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A minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove one or both adrenal glands is a laparoscopic _________.
adrenalectomy
A benign tumor of the pancreas that causes hypeglycemia.
Insulinoma
Thyromegally, an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland, is commonly known as _____.
goiter
A specialist in diagnosing and treating diseases and malfunctions of the glands of internal secretions (endocrine glands)?
Endocrinologist
The medical term meaning an abnormal area of absent vision surrounded by an area of normal vision.
Scotoma
A surgical incision into the labyrinth is a
labyrinthotomy
Medical term for an earache.
Otalgia
A drug that kills or damages cells is known as _______.
cytotoxic
The term meaning abnormally thin.
emaciated
Urination is also known as?
micturition
Means without teeth.
Edentulous
A canker sore is also known as an
aphthous ulcer
What is prone position?
face down
The absense of ovulation.
anovulation
The absense of menstration.
amenorrhea
What is radiculitis
The symptoms felt when a nerve or nerve root is pinched, irritated, inflamed, or simply, just not working properly.
Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
cholecystectomy
Inflammation of the ileum.
Ileitis
Medical term for bedwetting.
enuresis
A condition also known as uremic poisoning.
Azotemia
Medical term meaning situated outside the body.
Extracorporeal
The insertion of a sterile tube through the urethra and into the urinary bladder for the purpose of removing fluid.
catheterization
The pigment that gives urine it's normal yellow-amber or straw color is
Urochrome
The pigment that gives urine it's normal yellow-amber or straw color is called _______.
Urochrome
Softening of the kidneys
Nephromalacia
What is the major waste product of protien metabolism?
Urea
The surgical creation of a connection between the small intestine and the colon.
Enterocolostomy
Surgical creation of a connection between the stomach and duodenum.
Gastrocolostomy
Surgical creation of an artificial opening into the stomach.
Gastrostomy
Surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface.
Colostomy
Surgical creation of an opening between the ileum and abdominal wall.
ileostomy
Combining form meaning small intestine.
duoden/o
The stored from of glucose.
Glycogen
Surgical procedure to repair rectum.
Rectal prolapse surgery
Combining form meaning bile or gall.
Chole
Suffix meaning enlargement or stretching.
-ectasis (i.e. pyelectasis: dilation of renal pelvis)
The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney.
nephron
Surgery to fix/repair the urethra
urethroplasty
excessive urination
polyuria
Inflammation of the renal pelvis
pyelonephritis
Suffix meaning urination or relating to urine.
-urea
Combining form meaning stone or calculi
-lith
What is the external opening of a passage?
meatus
Where is the urine collected before it enters the ureters?
The calyces of the renal pelvis
Medication used to produce vomit. (SPELL CORRECTLY)
syrup of ipecac
Term meaning complete stoppage or serious impairment to the passage of the intestinal contents.
Intestinal obstruction
Pertaining to or directed toward the cheek.
buccal
Manifestation of vitamin B deficiency, characterized by reddened lips with fissures at angles of the mouth.
cheilosis
Lice infection.
pediculosis
Any inflammatory disorder of the mouth.
stomatitis
Absence of urinary production or excretion.
Anuria
Patent means
open or unobstructed
Author
JenAckel
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Fundys-Med Terms
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Fundamentals-Medical Terms
Updated
2011-10-03T06:03:24Z
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