Mid Term Study Guide Flashcards
Gastrectomy
Removal of stomach (part or whole)
Osteitis
Inflammation of the bone.
Bones are weak and painful.
Cystoscopy
Procedure to look inside the urinary bladder (urethra) using a thin camera called a cystoscope.
Process or visualization.
Hepatoma
Tumor or cancer of the liver (liver cells)
Iatrogenic
Adverse side effects caused by treatment given by physicians (drugs or procedure)
Electroencephalogram
EGG. Test or record of brain activity.
Produced by electroencephalography (a condition where the brain tissues become inflamed)
Diagnosis
A decision about the nature of the patients condition after appropriate tests are done.
Sufficient information about the patients condition has been obtained.
Complete state of knowledge.
Mediastinum
The area between the lungs.
The organs in this area are the heart and its large blood vessels, the trachea, the esophagus, the thymus, and lymph nodes but not the lungs.
Adipose
Body full of fat.
Connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat. Connective tissue that extends through out the body.
Throat
Also called pharynx. Common passageway for food.
The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach.
Sarcoma
Tumor of flesh.
Cancerous tumor of tissue - bones, fat and muscles.
Craniotomy
Removal of a disease or injured portion of the brain.
Operation in which a small hole is made in the skull or a piece of bone from the skull is removed to show part of the brain.
Histologist
The study of tissues and cells under a microscope. A type of scientist.
Neutrophil
A white blood cell - that is an important part of the immune system and helps the body fight infection.
Laryngectomy
surgical removal of all or part of the larynx which is a voice box
Angioplasty
Surgical repair or blood vessels.
A cardiologist opens a narrow blood vessel.
Blood cell that produces antibodies
Lymphocytes
Recombinant DNA
DNA that is made artificially by combining genetic materials from different organisms and sources.
Tachycardia
Condition of rapid heartbeat.
Epithelium
Layer in skill cells forming the outer and inner surface of the body.
Percutaneous
Passing through the skin, as an injection or a topical medicine
Slow heartbeat
Bradycardia
Both sides
Bilateral
Lack of water
Dehydration
Peristalsis
Involuntary, progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the walls or the esophagus (tubular organs)
Pulp of tooth
the connective tissue, nerves, blood vessels, and odontoblasts that comprise the innermost layer of a tooth
Buccal
The inner lining of the cheeks.
Hyperbilirubinemia
High levels of bilirubin in the blood
Common bile duct
A tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum.
Amylase
An enzyme produced in the pancreas and salivary glands that helps in the digestion of starches
Trigone
a triangular region at the base of the bladder where the ureters enter and the urethra exits.
Meatal stenosis
an abnormal narrowing of the urethral opening (meatus).
Electrolyte
A substance that breaks up into ions (particles with electrical charges) when it is dissolved in water or body fluids
Creatinine
A compound that is excreted from the body in urine. Removes nitrogenous waste products.
Creatinine levels are measured to monitor kidney function.
Anuria
Urinate tract failure
Perivesical
Surrounding the urinary bladder
Oliguria
reduced output of urine. Person going to the bathroom less
to bleed heavily or uncontrollably
Hemorrhage
Cholestasis
A checking or failure of bile flow. Any condition in which the release of bile from the liver is blocked
Menorrhea
Menstrual periods with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding
Blepharoplasty
Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, is a type of surgery that alters the appearance of the upper eyelids, lower eyelids or both.
Choledochal
relating to, being, or occurring in the common bile duct
Glossotomy
Surgical removal of all or part of the tongue
