WLCL 115 Lesson 7

adenoidectomy

Excision of the adenoids

adenoidectomy breakdown

aden/oid/ec/tom/y

adenotome

A device for excising a gland, esp. the adenoid glands

adenotome breakdown

aden/o/tom/e

aerobe

A microbe that is able to live and reproduce in the presence of oxygen

aerobe breakdown

aer/obe

aerometer

A device for measuring gas density

aerometer breakdown

aer/o/meter

alloplasty

Plastic surgery using inert materials or those obtained from a tissue bank

alloplasty breakdown

all/o/plast/y

aplasia

Failure of an organ or tissue to develop normally

aplasia breakdown

a/plas/ia

arthroclasia

The intentional breaking of adhesions of an ankylosed joint to provide movement

arthroclasia breakdown

arthr/o/cla/sia

arthrodesis

The fusion of two bones

arthrodesis breakdown

arthr/o/desis

ataxiaphasia

Inability to arrange words into sentences

ataxiaphasia breakdown

a/tax/ia/pha/sia

blennorrhea

Any discharge from mucous membranes

blennorrhea breakdown

blenn/or/rhe/a

celiomyositis

Inflammation of the abdominal muscles

celiomyositis breakdown

celi/o/my/os/itis

cheiloschisis

a condition of the lips characterized by scaling, surface fissures, and painful cracking at the corners of the mouth

cheiloschisis breakdown

cheil/o/schisis

cholestasia

Arrest of the flow of bile

cholestasia breakdown

chole/sta/sia

chronological

Occurring in natural sequence according to time

chronological breakdown

chron/o/log/ic/al

chronophobia

A fear of time or its perceived duration

chronophobia breakdown

chron/o/phob/ia

cystopexy

Surgical fixation of the bladder to the wall of the abdomen

cystopexy breakdown

cyst/o/pex/y

desmoplasia

An abnormal tendency to form fibrous tissue or adhesive bands

desmoplasia breakdown

desm/o/plas/ia

dynamometry

The process of obtaining quantifiable measurements of muscular strength, power, and/or endurance

dynamometry breakdown

dynam/o/metr/y

enteropexy

Fixation of the intestine to the abdominal wall or to another portion of the intestine

enteropexy breakdown

enter/o/pex/y

epileptic

Concerning epilepsy or an individual suffering from attacks of epilepsy

epileptic breakdown

epi/lep/tic

erythromelalgia

Episodic burning, throbbing, and redness of the extremities caused by local dilation of blood vessels

erythromelalgia breakdown

erythr/o/mel/alg/ia

erythropenia

A deficiency in the number of red blood cells in the body

erythropenia breakdown

erythr/o/pen/ia

exomphalos

A congenital umbilical hernia

exomphalos breakdown

ex/omphal/os

geriatrician

A clinician who specializes in the care of older people

geriatrician breakdown

ger/iatr/ic/ian

hemiataxia

Impaired muscular coordination causing awkward movements of the affected side of the body

hemiataxia breakdown

hemi/a/tax/ia

hemodynamics

A study of the forces involved in circulating blood through the body

hemodynamics breakdown

hem/o/dynam/ics

hepatorrhaphy

The suturing of a wound of the liver

hepatorrhaphy breakdown

hepat/o/rrhaph/y

hypoplasia

Underdevelopment of a tissue organ or body

hypoplasia breakdown

hypo/plas/ia

ischemia

A temporary deficiency of blood flow to an organ or tissue

ischemia breakdown

isch/em/ia

kleptomania

A compulsion to steal, often expressed by the repeated theft of meaningless or economically worthless objects

kleptomania breakdown

klept/o/man/ia

leiomyosarcoma

A combined leiomyoma and sarcoma

leiomyosarcoma breakdown

lei/o/my/o/sarc/oma

leukopenia

Abnormal decrease of white blood cells usually below 5000/mm^3

leukopenia breakdown

leuk/o/pen/ia

melalgia

Pain of neural origin in the limbs

melalgia breakdown

mel/alg/ia

micrognathia

Abnormal smallness of jaws, esp. the lower jaw

micrognathia breakdown

micr/o/gnath/ia

morphogen

A protein that influences the development, differentiation, growth, and patterning of embryonic tissues

morphogen breakdown

morph/o/gen

narcolepsy

A disorder marked by recurrent, uncontrollable attacks of daytime sleepiness, often associated with temporary muscular paralysis

narcolepsy breakdown

narc/o/lep/sy

nomography

The construction of a nomogram

nomography breakdown

nom/o/graph/y

omphalotomy

Cutting of the umbilical cord at birth

omphalotomy breakdown

omphal/o/tom/y

parasitemia

The presence of parasites such as Plasmodium falciparum or Babesia microt in the blood

parasitemia breakdown

para/sit/em/ia

parasitologist

One who specializes in the science of parasitology

parasitologist breakdown

para/sit/o/log/ist

pediatrics

The care of children and the treatment of their diseases

pediatrics breakdown

ped/iatr/ics

polymorphism

The property of crystallizing into two or more different forms or occurrence of more than one form in a life cycle

polymorphism breakdown

poly/morph/ism

presbycardia

Decreased functional capacity of the heart, as a result of age-related muscular hypertrophy, loss of myocytes, and decreased cardiac elasticity and compliance

presbycardia breakdown

presby/cardi/a

prognathous

Having jaws projecting forward beyond the rest of the face

prognathous breakdown

pro/ganth/ous

prostatodynia

The condition of having the symptoms and signs of prostatitis but no evidence of inflammation of the prostate, with negative urine culture

prostatodynia breakdown

prostat/odyn/ia

ptyalism

Excessive secretion of saliva

ptyalism breakdown

ptyal/ism

rhinoplasty

Plastic surgery of the nose

rhinoplasty breakdown

rhin/o/plast/y

somatotropic

Influencing the body or body cells; somatotrophic

somatotropic breakdown

somat/o/trop/ic

thermodynamics

The branch of physics concerned with laws that govern the production of heat and its conversion into other forms of energy

thermodynamics breakdown

therm/o/dynam/ics

thermometry

Measurement of temperature

thermometry breakdown

therm/o/metr/y