Dr. Gailan Sherzad L3 Flashcards
Antispasmodic drug
A drug that relieves spasm
Ache
Pain
Tripsy
The intentional crushing as in lithotripsy that is fragmentation and crushing of stones
Tropic, tropism
Affinity for neurotropic or hepatotropic viruses.
Trophy
Growth, nutrition. Ex. Trophic hormones or factors. هرمونات النمو
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
ACTH stimulate the adrenal cortex t secrete it’s hormones.
Trophoblast
That layer of placenta that is responsible for implantation and nutrition of the embryo
Trophozoite
The vegetative form of a protozoan(مثل الاميبا) as opposed to the resting or reproductive form
Atrophy
Decrease in size or wasting away of a tissue or part of a body Ex. Muscle atrophy after prolonged immobilization
Hypertrophy
Increase in size of an organ or tissue without multiplication of its constituents. Ex. Exercise induced muscular hypertrophy
Pores
A minute opening…Ex. Millipore filters
Hidro
Sweat
Hidradenoma
A benign(حميد) tumor of sweat gland origin;
Adenoma
Benign growth of tumor
Hidradenitis
Inflammation of swat glands
Meatus
(صِمَاخ)Natural body passage or opening Ex. Auditory meatus
Ox/o
Presence of oxygen
Anoxia
Deficiency of oxygen
Hypoxemia
Low oxygen tension in blood(نَقْصُ تَأَكْسُجِ الدَّم)
Bacterio/o
Related to bacteria
Bacteriology
The science that studies bacteria
Bactricidal
Bacterial killing drugs
Bacteriostatic drugs
Drugs that arrest bacterial proliferation
like tetracyclines
Carcin/o
(ورم خبيث) related to cancer
Carcinogenic substances
Substances that induce cancer like the tar in cigarette smoke
Carcinogenesis
The Process of cancer induction
Onco
Related to trumor
Oncogenic viruses
Viruses that induce tumors like human papilloma virus, Epstein bar virus; hepatitis b virus
Oncologist
A physician specialized in treating tumors
Etio
Cause
Etiology
Of a disease is it’s cause
Etiological classification
One that is based on causes
Gravid
Pregnancy
Primi
First
Primigravida
A lady in her first pregnancy