06 - Chapter 3: Pronunciation (part 2)

hemolysis (he-MOL-ih-sis)

breakdown of red blood cells (process of breaking down blood)

hemostasis (he-mo-STA-sis)

stopping bleeding

hydronephrosis (hi-dro-neh-FRO-sis)

abnormal condition of fluid (urine) in the kidney.

hydrotherapy (hi-dro-THER-ah-pe)

treatment with water

hypertrophy (hi-PER-tro-fe)

excessive development

inguinal (IN-gwih-nal)

pertaining to the groin

ischemia (is-KE-me-ah)

holding back blood from a part of the body

laparoscope (LAP-ah-ro-skope)

instrument to visually examine the abdomen

laparoscopy (lap-ah-ROS-ko-pe)

process of visually examining the abdomen

laparotomy (lap-ah-ROT-o-me)

process of cutting into (incision of) the abdomen

laryngeal (lah-RIN-je-al)

pertaining to the larynx (voice box)

laryngectomy (lah-rin-JEK-to-me)

removal of the larynx (voice box)

leukemia (lu-KE-me-ah)

cancer of white blood cells (white blood condition)

leukocyte (LU-ko-site)

white blood cell

leukocytosis (lu-ko-si-TO-sis)

abnormal condition (increase) of white blood cells

lymphocyte (LIM-fo-site)

lymph cell (cell of lymphatic system/ white blood cell)

mammogram (MAM-o-gram)

record of the breast

mastectomy (mas-TEK-to-me)

removal of a breast

metastasis (meh-TAS-tah-sis)

spread of cancer cells (malignant tumor)

monocyte (MON-o-site)

single cell (white blood cell with singular nucleus)

morphology (mor-FOL-o-je)

study of the shape (or form) of cells

mucous membrane (MU-cus MEM-brayn)

membrane pertaining to mucus (mucus-producing membrane)

mucus (MU-cus)

slime (produced by mucous membrane)

myalgia (mi-AL-jah)

muscle pain

myelitis (mi-eh-LI-tis)

inflammation of the spinal cord

multiple myeloma (mi-eh-LO-mah)

malignant tumor of bone marrow

myoma (mi-O-mah)

benign tumor of muscle

myocardial (mi-o-KAR-de-al)

pertaining to the heart muscle

myosarcoma (mi-o-sar-KO-mah)

malignant tumor of muscle

necropsy (NEH-krop-se)

examination of a dead body of an animal

necrosis (neh-KRO-sis)

(abnormal condition of) death of cells

necrotic (neh-KROT-ik)

pertaining to death of cells (tissues)

nephrologist (neh-FROL-o-jist)

specialist in the treatment of the kidneys

nephropathy (neh-FROP-ah-the)

disease of the kidney

neuralgia (nu-RAL-jah)

nerve pain

neutropenia (nu-tro-PE-ne-ah)

deficiency of neutrophils

neutrophil (NU-tro-fil)

neutral-loving (white blood cell that stains neutrally)

ophthalmology (of-thal-MOL-o-je)

study of the eye

opioid (O-pe-oyd)

opium-like substance (substance resembling opium)