Med Term Ch 1 Flashcards
Acrocyanosis
Abnormal blueness of the extremities
Acrodermatitus
Inflammation of the skin of the extremities
Acromegaly
Abnormally large extremities
Cardialgia
Heart pain
Cardiologist
Heart specialist
Carditis
Inflammation of the heart
Cyanoderma
Bluish discoloration of the skin
Cyanosis
Abnormal condition of blueness
Cytology
Study of the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and chemistry of the cell
Gastrectomy
Excision of part or all of the stomach
Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach
Gastroduodenostomy
A new opening formed between the stomach and the duodenum
Leukemia
Overproduction/mass production of abnormal leukocytes
Leukocyte
White blood cell
Leukoderma
Absence of pigment. In the skin/ white skin
Dermatologist
Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treatment of skin diseases
Dermatome
Surgical instrument used to slice the skin
Dermatosis
Abnormal skin condition
Disease
Condition where bodily health is impaired-sickness, illness
Duodenal
Relating to the duodenum-the first part of the small intestine
Electrocardiogram
Graphic record of cardiac action currents obtained with the electrocardiograph
Etiological
Pertaining to the causes of diseases
Gastralgia
Stomach pain
Manifestation
Display, exhibition or evidence of disease
Megalocardia
Enlarged condition of the heart
Megalogastria
Enlarged condition of the stomach
Pathologist
One who studies structural and functional changes in the body produced by disease
Pathology
The scientific study of the changes in the human body produced by disease
