Medical Term Mid Term

Ketoacidosis

Too much acid in the blood from high sugar.

Transplant

Moving an organ from one person to another.

Varicocele

Swollen veins in the scrotum.

Cryptorchism

A testicle that hasn’t dropped.

Prostate hyperplasia

A big prostate that makes peeing hard.

Prostatectomy

Surgery to remove the prostate.

Vagina

The birth canal.

Amniocentesis

A test where doctors take fluid from around a baby.

Placental abruption

The placenta comes off the uterus too early.

Ectopic

In the wrong place (like a pregnancy outside the uterus).

Tubal ligation

Surgery to stop pregnancy by blocking tubes.

Dyspareunia

Pain during sex.

Fallopian tubes/Uterine tubes

Tubes that carry eggs to the uterus.

Lumpectomy

Surgery to remove a lump (often in the breast).

Superior

Above.

Abdominal

About the belly.

Meniscus

Knee cushion.

Proximal

Closer to the body.

Distal

Farther from the body.

Prone

Lying face down.

Supine

Lying face up.

Anterior

The front.

Cephalic

About the head.

Hemostasis

Stopping bleeding.

Hepatic

About the liver.

Digestion

Breaking down food.

Dysphagia

Trouble swallowing.

Deglutition

Swallowing.

Peristalsis

Muscles moving food down.

Mastication

Chewing.

Aphthous

Canker sore.

Emesis

Vomiting.

Laparoscopy

Surgery with tiny cuts and a camera.

Dialysis

A machine cleans the blood when kidneys fail.

Uremia

Waste builds up in the blood.

Pyelonephritis

Kidney infection.

Glycosuria

Sugar in pee.

Nephrostomy

A tube in the kidney to drain pee.

Oliguria

Making very little pee.

Cystourethrogram

X-ray of the bladder and pee tube.

Pulmonologist

Lung doctor.

Balan/o

Penis.

Supra-

Above.

Uni-

One.

Macro-

Big.

Pre-

Before.

Hyper-

Too much.

Hypo-

Too little.

Micro-

Small.

-logy

Study of something.

Arthr/o

Joints.

Gastr/o

Stomach.

-trophy

Growth.

RUQ

Upper right belly.

RLQ

Lower right belly.

CKD

Long-term kidney disease.

CRF

Long-term kidney failure.

TURP

Surgery to fix an enlarged prostate.

UTI

Bladder infection.

GYN

Women’s health.

PSA

Prostate Cancer Test.