Notable Notes Flashcards
Ischaemia
Loss, stoppage or inadequate blood flow
Infarction
Obstruction of blood flow to organ/region
Capill-
Capillaries- hair-like vessels
Corona dentis
Crown of a tooth
Corona capitis
Crown of the head
Infarct
Area of tissue that undergoes necrosis due to cessation of blood flow
Duodenal regurgitation
Return flow of chyme to stomach
Diastole
Expansion period where heart dilates and the atria and ventricles fill with blood (80- lower one)
Systole
Period where heart contracts to send blood through arteries (120)
Thyr-
Derives from Greek word meaning shield
Thyroid gland
Atresia
a-/-TRES-/-ia
Congenital absence of an opening
Eg.) proctatresia
Ventricle
2 lower chambers of heart
One of the fluid-filled cavities of the brain
Amygdalotome
Instrument for excision of tonsil
Bacillus anthracis
Rod-shaped bacteria causing anthrax
Capn-
Kapnos- to smoke
Capn-CO2
Pneumoconiosis
Coniosis
Conditions affecting respiratory tract owing to inhaling of dust particles
Iron particles in dust- siderosis
Silicon- silicosis
Tin- stannosis
Etc
Glottis vs epiglottis
Glottis- slit between vocal cords, helping to produce sound
Epiglottis- lid-like uppermost cartilage that covers entrance to larynx
Paresis
Falling or slackening or letting go(of strength)- partial paralysis
Emphysema
em-(in)/PHYS-(blow)/ema(condition)
Condition of being blown up
Pneumat- vs pneumon-
Pneumat- air/gas
Pneumon- lung
Pneum-
Air/gas or lung - look at context
Eg. Pneumocentesis - surgical puncture of lung
Pneumohaemia- presence of air in blood
Sep- vs sept- vs sept-
Sep- infected
Sept- wall/partition
Sept- seven
Eg.) septic- infected/ pertaining to sepsis
Septoplasty- plastic surgery of nasal septum
Septipara- women who has given birth 7 times
Staphylococcus and streptococcus
A micro-organism that clusters together like a bunch of grapes
A micro-organism that forms twisted chains
Sud-, sudor-, hidr-, phor- and spir-
Sweat
Eg.) diaphoresis - profuse sweating
TB
Aka phthisis/consumption
Choledochography
Radiography of bile duct