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99CNM Med Terms 8A
Question | Answer |
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Benign | Not spreading, not malignant |
Biopsy | Removal of tissue for examination |
Circumocular | Pertaining to around the eye |
Circumscribed | Bounded by a line; limited or confined |
Condyloma | wartlike growth of the skin, usually occuring near the anus |
Cyst | a sac that contains fluid orsolid material |
Distal | a part located farthest from its attachment to the trunk |
Dorsal | near or on the back |
Ectoderm | outer layer of cells in developing embryo and origin of skin, mucous membranes, nervous tissue and sensory organs |
Ectopic | out of it's normal place |
Endyocystcopy | examination inside of the bladder |
Endogenous | originating inside |
Epigastric | lying upon or over the stomach |
Excrescence | medical term for wart |
Extrasensory | Being outside the normal range or bounds of the senses |
Hypodermic | Applied or administered beneath the skin. |
Infiltration | When malignant tumor cells spread by slipping into and between normal body cells |
Inframammary | situated or occurring below the mammary gland |
Lateral | farther from the midline |
Lesion | area of unhealthy (morbid) tissue |
Lumbar | pertaining to the lower back area between T12 vertebra and the sacrum. |
Malignant | a bad kind, tending to threaten death |
Medial | nearer to the midline |
Mesoderm | middle layer of the three layers of the embryo and origin of all connective tissues, muscle, blood, cardiovascular systems |
Metastasis | cells spread to a new location or organ |
Neoplasm | new abnormal tissue formation |
Papilla | the nipple of the mammary gland (breast) |
Papilloma | A small solid benign tumor with a clear-cut border that projects above the surrounding tissue. |
Papules | pimple or red elevated spot on the skin |
Periumbilical | relating to around the belly button |
Polyp | A lump of tissue protruding from the lining of an organ, such as the nose, bladder, or intestine |
Proximal | nearest the attachment to the trunk |
Subpatellar | below the patella (knee cap) |
Suprapubic | the area beneath the pubic arch (bone) |
Tumor | a swelling or enlargement of tissue that has no function |
Ventral | On or near the belly |