medical terminology 11
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kinsleyquia on July 19, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abnormal | away from normal |
| abneural | passing from nerve |
| avulsion | a pulling away from |
| antepartum | occuring before birth |
| antelocation | the forward displacement of an organ |
| anterior | situated more toward the forward part of an organ |
| anteroposterior | from front to back |
| cryotherapy | the therapeutic use of cold |
| cryosurgery | the destruction of tissue by extreme cold |
| cryoextraction | the application of low temperature in the removal of a body part such as a cataract |
| hematocryal | cold blooded |
| exostosis | a condition projecting outward form the surface of a bone. |
| extensor | that which stretches |
| ex appear in several form | exo extra ecto |
| exo | outside, outward, outer |
| exogenic | produced outside |
| exopathy | disease outside |
| extra | outside of, beyond |
| extracardial | outside the heart |
| extrahepatic | occuring outside the liver |
| ecto | situated on the outside, outside |
| ectosteal | pertaining to or situated on the outside of a bone |
| ectocytic | outside the cell |
| glomus | a small round anatomical swelling made up of tiny blood vessels |
| glomic | pertaining to a glomus |
| glomerulus | a tufted structure or a cluster generally composed of blood vessels or nerve fibers. |
| glomerul | form for a glomerulus |
| glomerular | pertaining to or the nature of a glomerulus |
| inframammary | situated below the mammary gland |
| inframaxillary | beneath the jaw |
| infracostal | beneath the ribs |
| infrapsychic | below the psychic level |
| interlabial | between lips |
| interosseous | between bones |
| intermuscular | between muscle |
| interdigital | between adjacent fingers or toes |
| intraspinal | situated or occuring within the vertrebal column |
| intraoperative | performed or occuring within the course of a surgical operation. |
| lalopathy | any disorder of speech |
| lalophobia | fear or extreme dislike of speaking, often associated with stuttering |
| lalia | speech disorder |
| echolalia | the meaningless repetition by a patient of words addressed to him |
| rhinolalia | a nasal quality voice due to some disroder or defect of the nasal passage |
| bradylalia | abnormally slow speech due to brain disorder |
| lienal | pertaining to speech |
| lien | name for the spleen |
| gastrolien | pertaining to the stomach and the spleen |
| lienorenal | pertaining to the spleen and the kidney |
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