to pass from the swallowing tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus) into your stomach |
| 2. amni/o | amnion, sac around embryo |
| 3. autograft | a graft of tissue from one point to another of the same individual's body |
| 4. cardiac biomarkers | substances that are released into the blood when the heart is damaged or stressed used to help diagnose acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and cardiac ischemia |
| 5 caus/o | burn, burning |
| 6 celi/o | the abdomen |
| 7 cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| 8 cirrhosis | severe scarring of the liver and poor liver function seen at the terminal stages of chronic liver disease |
| 9 craniotomy | surgical removal of part of the bone from the skull to expose the brain. Specialized tools are used to remove the section of bone called the bone flap |
| 10 cryosurgery | surgery using the local application of intense cold to destroy unwanted tissue |
| 11 diaphoresis | sweating, especially to an unusual degree as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug |
| 12 Dysentery | infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces |
| 13 erythropoiesis | the production of red blood cells |
| 14 gastroscopy | a procedure where a thin, flexible tube called an endoscope is used to look inside the oesophagus (gullet), stomach and first part of the small intestine |
| 15 Hodgkin disease | a type of lymphoma. Lymphoma is a cancer of a part of the immune system called the lymph system |
| 16 lymphatic system | a network of tissues, vessels and organs that work together to move a colorless, watery fluid called lymph back into your circulatory system (your bloodstream) |
| 17 Xiphoid process | the cartilaginous section at the lower end of the sternum, which is not attached to any ribs, and gradually ossifies during adult life |
| 18 steatorrhea | the excretion of abnormal quantities of fat with the feces owing to reduced absorption of fat by the intestine |
| 19 Tachypnea | abnormally rapid breathing |
| 20 pneumothorax | a collapsed lung, occurs when air leaks into the space between your lung and chest wall |
| 21 peritoneum | the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs |
| 22 otolaryngology | a medical specialty which is focused on the ears, nose, and throat |
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