Medical Terminology Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Book

surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

centesis

the process of producing a picture or record

graphy

a picture or record

gram

visual examination

scopy

surgical removal

ectomy

surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

ostomy

cutting or a surgical incision

otomy

a groove or crack-like sore of the skin

fissure

an abnormal passage usually between two internal organs or leading form an organ to the surface of the body

fistula

a feeling of general disconfort or uneasiness

malaise

a fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

exudate

a torn or jagged wound of an accidental cut

laceration

a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

lesion

adjective describing the specialized membranes that line the body cavities

mucous

the name of the fluid secreted by specialized membranes that line body cavities

mucus

a pounding or racing heart

palpitation

renal pelvis, a part of hte kidney

pyelo

pus

pyo

fever or fire

pyro

the formation or discharge of pus

suppuration

having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male

virile

outer layer of hte peritoneum

parietal peritoneum

a fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall

mesentary

the inner layer of the peritoneum

visceral peritoneum

located behind the peritoneum

retroperitoneal

adult stem cells are also known as

somatic stem cells

not having a specialized function or structure

undifferentiated

having a specialized function or structure

differentiated

rejection of stem cells is known as

graft-versus-host disease

where do embryonic stem cells come from

cord blood

the specialized epithelial tissue that forms the epidermis of the skin and the surface layer of the mucous membranes

epithelium

the specialized epithelial tissue that lines the blood and lymph vessels, body cavities, glands, and organs

endothelium

the defective development, or the congential absence, of an organ or tissue

aplasia

the incomplete development of an organ or tissue usually due to a deficiency in the number of cells

hypoplasia

a change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other

anaplasia

the abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs

dysplasia

the enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase of the cells in the tissue

hyperplasia

a general increase in the size, but not in the number, of cells in the tissues

hypertrophy

which glands secrete substances into ducts

exocrine

the study of the causes of diseases

etiology

any condition that is transmitted from one person to another either directly or by indirect contact with contaminated objects

communicable disease

situations in which a susceptible person is infected by contact with a contaminated surface

indirect contact transmission

the spread of a disease through contact with infected blood or other body fluids that are contaminated by infected blood

bloodborne transmission

the spread of diseases such as measles, cold, and flue through large respiratory droplets

droplet transmission

contact with germs floating in the air causes infection

airborne transmission

eating or drinking contaminated food or water that has not been properly treated to remove contamination

fecal-oral transmission

the spread of a certain disease due to the bite of a vector

vector-borne transmission

the ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group, or area

endemic

a sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population, group, or area

epidemic

an outbreak of a disease occuring over a large geographic area

pandemic

a condition that produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomic cause can be identified

functional disorder

the congenital absence of a normal body opening or the failure of a structure to be tubular

atresia