TERMINOLOGY FLASHCARDS
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HYPOGLYCEMIC
HYPOGLYCEMIC
•Defined : beginning of breast development
THYROCELE
THYROCELE
•Defined: another name for goiter
EUTHYROID
EUTHYROID
•Defined : normal functioning thyroid
ADRENALITIS
ADRENALITIS
•Defined: inflammation of the adrenal gland
PITUITARY ADENOMA
PITUITARY ADENOMA
•Defined : tumor on the pituitary gland
THYROIDECTOMY
THYROIDECTOMY
•Defined: removal of the thyroid
PETECHIA
PETECHIA
•Defined : small bruise
LEUKOCYTE
LEUKOCYTE
•Defined : white blood cell
PHAGOCYTOSIS
PHAGOCYTOSIS
•Defined : process in which phagocytes (a type of white blood
cell) destroy (or eat) foreign microorganisms or cell debris
DIAPHORESIS
DIAPHORESIS
•Defined : profuse sweating
HEMORRHAGE
HEMORRHAGE
•Defined : loss of blood
TACHYCARDIA
TACHYCARDIA
•Defined : rapid heartbeat
ARTERIOLITH
ARTERIOLITH
•Defined : stone in the artery
ANGIOGRAPHY
ANGIOGRAPHY
•Defined : procedure to describe the blood vessels
VASCULAR ENDOSCOPY
VASCULAR ENDOSCOPY
•Defined: procedure to look inside blood vessel
SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION
SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION
•Defined : circulation of blood from the heart to the rest of the
body
ANGLOCARDITIS
ANGLOCARDITIS
•Define : inflammation of the heart vessels
MYOCARDITIS
MYOCARDITIS
•Defined : inflammation of the heart muscle
ANEURYSM
ANEURYSM
•Defined : bulge in a blood vessel
VASCULITIS
VASCULITIS
•Defined: inflammation of blood vessels
PERICARDIOTOMY
PERICARDIOTOMY
•Defined : incision into the tissue around the heart
ANGIORRHAPHY
ANGIORRHAPHY
•Defined : suture of a vessel
VENECTOMY
VENECTOMY
•Defined : surgical removal of a vein
HYPERVENTILATION
HYPERVENTILATION
•Defined : overbreathing; the condition of having too much air
flowing into and out of the lungs, leads to hypocapnia
PECTUS CARINATUM
PECTUS CARINATUM
•Defined : a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship
REFERENCES
•Steven L. Jones & Andrew Cavanagh. (2019) Acquiring Medical
Language (2nd edition) McGraw Hill Education
