Vocab Flashcards
Polycythemia
Increase in absolute number of circulation RBC which results in increase of HCT and Hemoglobin.
Anemia
Low red blood cell count
Thrombocytopenia
Low Platelet Count
Leukocytosis
Increase in white blood cell count
Erutation
Burping/belching
Ptyalism
Drooling/hypersalvation
Paraphimosis
Penis stuck protruding from the prepuce
Buphthalamos
Enlargement of the globe or eye itself
Proptosis
An eye that has popped out of orbit
Miosis
Constriction of the pupil
Myiasis
Infestation of larvae of flies
Mydriasis
Abnormal dilation of the pupil
Pediculosis
Term for infestation of lice
Pyrexia
Fever
Ranula
Sublingual Mucocele
Ascites
Free fluid in the abdomen
Decubital ulcer
Pressure Sore
Urticaria
Hives
Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood or blood tinged fluid
Paresis
Partial loss or impaired movement; this is when motor function is still present
Plegia
Paralysis, lack of voluntary movement
Anthelmintics
Drugs used for expulsion of intestinal worms
Sacromere
Contractile unit of muscle fiber
Myofibril
Muscle fiber
Mycology
Study of Fungi
Hypochromasia
Means lack of color or diminished color in the red blood cell. Iron is important in the formation of hemoglobin, and hemoglobin is responsible for the majority of color in the RBC. Therefore, a lack of iron would result in a pale red blood cell
Hypovolemia
Lack of volume of blood in the body.
Hyponatremia
Low blood sodium
Infarct
The proper term for a section of an organ that dies due to loss of blood flow to the area.
Pseudocyesis
False pregnancy
Abduction
is movement away from the median.
Adduction
is movement toward the median.
Isothernuira
condition where the urine excreted by the kidneys has a specific gravity that is similar to protein-free plasma, which is usually between 1.008 and 1.012.
Lochia
Normal post-partum discharge, may be reddish in color, should be odorless, and can continue for a few weeks after birth
Goiter
Abnormal gross enlargement of the thyroid gland.
Endothelium
Layer of cells that line the inside surface of blood vessels.