Pages 112-114 Flashcards
Contralateral
Opposite side
Contraindication
Condition that serves as a reason to with hold treatment
Dehydration
Lack of fluid or water
Diameter
Complete measurement
Diarrhea
Complete discharge of flow
Dialysis
Complete separation in kidney
Dyspnea
Difficult breathing
Dyspasia
Abnormal growth
Ectopic pregnancy
Pregnancy occurring outside of the uterus
Endocardium
Within the heart
Endoscope
Looking within the body
Endotracheal
Within the trachea
Epithelium
Above the position
Euphoria
Feeling of well-being
Euthyroid
Normal Thyroid function
Exophthalmos
Buldging out of the eyeball
Hemiglossectomy
Removal of half the tongue
Hyperglycemia
Above normal blood sugar
Hyperplasia
Increase of cells causing growth
Hypertrophy
Increase in size of individual cells
Hypodermic injection
Injection under the skin
Hypoglycemia
Below normal blood sugar
Insoniac
Not sleeping
Incision
Cutting into
Infracostal
Beneath ribs
Intercostal
Between ribs
Intravenous
Within the vein
Microcephaly
Large head in circumference
Malaise
Feeling bad
Malignant
Cancerous
Metacarpal bones
Beyond the wrist bones
Metamorphosis
Change in form
Metastasis
Beyond control
Microscope
Small to see with the eye
Neonatal
Newborn
Neoplasm
New formation
Pancytopenia
Deficiency to all blood cells
Paralysis
Abnormal loss of movement
Parathyroid
Near thyroid glands
Percutaneous
Through the skin