Language of Medicine Chapter 1
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Adenitis - ANSWER-- inflammation of a gland
Adenoma - ANSWER-- tumor of a gland
Adenopathy - ANSWER-- a disease condition of a gland
Anemia - ANSWER-- a condition of decreased erythrocytes or an abnormality in the
hemoglobin within erythrocytes which results in decreased delivery of oxygen to cells
Arthralgia - ANSWER-- pain in the joint
Arthritis - ANSWER-- inflammation of a joint
Autopsy - ANSWER-- the examination of a dead body with one's own eyes to determine
the cause of death and nature of disease
Biology - ANSWER-- study of life
Biopsy - ANSWER-- examination of living tissue under a microscope
Carcinogenic - ANSWER-- to cause cancer
Carcinoma - ANSWER-- cancerous tumor
Cardiac - ANSWER-- pertaining to the heart
Cardiology - ANSWER-- study of the heart
Cephalic - ANSWER-- pertaining to the head
Cerebral - ANSWER-- pertaining to the cerebrum
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) - ANSWER-- commonly known as a stroke, this occurs
when damage to blood cells in the cerebrum causes injury to nerve cells of the brain
Cystitis - ANSWER-- inflammation of the urinary bladder
Cystoscopy - ANSWER-- the process of visually examining the bladder or a sac of fluid
Cytology - ANSWER-- the study of cells
, Dermatitis - ANSWER-- inflammation of the skin
Diagnosis - ANSWER-- a state of complete knowledge
Electrocardiogram - ANSWER-- a recording of the electrical activity in the heart
Electroencephalogram - ANSWER-- a recording of the electrical activity in the brain
Endocrine Glands - ANSWER-- glands that secrete hormones within the body
Endocrinology - ANSWER-- the study of the glands that secrete hormones within the
body
Endoscope - ANSWER-- an instrument used to visually examine the endocrine glands
Endoscopy - ANSWER-- process of visually examining the endocrine glands
Enteritis - ANSWER-- inflammation of the small intestine
Enteropathy - ANSWER-- a disease condition of the intestine
Epidermis - ANSWER-- the outermost layer of the skin
Epigastric - ANSWER-- pertaining to the region above the stomach
Erythrocyte - ANSWER-- red blood cell
Excision - ANSWER-- the process of cutting out
Exocrine Glands - ANSWER-- glands that secrete hormones outside of the body
Exophthalmos - ANSWER-- a condition of bulging eyeballs
Gastrectomy - ANSWER-- a removal of all or apart of the stomach
Gastric - ANSWER-- pertaining to the stomach
Gastroenterology - ANSWER-- the study of the digestive tract
Gastrotomy - ANSWER-- an incision into the stomach
Glycosuria - ANSWER-- a condition in which sugar is in the urine
Gynecologist - ANSWER-- a specialist in the study of the female reproductive system
Gynecology - ANSWER-- the study of the female reproductive system
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Adenitis - ANSWER-- inflammation of a gland
Adenoma - ANSWER-- tumor of a gland
Adenopathy - ANSWER-- a disease condition of a gland
Anemia - ANSWER-- a condition of decreased erythrocytes or an abnormality in the
hemoglobin within erythrocytes which results in decreased delivery of oxygen to cells
Arthralgia - ANSWER-- pain in the joint
Arthritis - ANSWER-- inflammation of a joint
Autopsy - ANSWER-- the examination of a dead body with one's own eyes to determine
the cause of death and nature of disease
Biology - ANSWER-- study of life
Biopsy - ANSWER-- examination of living tissue under a microscope
Carcinogenic - ANSWER-- to cause cancer
Carcinoma - ANSWER-- cancerous tumor
Cardiac - ANSWER-- pertaining to the heart
Cardiology - ANSWER-- study of the heart
Cephalic - ANSWER-- pertaining to the head
Cerebral - ANSWER-- pertaining to the cerebrum
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) - ANSWER-- commonly known as a stroke, this occurs
when damage to blood cells in the cerebrum causes injury to nerve cells of the brain
Cystitis - ANSWER-- inflammation of the urinary bladder
Cystoscopy - ANSWER-- the process of visually examining the bladder or a sac of fluid
Cytology - ANSWER-- the study of cells
, Dermatitis - ANSWER-- inflammation of the skin
Diagnosis - ANSWER-- a state of complete knowledge
Electrocardiogram - ANSWER-- a recording of the electrical activity in the heart
Electroencephalogram - ANSWER-- a recording of the electrical activity in the brain
Endocrine Glands - ANSWER-- glands that secrete hormones within the body
Endocrinology - ANSWER-- the study of the glands that secrete hormones within the
body
Endoscope - ANSWER-- an instrument used to visually examine the endocrine glands
Endoscopy - ANSWER-- process of visually examining the endocrine glands
Enteritis - ANSWER-- inflammation of the small intestine
Enteropathy - ANSWER-- a disease condition of the intestine
Epidermis - ANSWER-- the outermost layer of the skin
Epigastric - ANSWER-- pertaining to the region above the stomach
Erythrocyte - ANSWER-- red blood cell
Excision - ANSWER-- the process of cutting out
Exocrine Glands - ANSWER-- glands that secrete hormones outside of the body
Exophthalmos - ANSWER-- a condition of bulging eyeballs
Gastrectomy - ANSWER-- a removal of all or apart of the stomach
Gastric - ANSWER-- pertaining to the stomach
Gastroenterology - ANSWER-- the study of the digestive tract
Gastrotomy - ANSWER-- an incision into the stomach
Glycosuria - ANSWER-- a condition in which sugar is in the urine
Gynecologist - ANSWER-- a specialist in the study of the female reproductive system
Gynecology - ANSWER-- the study of the female reproductive system
