2110 exam 1

dermatitis

skin inflammation

thyroiditis

thyroid inflammation

pancreatitis

pancreas inflammation

apothecary

storehouse/drug storehouse

geriatrics

treatment of the elderly

pediatrics

treatment of children

biology

the study of living things

biomedical

application of biology to medicine

clinical

pertaining to a bed

diagnosis

about knowledge

doctor

teacher

dose

giving

etiology

the study of causes of disease

hospital

institution for guests

leishmaniasis

infection with leishmania

dermatosis

disease process in the skin

iatrogentic

doctor caused

cardiologist

specialist in heart disease

internist

specialist in internal medicine

cauterize

treat by burning tissue

morbid

diseased

morbidity

incidence of disease

nosology

classification of diseases

nosocomical

disease originating in a hospital

pharmacology

study of medicines

dermatology

study of skin diseases

pathology

study of sickness

adeopathy

sickness of a gland

pharmaceutics

medicines

pharmacist

one who prepares and sells drugs

physician

healer using medicine

physic

nature

physiology

the study of natural functions of the body

prognosis

foreknowledge

sanitary

conducive to health

sanitation

process of promoting health

symptom

perception of disease

surgery

work done by hand

therapy

to heal

therapist

one who heals

physiotherapy

healing with heat or other natural means

veterinary

dealing with beasts of burden

albino

white skin

albumin

protein that coagulates white

linea alba

white line on an abdomen

amaurosis

central blindness

argentaffin

having an affinity for silver

arginine

protein in silver fish scales

staphyloccusaureus

grows yellow colonies on blood

chlorine

yellow-green gaseous element

Chlorophyll

green plant respiratory pigment

chromatin

most easily stained portion of the cell nucleus

cirrhosis

scarring of the liver that is associated with an orange-yellow color

cyanosis

bluish color of skin caused by unoxygenated blood

eosin

rose colored stain

eosinophil

cell that can be stained red

erythema

redness of the skin from congested capillaries

riboflavin

yellow colored B vitamin

ligamentum flavin

yellow ligaments of the spine

fuscin

brown pigment found in the retina of the eye

glaucoma

graying of the eye from excessive pressure

icterus

yellow staining of the tissue caused by retention of bile pigments

leukocyte

white blood cells

leukoderma

white discoloration of skin

corpus luteum

yellow body left after an egg is released from the ovary

melanoma

black tumor of the skin

melena

dark stools from digested blood

neutrophil

white blood cell who's granules do not stain well with red or blue

substantia nigra

area of densely packed black brain cells in midbrain- associated with motion and attention

pheochromocytoma

dusky colored tutor of the adrenal gland

polioencephalomyelitis

inflammation of the gray matter of the nervous system

porphyrin

a basic structure of the bloody carrying pigment in red blood cells

purpura

small purple hemorrhage in skin

rhodopsin

"visual purple" the red-purple light sensitive int her rods of the eye's retina which perceives light

bilirubin

breakdown product of red blood cells eliminated in the bile

rubricyte

a precursor to a red blood cell

xanthoma

yellow tumor of the skin

calorie

the amount of energy required to create heat

causalgia

skin sensation of burning

causticus

able to burn

causterium

branding iron

cryotherapy

surgery by freezing tissue

cryostat

a freezing chamber for tissue sample

eczema

inflammatory skin disease that looks like boiling on the skin

febrile

having above normal body temperature

frigidity

coldness, often applied to lack of sexual desire

psychrophile

an organism that likes to grow at low temperatures

pyrexia

fever

antipyretic

drug that inhibits fever production

thermometer

instrument to measure heat

college

latin for "to gather together"

diploma

greek for "a letter folded double"

university

latin for "a corporation"

educate

latin for "to rear"

BA

Bachelor of Arts

BS

Bachelor of Science

BSc

Bachelor of Science

CLT

Certified Laboratory Technician

DiP

Diplomate of a specialty college or board

DC

Doctor of Chiropractic