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adenoma
tunor of a gland
adenitis
inflammation of a gland
arthritis
inflammation of a joint
biology
study of life
biopsy
removal of a living tissue and examination under a microsope
carcinoma
cancerous tumor
cardiology
study of the heart
cephalic
pertaining to the head
cerebral
pertaining to the brain
incision
process of cutting into
excision
process of cutting out
endocrine glands
glands that secrete hormones within the body
cystoscopy
process of visual examination of the urinary bladder
cytology
study of cells
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
hypodermic
pertaining to under the skin
electrocardiogram
record of the electricity in the heart
electroencephalogram
record of the electricity of the brain
enteritis
inflammation of the intestines
erythrocyte
a red blood cell
gastrectomy
removal of the stomach
gastrtomy
incision of the stomach
diagnosis
state of complete knowledge
information gathered about a patient's illness
prognosis
state of before knowledge
prediction about the outcome of an illness
hyperglycemia
condition of increased blood sugar
gynecology
study of females and females diseases
hematology
study of blood
hematoma
collection (mass) of blood
hemoglobin
blood protein found in red blood cells
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver
iatrogenic
pertaining to being produced by treatment
leukocyte
white blood cell
dermatology
study of skin
nephritis
inflammation of the kidney
nephrology
study of the kidney
neurology
study of nerves
oncology
study of tumors
oncologist
specialist in the study of tumors
ophthalmoscope
instrument for visual examination of the eye
osteitis
inflammation of bone
osteoarthritis
inflammation of bone and joints (actually degeneration of joint tissue)
pathology
study of disease
pathologist
one who studies diseases, performs autopsies, and examines biopsy samples
pediatric
pertaining to the treatment of children
psychology
study of the mind
psychiatrist
specialist in the treatment of the mind
radiology
study of x-rays
renal
pertaining to the kidney
rhinitis
inflammation of the nose
sarcoma
tumor of flesh tissue
resection
process of cutting out
removal
thrombocyte
a clotting cell
urology
study of the urinary tract
cardiac
pertaining to the heart
neural
pertaining to the nerves
arthralgia
pain of a joint
neuralgia
nerve pain
erythrocyte
red blood cell
nephrectomy
removal of a kidney
leukemia
blood condition of white cells
cancerous condition
carcinogenic
pertaining to producing cancer
pathogenic
pertaining to producing disease
iatrogenic
pertaining to produced by treatment (physician)
hemaglobin
blood protein
electroencephalogram
record of the electricity in the brain
gastric
pertaining to the stomach
neurologic
pertaining to the study of nerves
excision
process of cutting out
removal
opthalmologist
specialist in the study of diagnosing and treating disorders of the eye
cystitis
inflammation of the urinary bladder
endocrinology
study of the endocrine gland
hepatoma
tumor of the liver
biopsy
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Ch 1 Vocabulary
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The Language of Medicine
Updated
2010-09-21T17:07:52Z
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