Medical Terminology Flashcards
Ablation:
Removal of destruction by cutting, chemicals, or electrocautery
Abortion:
Termination of pregnancy
Absence:
Without
Actinotherapy:
Treatment of acne using ultraviolet rays
Adenoidectomy:
Removal of adenoids
Adipose:
Fatty
Adrenals:
Glands, located the top of the kidneys, that produce steroid hormones
Albinism:
Lack of color pigment
Allograft:
Homograft, same species graft
Alopecia:
Condition in which hair falls out
Amniocentesis:
Percutaneous aspiration of amniotic fluid
Amniotic sac:
Sac containing the fetus and amniotic fluid
A-mode:
One-dimensional ultrasonic display reflecting the time it takes a sound wave to reach a structure and reflect back; maps the structure’s outline
Anastomosis:
Surgical connection of two tabular structures, such as two pieces of the intestine
Aneurysm:
Abnormal dilation of vessels, usually an artery
Angina:
Sudden pain
Angiography:
Radiography of the blood vessels
Angioplasty:
Procedure in a vessel to dilate the vessel opening
Anhidrosis:
Deficiency of sweat
Anomaloscope:
Instrument used to test color vision