14 - Chapter 4: Pronunciation (part 3)

remission (re-MIH-shun)

disease symptoms lessen and patient feel better (to send back)

retroflexion (reh-tro-FLEK-shun)

bending backward

retroperitoneal (reh-tro-peh-rih-to-NE-al)

(pertaining to) behind the peritoneum

subcutaneous (sub-ku-TA-ne-us)

(p.t) under the skin

suprapubic (su-prah-PU-bik)

(pertaining to) above the pubic bone

symbiosis (sim-be-O-sis)

organisms living together (with mutual benefit)

symmetry (SIM-met-re)

measured together/ balanced proportion (body parts arranged evenly on both sides)

symphysis (SIM-fih-sis)

joint grow and fuse together

symptom (SIMP-tum)

subjective change of condition observed by a patient

syndactyly (sin-DAK-tih-le)

webbed fingers/toes

syndrome (SIN-drohm)

group of symptoms and signs that occur together

synthesis (SIN-theh-sis)

placing together (example: protein synthesis involves placing amino acids together to form proteins)

tachypnea (tah-KIP-neh-ah)

fast breathing

tachycardia (ta-ki-KAR-dee-ah)

fast heartbeat

transfusion (tranz-FU-zhen)

to pour across (transfer of blood)

transurethral (tranz-u-RE-thral)

(p.t) through the urethra

ultrasonography (ul-trah-so-NOG-rah-fe)

(imaging using) sound waves beyond human hearing

unilateral (u-nih-LAT-er-al)

pertaining to one-sided