Additional Medical Terms Flashcards
Abdomen
Part of the body lying between the thorax and the pelvis containing the abdominal cavity and the viscera
Abdominal
Pertaining to the abdomen
Abortion
Expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception before the fetus is viable
Abscess
A localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by disintegration of tissues
Acute
Sharp; having severe symptoms and short course
Adhesion
Stuck together; abnormal joining of parts to one another
Adnexa
Accessory structures of an organ of the eye, including the eyelids and tear ducts; of the uterus, including the uterine tubes and ovaries
Anomaly
Marked deviation from normal, especially as a result of congenital or hereditary defects
Auscultation
Listening for sounds within the body, chiefly to detect conditions of the thorax, abdominal viscera, or a pregnancy
Autoclave
A self-locking apparatus for the sterilization of materials by steam under pressure
Axilla
Armpit
Biopsy
Removal and examination, usually microscopic of tissue from the living body; performed to establish precise diagnosis
Catgut
An absorbable sterile strand obtained from collagen derived from healthy mammals; used to suture
Catheter
A tubular, flexible instrument passed through body cavities for withdrawal of fluids from (or introduction of fluids into) a body cavity
Cervical
Pertaining to neck or the cervix
Chronic
Persisting for a long time
Coccyx
Triangular bone formed usually by fusion of the last four vertebrae; the “tailbone”
Congenital
Existing at the time of birth
Defibrillator
Electronic apparatus used to produce defibrillation by application of brief electric shock to the heart directly or through electrodes placed on the chest wall
Dilatation
Condition of being stretched open beyond normal dimensions
Dilation
Act of dilating or stretching
Edema
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in intercellular spaces of the body
Ambolus
Clot or other plug brought by the blood from another vessel and forced into a smaller one, thus obstructing circulation
Emesis
Act of vomiting; also used as a word termination, as in hematemesis
Enema
Introduction of fluid into the rectum for evacuation of feces or as a means of introducing nutrient or medicinal substances, or the opaque material used in roentgenographic examination of the lower intestinal tract (BE)
Exacerbation
Increase in severity of a disease or any of its symptoms
Excretion
Act of eliminating waste
Fascia
Sheet or band of fibrous tissue that lies deep to the skin or binds muscles and various body organs
Febrile
Pertaining to feverish
Fibrilation
A small, local, involuntary muscular contraction caused by activation of muscle cells or fibers
Hemmorrhage
Escape from a blood vessel; bleeding
Icterus
Jaundice
Immunization
The process of providing immunity to disease processes
Incontinence
Inability to control bowel and bladder functions
Inflammation
A protective tissue response to injury or destruction of tissues
Ischemia
Deficiency of blood in a part, caused by functional constriction or actual obstruction of a blood vessel
Jaundice
Icterus; yellowness of the skin, sclerae, mucous membranes, and excretions
Metastasis
Transfer of disease from one organ or body part to another not directly connected with it
Mucus
The free slime of the mucous membranes; composed of secretions of various salts, desquamated cells, and leukocytes
Obese
Very fat; corpulent
Obesity
An increase in body weight beyond the limitation of skeletal and physical requirements; the result of excessive accumulation of body fat
Palpable
Felt by touching
Paralysis
Loss or impairment of voluntary motor function
Paralyzed
Condition of helplessness cause by inability to move; being ineffective or powerless
Parietal
Pertaining to the walls of a cavity or located near the parietal bone
Percussion
The act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as in aid in diagnosing the condition of the underlying parts by the sound obtained
Perineum
The pelvic floor and associated structures occupying the pelvic outlet
Peritoneum
The serous membrane lining the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities and the contained viscera
Pleura
Serous membrane enveloping the lungs and lining the walls of the thoracic cavity
Prolapse
The falling down, or downward displacement of a part
Prophylaxis
Prevention of disease; preventive treatment
Purulent
Containing or forming pus
Remission
Having periods of abatement or of exacerbation
Rheumatic
A state of inflammation; inflammatory diseases
Serous
Pertaining to or resembling serum
Sputum
Matter ejected from the trachea, bronchi, and lungs; through the mouth
Suture
A stitch or series of stitches made to secure the edges of a surgical or traumatic wound; used also as a verb to indicate application of such stitches
Virus
A minute infectious agent that, with certain exceptions, is too small to be seen by microscope and is able to reproduce only within a living host cell
Viscera, viscous
Any large interior organ in any of the four great body cavities, especially those in the abdomen
Void
To urinate
