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99CNM Med Terms 4A
Question | Answer |
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Urethrospasm | Spasm of the Urethra |
Spermatoid | Resembling Sperm |
Nephroptosis | Kidney out of it's normal place (dropped kidney) |
Anomaly | Structure contrary to rule |
Oophoropexy | Surgical fixation of the ovary in it's place |
Bradypnea | Abnormally slow breathing |
Angioblast | Vessel germ cell |
Ureterotomy | Incision into the ureter |
Angioscleoris | A condition of hardening of vessels |
Hysterotomy | Incision into the uterus (cesarean section) |
Myospasm | Muscle spasm |
Dyspepsia | Painful digestion (heartburn) |
Hemolysis | Destruction of blood (cells) |
Kinesiology | The study (or science) of motion |
Aneurysm | Ballooning out of blood vessel |
Apnea | absence of breath |
Arteriosclerosis | hardened condition of the arteries |
Arteriospasm | artery spasm |
Bradycardia | slow heart action |
Colporrhaphy | suturing to repair the vagina |
Colposcopy | instrument for examining the vagina |
Cryptorchidism | a condition of where the testes are not evident at birth (hidden testicle) |
Cystorrhagia | bursting forth of blood from the bladder |
Dysmenorrheal | painful menstration |
Dyspnea | difficult or painful breathing |
Hemangiitis | inflammation of a blood vessel |
Hematologist | one who specializes in the science of blood |
Hernia | when an organ protrudes the the wall of the cavity where it is normally enclosed |
Hysteropexy | surgical fixation of the uterus |
Hysterospasm | a spasm of the uterus |
Kinesialgia | pain that occurs upon moving |
Myosclerosis | a hardening of muscle tissue |
Nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
Nephrolith | Renal calculus or kidney stone |
Nephromegaly | Extreme hypertrophy (enlargement) of one or both kidneys |
Neurofibroma | a tumor that contains muscle and fibrous connective tissue |
Neurolysis | the destruction of nerve tissue |
o-oblast | a female germ cell from which a mature ovum is developed |
orchidotomy | the surgical incision of a testicle |
pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
pyeloplasty | surgical repair of the renal pelvis |
salpingectomy | excision (removal) of a fallopian tube |
salpingo-oophorectomy | The surgical removal of a fallopian tube and an ovary |
salpingoscopy | Visualization of the intraluminal portion of the uterine tubes, usually by radiograph or with an endoscope |
spermatoblast | an immature male cell, germ cell or sperm |
tachycardia | A rapid heart rate |
tachypnea | rapid breathing |
ureterolithotomy | removal of a calculus by incision of a ureter |
ureterorrhaphy | Suture of a ureter |
urethralgia | Pain in the urethra |
urethrotomy | incision of the urethra |