M1 Part C Flashcards
cavity
a hollow space
dilation/dilatation
stretched, expanded
hiatus
gap, cleft, opening
lumen
space in a tubular structure
orifice
a natural opening for passage
stoma
artificial opening
vertebra
a single bony section of the spine
vertebrae
multiple bony sections of the spine
crisis
an acute moment of pain or distress
crises
multiple acute moments of pain or distress
diagnosis
the identification of one condition
diagnoses
the identification of multiple conditions
diverticulum
an abnormal pouch or sac that protrudes from the colon
diverticula
multiple abnormal pouches or sacs protruding from the colon
nucleus
center of one cell
nuclei
centers of multiple cells
thrombus
a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining where it originated
thrombi
multiple blood clots formed within a blood vessel and remaining where they originated
