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Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 3
09/07/2010

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cytogenic
Definition
producing cells
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cytoid
Definition
resembling a cell
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cytology
Definition
study of cells
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cytoplasm
Definition
cell substance
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dysplasia
Definition
abnormal development
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epithelial
Definition
pertaining to epithelium
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erythrocyte (RBC)
Definition
red (blood) cell
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erythrocytosis
Definition
increase in the number of red (blood) cells
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histology
Definition
study of tissue
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hyperplasia
Definition
excessive development (number of cells)
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hypoplasia
Definition
incomplete development
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adenocarcinoma
Definition
cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
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adenoma
Definition
tumor composed of glandular tissue
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carcinoma
Definition
cancerous tumor (malignant)
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chloroma
Definition
tumor of green color (malignant)
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epithelioma
Definition
tumor composed of epithelium
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fibroma
Definition
tumor composed of fiber
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fibrosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor composed of fiver
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leiomyoma
Definition
tumor composed of smooth muscle
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lipoma
Definition
tumor composed of fat
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liposarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor of fat
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melanocarcinoma
Definition
cancerous black tumor
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melanoma
Definition
black tumor (primarily of the skin)
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myoma
Definition
tumor composed of muscle
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neoplasm
Definition
new growth (of abnormal tissue)
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neuroma
Definition
tumor composed of nerve (benign)
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rhabdomyoma
Definition
tumor composed of striated muscle
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rhabdomyosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor of striated muscle
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sarcoma
Definition
tumor of connective tissue
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karyocyte
Definition
cell with a nucleus
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karyoplasm
Definition
substance of a nucleus
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leukocyte (WBC)
Definition
white (blood) cell
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leukocytosis
Definition
increase in the number of white (blood) cells
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lipoid
Definition
resembling fat
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myopathy
Definition
disease of the muscle
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neuroid
Definition
resembling a nerve
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somatic
Definition
pertaining to the body
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somatogenic
Definition
originating in the body
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somatopathy
Definition
disease of the body
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somatoplasm
Definition
body substance
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systemic
Definition
pertaining to a (body) system
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visceral
Definition
pertaining to the internal organs
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cancerous
Definition
pertaining to cancer
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carcinogen
Definition
substance that causes cancer
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cyanosis
Definition
abnormal condition of blue
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diagnosis (Dx)
Definition
state of complete knowledge
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etiology
Definition
study of causes
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iatrogenic
Definition
produced by a physician
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iatrology
Definition
study of medicine
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metastasis
Definition
beyond control (transfer of disease from one organ to another, as in te transfer of malignant tumors)
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neopathy
Definition
new disease
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oncogenic
Definition
causing tumors
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oncologist
Definition
a physician who studies and treats tumors
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oncology
Definition
study of tumors (a branch of medicing concerned with the study of malignant tumors)
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pathogenic
Definition
producing disease
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prognosis
Definition
state of before knowledge
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pathology
Definition
study of disease (a branch of madicine dealing with the study of the cause of disease and death
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pathologist
Definition
a physician who studies diseases (examines biopsies and performs autopsies to determine the cause of disease or death)
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xanthochromic
Definition
pertaining to yellow color
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xanthosis
Definition
abnormal condition of yellow
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benign
Definition
not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable
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carcinoma in situ
Definition
cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue
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chemotherapy
Definition
treatment of cancer with drugs
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encapsulated
Definition
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
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exacerbation
Definition
increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms
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idiopathic
Definition
pertaining to disease of unknown origin
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inflammation
Definition
response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain
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in vitro
Definition
within a glass, observable withing a test tube
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in vivo
Definition
within the living body
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malignant
Definition
tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cance
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radiation therapy (XRT)
Definition
treatment of cancer with a radioactive sustance, x-ray, or radiation
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remission
Definition
improvements or absence of signs of disease
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Ca
Definition
carcinoma
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chemo
Definition
chemotherapy
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Dx
Definition
diagnosis
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mets
Definition
metastasis
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Px
Definition
prognosis
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XRT
Definition
radiation therapy
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caudad
Definition
toward the tail (downward)
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cephalad
Definition
toward the head (upward)
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lateral (lat)
Definition
pertaining to the side
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medial (med)
Definition
pertaining to the middle
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unilateral
Definition
pertaining to one side (only)
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bilateral
Definition
pertaining to two sides
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mediolateral
Definition
pertaining to the middle and to the side
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distal
Definition
pertaining to away
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proximal
Definition
pertaining to the near
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inferior (inf)
Definition
pertaining to below
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superior (sup)
Definition
pertaining to above
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caudal
Definition
pertaining to the tail (siilar to inferior in most instances related to human anatomy)
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cephalic
Definition
pertaining to the head
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anterior (ant)
Definition
pertaining to the front
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posterior
Definition
pertaining to the back
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dorsal
Definition
pertaining to the back
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ventral
Definition
pertaining to the belly (front)
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anteroposterior (AP)
Definition
pertaining to the front and to the back
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posteroanterior (PA)
Definition
pertaining to the back and to the front
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frontal or coronal
Definition
vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior
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sagittal
Definition
vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides
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midsagittal
Definition
divides the body into right and left halves
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transverse
Definition
horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions
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umbilical region (1)
Definition
around the navel (umbilicus)
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epigastric region (1)
Definition
directly above the umbilical region
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hypogastric region (1)
Definition
directly below the umbilical region
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hypochondriac regions (2)
Definition
to the right and left of the epigastric region
Term
lumbar regions (2)
Definition
to the right and left of the umbilical region
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iliac regions (2)
Definition
to the right and left of the hypogastric region
Term
right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Definition
refers to the area encompassing the right lobe of the liver; the gallbladder, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intenstines, and the right kidney
Term
left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Definition
refers to the area encompassing the left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines, and the left kidney
Term
right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Definition
refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the appendix, the right ureter, and the right ovary and uterine tube in women or the right spermatic duct in men
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left lower quadrant (LLQ)
Definition
refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the left ureter, and the left ovary and uterine tube in women or the left spermatic duct in men
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