Med Term Unit 2 Study Guide

Cholesteatoma

Tumor-like mass filled with epithelial cells and cholesterol.

Auricle

External portion of the ear; also called the pinna.

Mastoiditis

Inflammation of the mastoid bones; symptoms include fever, headache, and malaise.

Parturition

The period of actively giving birth; childbirth or delivery.

Bartholinitis

Inflammation of the Bartholin gland.

Nulligravida

A woman who has never been pregnant.

Otitis media

Middle ear infection.

Mittelschmerz

Abdominal pain occurring midway between menstrual periods and ovulation.

Oligomenorrhea

Scanty monthly menstrual flow.

Eclampsia

Complication of severe preeclampsia involving seizures.

Cryptorchidism

One or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum.

Hypospadias

Urethra opens on the underside of the penis; a congenital defect.

Otalgia

Ear pain; earache.

Esotropia

One or both eyes turn inward; crossed eyes.

Diplopia

Double vision.

Dacryoma

Tumor-like swelling caused by obstruction of the tear ducts.

Cataract

Opacity of the crystalline lens or its capsule.

Chalazion

Small, hard, painless cyst of a sebaceous gland of the eyelids.

Anisocoria

Pupils unequal in size.

Amblyopia

Reduced or dim vision; lazy eye.

Tinnitus

Ringing in the ears.

balan/o

Glans penis.

mast/o

Breast or mastoid process.

metr/o

Womb or uterus.

coit/o

A coming together.

TURP

Transurethral resection of the prostate.

PSA

Prostate-specific antigen.

BPH

Benign prostatic hypertrophy; enlargement of the prostate gland.

IUD

Intrauterine device.

HCG

Human chorionic gonadotropin.