Med Term Unit 2 Full Word List 2024 Flashcards
abdominal
pertaining to the abdomen (belly)
abrupt
sudden
acute
occuring suddenly (cf. chronic or insidious)
afebrile
without fever
alert
in a state of vigilance
anatomical
pertaining to anatomy
anatomy
body structure
anterior
toward the front (in humans, same as ventral)
antrum
body cavity
auscultation
the act of listening through a stethoscope
benign
not harmful
bilateral
on two sides (cf. unilateral)
cardiovascular
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
caudal
towards the tail (buttocks)
chronic
occurring over a long time (cf. acute)
contralateral
on the opposite side
coronal
anatomical plane that divides the body into front and back (same as frontal)
cranial
toward or pertaining to the head
degeneration
the process of falling apart
diagnosis
the recognition of a disease from its signs and symptoms
differential
separating one thing from another
discharge
releasing from the hospital
disease
condition of being unwell (literally, “without ease”)
disposition
frame of mind; outcome
distal
further away from the point of attachment (generally used only for extremities; cf. proximal)
dorsal
pertaining to the back
dorsum
the back
dyslipidemia
condition of abnormal fats in the blood
endocrinology
study of internal secretions (i.e. hormones)
epidemiology
study of a disease in a population
epigastric
on top of the stomach
etiology
study of the origins of an illness
exacerbation
the process of getting worse
febrile
with a fever
frontal
anatomical plane that divides the body into front and back (same as coronal)
genetic
pertaining to birth; a condition you are born with
hereditary
passed down through the genes
homeostasis
balance in body systems (literally, “keeping things the same”)
horizontal
anatomical plane that divides the body into top and bottom (same as transverse)
hypertension
abnormal condition of blood pressure that is too high
hypochondriac
below the rib cartilage
hypogastric
below the stomach
hypotension
abnormal condition of blood pressure that is too low