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pulmonary
pertainging to the lungs
TERM 2
pulmonology
DEFINITION 2
study of the lungs, or the medical specialty of disorders of the
lungs
TERM 3
pulmonologist
DEFINITION 3
specialist in treating disorders of the lungs
TERM 4
pneumonia
DEFINITION 4
inflammation of the lung parenchyma (tissue)
TERM 5
pneumonitis
DEFINITION 5
inflammation of lung tissue
respiration
process of breathing; fundamental process of life used to
exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
TERM 7
respiratory
DEFINITION 7
pertaining to respiration
TERM 8
-ary
DEFINITION 8
pertaining to
TERM 9
pulmon-
DEFINITION 9
lung
TERM 10
-logy
DEFINITION 10
study of
respir-
to breathe
TERM 17
-atory
DEFINITION 17
pertaining to
TERM 18
gastric
DEFINITION 18
pertaining to the stomach
TERM 19
gastr-
DEFINITION 19
stomach
TERM 20
-ic
DEFINITION 20
pertaining to
epi-
above
TERM 22
epigastric
DEFINITION 22
abdominal region above the stomach
TERM 23
hypo-
DEFINITION 23
abdominal region below the stomach
TERM 24
lateral
DEFINITION 24
pertaining to one side of the body
TERM 25
later-
DEFINITION 25
side
macrocytic
pertaining to a macrocyte
TERM 32
mature
DEFINITION 32
fully developed
TERM 33
postmature
DEFINITION 33
infant born after 42 weeks of gestation
TERM 34
premature
DEFINITION 34
infant born before 37 weeks of gestation; before the
expected time
TERM 35
microcyte
DEFINITION 35
small red blood cell
natal
pertaining to birth
TERM 37
peri-
DEFINITION 37
around (the time of birth)
TERM 38
postnatal
DEFINITION 38
after the birth
TERM 39
prenatal
DEFINITION 39
before the birth
TERM 40
pneumothorax
DEFINITION 40
air in the pleural cavity
diagnose
to make a diagnosis
TERM 47
prognosis
DEFINITION 47
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease
TERM 48
electrocardiogram
DEFINITION 48
record of the heart's electrical signals
TERM 49
infarct
DEFINITION 49
an area of cell death resulting from blockage of its blood
supply
TERM 50
-farct
DEFINITION 50
area of dead tissue
-ion
action, condition
TERM 52
infarction
DEFINITION 52
sudden blockage of an artery
TERM 53
isch
DEFINITION 53
to block
TERM 54
-emia
DEFINITION 54
blood condition
TERM 55
-emic
DEFINITION 55
peratining to a condition of the blood
de
without
TERM 62
ment
DEFINITION 62
mind
TERM 63
dementia
DEFINITION 63
chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of intellectual and
mental functions
TERM 64
ganglion
DEFINITION 64
fluid-filled cyst or collection of nerve cells
TERM 65
ileum
DEFINITION 65
third portion of small intestine
ilium
large wing-shaped bone at the upper and posterior part of
the pelvis
TERM 67
mucus
DEFINITION 67
sticky secretion of cells in mucous membranes
TERM 68
mucous
DEFINITION 68
pertaining to mucus or mucosa
TERM 69
mucosa
DEFINITION 69
lining of a tubular structure that secretes mucus
TERM 70
prostate
DEFINITION 70
organ surrounding the urethra at the base of the male
urinary blader
transfusion
transfer of blood or a blood component from a donor to a
recipient
TERM 77
protocol
DEFINITION 77
detailed plan
TERM 78
anterior
DEFINITION 78
the front surface of the body; situated in the front
TERM 79
anter-
DEFINITION 79
before, front part
TERM 80
posterior
DEFINITION 80
pertaining to the back surface of the body; situated behind
caudal
pertaining to or nearer to the tailbone
TERM 82
cephalic
DEFINITION 82
pertaining to or nearer to the head
TERM 83
coronal (frontal)
DEFINITION 83
pertaining to the vertical plane dividing the body into anterior
and posterior portions
TERM 84
distal
DEFINITION 84
situated away from the center of the body
TERM 85
dorsal (posterior)
DEFINITION 85
pertaining to the back or situated behind
supine
lying face up; flat on your spine
TERM 92
ventral
DEFINITION 92
pertaining to the belly or situated nearer the surface of the
belly
TERM 93
diaphragm
DEFINITION 93
muscular sheet separating the abdominal and thoracic
cavities
TERM 94
thorax
DEFINITION 94
part of the trunk between the abdomen and neck
TERM 95
fertilization
DEFINITION 95
union of a male sperm and a female egg
fertiliz-
to make fruitful
TERM 97
-ation
DEFINITION 97
process
TERM 98
fertilize
DEFINITION 98
penetrate of the egg by the sperm
TERM 99
organ
DEFINITION 99
structure with specific functions
TERM 100
organelle
DEFINITION 100
part of a cell having specialized functions
