MRT 110 Midterm

Abductor muscle

A muscle that draws a limb away from the body

Placental abruption

Premature separation of the implanted placenta

Acromegaly

Endocrine disorder that produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after puberty

Agoraphobia

Fear of being in open, crowded, public places from which escape would be difficult.

Amniocentesis

Removing fluid from the sac around the baby in the uterus

Anorexia

Lacking appetite

Aphasia

When a patient knows what he or she wants to say but cannot say it

Appendix

Hangs from the cecum and has no clear function

Arthralgia

Joint pain

Balantis

An inflammation usually caused by overgrowth of organisms (bacteria and yeast)

Bipolar disorder

One or more manic episodes altering with depressive episodes

Biopsy

Procedure that removes a small piece of living tissue from your body

BPH

Benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urinalysis obstructions, unable to empty entire bladder

Bulimia nervosa

Binge eating followed by purging

BUN

Measurement of urea levels in blood

Cec/o

Cecum

Cryogenic

Technique for prostate cancer treatment using freezing temperatures to destroy cancer cells

Cryptorchism

One or both testicles do not descend, by the time of birth, into the scrotal sac from the abdominal cavity

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident. Stroke

Cystocele

Occurs when part of the urinary bladder herniates through the vaginal wall as a result of weakness of the pelvic muscles

Cytology

Study of cells

Dendrite

A stimulus that begins as an impulse in the branching fibers of the neuron

Dermat/o

Skin

Diagnosis

A state of complete knowledge

Divertivulum

Abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall

Dyspepsia

Indigestion- a mild discomfort in the upper belly or abdomen

Endometriosis

Endometrial tissue located outside of the uterus

Euphoria

Exaggerated feeling of well being

Exophthalmos

Protrusion of eyeball associated with enlargement and over activity of the thyroid gland

Gastritis

Inflammation of the stomach

GERD

Solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach. Heartburn.

Gestation

Pregnancy

Hallucinations

False or unreal sensory perception as, for example, hearing voices when none are present.

Hemodialysis

Use of an artificial kidney machine that receives waste-filled blood from the patient's blood stream, filters it, and returns the dialyzed blood to the patient's body.

Histrionic

Emotional, attention seeking, immature, independent; irrational outbursts in tantrums; flamboyant and theatrical; having general dissatisfaction with the self and angry feelings about the world.

Hyperbilirubemia

High levels of bilirubin in the blood stream; cause jaundice.

Hyperglycemia

High level of blood sugar

Hypertrophy

Increase in size of individual cells.

Hypochondriasis

A preoccupation with body aches, pains, and discomfort in the absence of real illness.

KUB

X-ray examination of the kidneys, ureters, and Bladder

Labia majora

Outer lips of the vagina

Laparoscopy

Visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope

Laryngectomy

Removal of the larynx

Larynx

Voicebox

Leukoplakia

White, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek

Liver

Manufactures bile

Lymphangiectasis

Dilation of smaller lymphatic vessels usually results from obstruction in larger vessels

Medulla oblongata

Connects the spinal cord with the rest of the brain

Metabolism

The chemical change that occurs in a cell

Myelogram

An x-ray record taken after injection of contrast materials into membranes surrounding the spinal cord

Myoneural

Relating to both muscle and nerve

Narcissistic

Grand sense of self importance or uniqueness and preoccupation with fantasies of success and power. Lack of empathy for others

Necr/o

Death

Neonatology

The study of the care and treatment of the newborn

Nephrosis

Group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine

Nephrotic syndrome

Group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine

Ovum

The female sex cell

Paresthesia

The pins and needles feeling when an extremity "falls asleep"

Periodontist

dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. Periodontists are also experts in the treatment of oral inflammation.

PID

Pelvic inflammatory disease. Inflammation and infection of organs in the pelvic region

Prepuce

Foreskin

Prostate

Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder. Secretes the fluid part of the semen into the urethra during ejaculation

Psychosis

Mental illness

Pyel/o

Renal pelvis

Quadriplegia

All four extremities are affected. Injury is at the cervical level of the spinal cord.

Relapse

A disease or its signs and symptoms return after an apparent recovery

Salping/o

Fallopian tubes

Oophprectomy

Removal of ovaries

Sarcoma

A cancerous tumor

-sclerosis

Hardening

-scope

Instrument for visual examination

Sialadenolithiasis

Stone in the salivary gland

Splenorrhagia

An enlargement of the spleen

Stimuli

Begins an impulse in the branching fibers of the neuron

Syncope

Fainting

Testes

Male gonad

-therapy

Treatment

Tonsillitis

Streptococcal infection of the throat

Trachea

Windpipe

Trigone

A triangular region at the base of the bladder where the ureters enter and the urethra exits.

Ultrasonography

Inaudible sound waves to produce an image of an organ or tissue

Ureterocele

swelling at the bottom of one of the tubes (ureters) that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder. The swollen area can block urine flow. A ureterocele is a birth defect.

Variococele

A collection of varicose veins above the testis

Vasectomy

Bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens

Vertebra

Bone in the spine

Volvulus

Twisting of the intestine on itself

Wilm's tumor

Malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood

An undescended testicle

cryptorchidism

Behind the abdomen

Retroperitoneal

Breast tissue present in males

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Cartilage between the vertebrae

intervertebral discs

Difficulty breathing

Dyspnea

Incision of the skull

Craniotomy

Internal organs

Viscer/o

Measures mental health and intelligence

Psychologist

Rapid heartbeat

atrial tachycardia

Scanty urination

Ollguria

Shuffling gait sign or symptom

Pain or discomfort of feet

Specializes in the legal aspects of psychiatry

Forensic psychiatrists

Surgical repair of a blood vessel

Angioplasty