Ch 8 Medical Terminology

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costochondral

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Pert. to a rib and its cartilage.

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purulent

Back 2

Forming or containing pus; suppurative.

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fibroplasia

Back 3

The development of fibrous tissue, as in wound healing or by other stimulating factors

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binotic

Back 4

Pert. to or having two ears.

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antepyretic

Back 5

Before the development of fever.

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viremia

Back 6

The presence of viruses in the blood.

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capitulum

Back 7

A small, rounded articular end of a bone.

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hyperinsulinemia

Back 8

Condition in which hyperglycemia is present despite high levels of insulin in the bloodstream.

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synovitis

Back 9

Inflammation of a synovial membrane.

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bursa

Back 10

A padlike sac or cavity found in connective tissue usually in the vicinity of joints. It is lined with synovial membrane and contains a fluid (synovia) that reduces friction between tendon and bone, tendon and ligament, or between other structures where friction is likely to occur.

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radix

Back 11

The root portion of a cranial or spinal nerve.

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viscus viscera

Back 12

Give the singular and the plural for: Any internal organ enclosed within a cavity such as the thorax or abdomen.

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infracostal

Back 13

Below the rib.

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nonose

Back 14

A nine-carbon carbohydrate.

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costotome

Back 15

Knife or shears for cutting through a rib or cartilage.

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sanguirenal

Back 16

Pert. to the blood supply of the kidneys.

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sinciput

Back 17

The upper half of the skull.

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tubectomy

Back 18

Surgical removal of all or part of a tube, esp. the fallopian tube.

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chondrocostal

Back 19

Pert. to the ribs and costal cartilages.

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abenteric

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Rel. to or involving organs located outside the intestines.

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renogastric

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Pert. to the kidneys and stomach.

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diplobacillus

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A pair of bacilli, linked end to end.

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bacillary

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1. Pert. to or caused by bacilli.
2. Rodlike.

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posticteric

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Occurring after jaundice.

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supradiaphragmatic

Back 25

Above the diaphragm.

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sanguirenal

Back 26

Pert. to the blood supply of the kidneys.

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insulin

Back 27

A hormone secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas.

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fistula

Back 28

An abnormal tubelike passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity.

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pertussis

Back 29

An acute, contagious disease characterized by paroxysmal coughing,vomiting that follows the cough, and whooping inspiration.

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vaccine

Back 30

Any suspension containing antigenic molecules derived from a microorganism, given to stimulate an immune response to an infectious disease. Vaccines may be made from weakened or killed microorganisms; inactivated toxins; toxoids derived from microorganisms; or immunologically active surface markers extracted or copied from microorganisms.

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leiomyofibroma

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A benign tumor composed principally of smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue.

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cerebellum

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The portion of the brain forming the largest segment of the rhombencephalon. It controls the property of movements, such as speed, acceleration, and trajectory.

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abdominoplasty

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Plastic surgery on the abdomen.

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neurotropic virus

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A virus that reproduces in nerve tissue.

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retrovirus

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Virus that contains reverse transcriptase, an enzyme essential for reverse transcription (i.e., the production of a DNA molecule from an RNA model).

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cephalopathy

Back 36

Any disease of the head or brain.

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tussive

Back 37

Pert. to a cough.

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hypocalcemia

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An abnormally low amount of calcium in the blood.

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denticle

Back 39

1. A small toothlike projection.
2. A calcified structure within the pulp of the tooth.

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occiput

Back 40

The back part of the skull.

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synovial fluid

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Clear viscid lubricating fluid of the joint, bursae, and tendon sheaths, secreted by the synovial membrane of a joint. It contains mucin, albumin, fat, and electrolytes.

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polyblennia

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Secretion of an abnormal amount of mucus.

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biceps

Back 43

A muscle with two heads.

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viscerotropic

Back 44

Primarily affecting the viscera.

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dorsad

Back 45

Toward the back.

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extrahepatic

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Unrelated to the liver.

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fibromyoma

Back 47

A fibrous tissue myoma

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myofibrosis

Back 48

Increase of connective or fibrous tissue with degeneration of muscular tissue.

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cerebellar ataxia

Back 49

Defective muscular coordination due to cerebellar disease.