Thrombus-Xeropthalmia 226-250 Flashcards
Gland in the neck overlying the windpipe that regulates the speed of metabolic processes by producing a hormone, thyroxin.
Thyroid
Inflammation of the thyroid gland
Thyroiditis
Any disease of the thymus
Thymopathy
Surgical procedure in which all or part of the thyroid gland is removed
Thyroidectomy
Hyperthyroidism resulting from excessive circulating 3,5,3 triiodothyronine
Thyroidtoxicosis
Hearing ringing, buzzing, or other sounds w/o an external cause
Tinnitus
Surgical removal of tonsil & adenoid tissues
Tonsiloadenoidectomy
Science or study of poisons
Toxicology
Surgical procedure in which a cut or opening is made within the windpipe (trachea)
Tracheotomy
Inflammation of the urethra
Urethritis
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Urethrogram
External opening of the urethra
Urinary meatus
Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening from the urinary tract
Urostomy
Surgical procedure on males in which the gas deferens are cut
Vasectomy
Anastomosis of the epididymis to the severed end of the vas deferens
Vaso-orchidostomy
Reanastomosis of the ends of the severed vas deferens
Vasovasostomy
Radiograph of a vein
Venogram
Pertaining to position toward anterior surface of the body; frontward
Ventral
Wormlike blunt process extending from the cecum
Vermiform appendix
Wart
Verruca
Sticky or glutinous
Viscid
Gasslike, transparent gel that fills the back part of eye
Vitreous
Abnormal twisting of the intestine causing obstruction
Volvulus
Abnormal dryness & thickening of the conjunctiva & cornea due to vitamin a deficiency
Xerophthalmia
Fibrinous clot formed in a blood vessel or in a chamber of the heart
Thrombus
