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Lesson 4 med terms
Term | Definition |
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benign | mild; nor cancerous |
brandy- | slow |
brandycardi | abnormal slowness of the heart beat |
myobrandia | a slow, sluggish reaction of muscle to electrical stimulation |
cantho- | angle at the end of the eye lid |
canthal | pertaining to a corner of the eye |
canthus | name of the corner of the eye |
cauda | tail |
caudal | pertaining to the tail |
cauda | pertaining to a tail like appendage |
-cele | hernia |
myocele | a muscle hernia |
cystocele | protrusion of the bladder through the vaginal wall |
celio- | abdomen |
cheil- | lip |
contra- | against; counter |
contraction | acting against |
contraception | acting against conception |
cyt- | cell |
hemocyte | a blood cell |
myocyte | a cell of muscular tissue |
-ectasis | Expansion |
angiectasis | a beyond normal stretching of a blood vessel |
nephrectasis | stretching of the kidney |
-emesis | vomiting |
emesis | the act of vomiting |
emetic | that which causes vomiting such as a drug |
erythro- | red |
erythra | the redness caused by a breakout on skin |
erythralgia | a condition marked by pain or redness of the skin |
-esthesia | sensation |
-esthetic | pertaining to feeling |
-iasis | condition |
lithiasis | a condition characterizes |
leuk- | white |
leukocyte | a white (colorless)blood cell |
leukocyt | combining form meaning white blood cell |
lingua | toungue |
lingual | pertaining to the tounge |
lingula | a small tounge |
lobo- | section |
lobule | a small lobe |
lobar | of or pertaining to a lobe or section |
melan- | black |
melanin | a black or dark brown pigment of the skin and hair |
melanodermic | having a dark skin |
myring- | eardrum |
myringa | the eardrum |
myringoscopy | inspection of the eardrum using a myringoscope |
odont- | tooth |
odontal | pertaining to a tooth |
odontogenic | originating in the teeth |
semen- | seed |
semenology | the study of semen |
spondyl- | spinal column |
steno- | narrow |
stenocephalous | having a narrow head |
stenocephalia | excessive narrowness of the head |
trans- | through |
transfusion | the introduction of blood from another source |
transplant | a piece of tissue fro grafting taken from another part of the patience body |
vaso- | vessel |
vascular | pertaining to a vessel |
vasculum | a small vessel |