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abdomen - cavity below the chest that contains organs such as the stomach, liver, intestines, and gall bladder. It lies between he diaphragm and the pelvis acute - sharp, sudden, and intense for a short period of time adenitis - inflammation of a gland adenocarcinoma - cancerous tumor derived f...

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Medical Terminology Quiz 1 - NUR 205
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abdomen - cavity below the chest that contains organs such as the stomach, liver, intestines, and
gall bladder. It lies between he diaphragm and the pelvis



acute - sharp, sudden, and intense for a short period of time



adenitis - inflammation of a gland



adenocarcinoma - cancerous tumor derived from glandular cells



adenoma - benign tumor of glandular cells



amniocentesis - surgical punture to remove fluid from the amnion (sac surrounding a fetus)



anastomosis - new surgical connection between two previously unconnected bowel parts, vessels,
or ducts



anemia - deficiency of hemoglobin and/orin number of red blood cells, which results in reduced
oxygen to body cells

"lacking blood"



angiography - x-ray recording of blood vessels after contrast is injected



angioplasty - surgical repair of a blood vessel. a catheter is placed in a clogger artery and a balloon
at the end of the tube is inflated to flatten the clogged martial against the wall of the artery



anterior - located in the front

,arteriosclerosis - hardening of arteries



arthralgia - pain in a joint



arthritis - inflammation of a joint



arthrogram - x-ray record of a joint



arthropathy - disease of joints



arthroscope - instrumentused to examine the inside of a joint



arthroscopy - process of visual examination of a joint



atheroclerosis - hardening of arteries caused by collection of fatty cholesterol-like deposits in
arteries



autopsy - examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death



axillary - pertaining to the armpit or underarm



biology - study of life



biopsy - removing living tissue for subsequent viewing under a microscope or other laboratory
studies



bronchial tubes - one of two tubes that carry air from the windpipe to the lungs

, bronchitis - inflammation of bronchial tubes



bronchoscopy - visual examination of bronchial tubes by passing an endoscope through the
trachea into the bronchi



carcinoma - cancerous tumor formed from the epithelial tissue



cardiac - pertaining to the heart



cardiology - study of the heart



cardiomegaly - enlargement of the heart



cardiomyopathy - disease of heart muscle



cartilage - flexible, fibrous connective tissue, found as part of the nose, ears, voice box, and
windpipe and chiefly attached to bones at joints



cephalic - pertaining to the head



cerebral - pertaining to the cerebrum



cerebrovascular accident - disorder of blood vessels within the cerebrum that results from
inadequate blood supply to the brain



cervical - pertaining to the neck of the body or the neck of the uterus



chemotherapy - treatment with drugs, most often used in the treatment of cancer

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