Med Term Final Flashcards
Amylase
Enzyme to digest starch
Abruptio placentae
Breaking away of the placenta
Anelgisics
Agent that eliminates or relieves pain
Androgen
Anytime hormone
Anesthesia
Agent that relieves pain by blocking nerve sensation
Aneurysm
Abnormal widening of an artery wall that burst and releases blood
Ankylosis
Stiffening of a joint as result of a disease
Anarchism
Congenital absence of one or both testicles
Anticonvulsant
Agent that lessens or prevents convulesense
Aphasia
Loss of speech
Arthroplasty
Surgical replacement or repair of a joint
Atrophy
Waiting away of tissue organs and cells usually because of disease or loss of blood supply
Azotomia
Uremia
Bronchoscopy
Device used to examine airways
BUN
Blood, urea, nitrogen
Cardiomyopathy
Disease of heart muscle
Cerebrovascualr accident
Neurological accident caused by disruption of blood supply
Coronary arteries
Blood vessels that supply oxygen rich blood to the body
Cryogenic surgery
Freezing to remove tissue
Cyanosis
Blueish coloration of the skin
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstuation
Dysphasia
Difficulty swallowing
Endarectomy
Surgical removal of the disease portion of the lining of the Artery
Hyoerbilirubinemia
High blood levels of a pigment released by the liver with bile
Ischemia
Can lead to myocardial infraction , blood is held back from area, can be caused by thrombotic occulusion, may be result of coronary artery disease
Mesentary
Membrane that connects parts of the small intestine
Testosterone
An androgen