1-15 & 1-16

Medical

pertaining to the practice of medicine

Breath

a single cycle of inhaling and exhaling

Cough

to expel breath from the lungs

Mucus

clear, sticky secretion

Record

to remember; in medical terms is a written account of a patient's history

Joint

junction; the junction of two or more bones

Apex

tip or summit of organ

Patent

open or exposed

Quadrant

quarter

Umbilicus

navel or belly button

Toxin

poison

Lymph

clear fluid

Knee

angular shape

Breech

Feet First or buttocks

Specialist

focus on a particular aspect of healthcare

Abdomin-

belly, abdomen

Col-

colon, large intestine

Cost-

rib

Dent-

tooth, teeth

-gnosis

knowledge of an abnormal condition

Card-

heart; pertaining to heart

Hem-

blood

Pyrex-

fever, heat

Vertebr-

spine, vertebrae

Tens-

pressure; tension

Radi-

radiation

care

to worry

Illuem

small section of the small intestine

Ilium

a bone in the pelvis

Ureter

Tube from bladder

Urethra

Tube from bladder to outside

Trapezius

muscle in back

trapezium

bone in wrist

malleus

small bone in ear

Malleolus

bony protuberance of ankle

Neurology

the study of diseases of the nervous system

Urology

the study of diseases of the kidney and bladder