Medical Terminology Chapter 1 (100% Correct Defination

Medical Terminology Chapter 1 (100% Correct Defination) adenitis - ANS-inflammation of a gland adenoma - ANS-benign tumor of the glandular cells arthralgia - ANS-pain in a joint arthritis - ANS-inflammation of a joint arthrogram - ANS-x-ray record of a joint arthroscope - ANS-instrument used to examine the inside of a joint arthroscopy - ANS-process of visual examination of a joint autopsy - ANS-examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; also called postmortem exam or necropsy (literally means -OPSY "to see" with AUT- "one's own" eye) biology - ANS-study of life biopsy - ANS-removal of living tissue for subsequent viewing under a microscope or other laboratory study; in core (needle) biopsy small sample of tissue is removed using a hollow needle typically done under imaging guidance of ultrasound or CT scan carcinoma - ANS-c