Study of cells.
Release of an egg cell from an ovary.
Brain disorder marked by progressive, gradual mental...
Inflammation of the meninges.
A sliding back; reocurrence of symptoms of a disease
Magnetic waves and radio waves produce images of organs and tissues in...
Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; erectile...
Mental decline and deterioration.
A prediction about the outcome of an illness, but it is always given...
Horizontal plane dividing body into upper and lower portions.
Frequent passage of loose, watery stool
Removal (excision) of a breast.
Process of cutting into.
Study of X-rays.
Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from beginning of...
Above another structure; pert. to head.
Lying on back (face up, palms up)
Inflamm. of gums
Study of the female reproductive organs, including the breasts.
Egg and sperm cells are combined outside the body in a laboratory dish...
Without rhythm; an irregular beat of the heart.
Hardening of the arteries
Visual exam of the colon
Monthly shedding of the lining of the uterus; menses.
Instrument used to visually examine within.
Spec. who examines biopsy samples microscopically and examines dead...
Below another structure.
Blood platelet, cell that clots
The bodily fluid excreted by the kidneys, conveyed through the...
High blood pressure
Process of breathing out or exhalation.
Malig. tumor in liver.
Pert. to side.
Pert. to internal organs
Tube is placed through the mouth and throat into the trachea to...
Double-folded membrane surrounding each lung.
Hernia of the urinary bladder
Difficulty swallowing
Liver tumor that grows
Series of x-ray pictures showing cross-sectional, axial, or transverse...
Nine-month period during which a fertilized egg cell develops into an...
Sensation of ringing in the ear
Abnormal condition of bluish coloration of the skin.
Blood cond. where there is a lack of hemoglobin.
Abnorm. cond. of death
Bursting forth or excessive flow of blood.
Absence of menstrual flow.
Fluid that is contained within the amnionic sac.
Visual examination of the bronchial tubes using an endoscope or...
Surg. puncture to remove fluid from amnion.
Surg. repair of a vessel.
Lack of appetite
Male gonad that produces spermatozoa (sperm cells) and the...
Removing a piece of each vas deferens and tying off each end.
The protrusion of an organ or muscular wall of an organ through the...
Over developement in size.
Abnormal condition of stones in the gallbladder.
Removal of waste materials (urea, creatinine, and uric acid) from the...
Pert. to back portion of body.
Near the point of attachment to trunk.
Narrowing of the pyloric sphincter
Pus in urine
Painful, difficult menses (menstruation).
Weakening of an arterial wall, which may lead to hemorrhage and...
Chronic neurologic disorder marked by destruction of the myelin sheath...
Disease of the heart muscle
Muscular layer of the heart.
Act of breathing in or inhalation.
State of complete knowledge.
Process of breaking down foods to release energy.
Lengthwise, vertically dividing body.
Stage in prenatal development from 6 to 39 or 40 weeks.
Surgical repair of a blood vessel
Extra sound heard between normal beats during auscultation of the...
Spec. who studies body tissue
Enlargement of extremity: an endocrine disorder that occurs when the...
Rapid onset, has severe symptoms and brief in duration.
Blood cond. where blood is held back.
Pert. to opposite side
Pert. to behind the peritoneum
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissue spaces.
Removal of the uterus.
Process of casting a change.
Muscle which leads toward the body. to admit, means to send toward or...
Sliding forward or downward
Study of cause of a disease
Disruption of the normal blood supply to the brain; stroke.
Congenital defect in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect...
Record of the electricity flowing through the heart.
Injection of drugs (streptokinase and tPA) to dissolve clots in the...
Pert. to middle.
Instrument used for visual examination of the abdomen.
Process of recording ultrasound (beyond the normal range) waves
Absence of normal opening
Secretion of the pituitary gland causing contraction of the uterus...
Microscopic examination of stained cells removed from the vagina and...
Tying off of the fallopian tubes to make a woman incapable of...
Fluid discharged at ejaculation; consisting of sperm cells and...
Visual examination of the abdomen
Inflammation of pancreas
Separation of nitrogenous wastes from the bloodstream by introducing...
Listening for sounds in the chest and abdomen using a stethoscope.
Acute viral infection in children and infants marked by obstruction of...
Process of using high-energy sound waves to crush a stone within the...
Stage in prenatal development from two to six weeks.
A group of symptoms that occur together
Inflamm. of diverticula; abdominal pain and rectal bleeding are...
Painful digestion; indigestion.
Muscle which leads away from the body. to abduct means to carry away...
Difficult breathing
State of "measurement together"; equality of parts; mirror images
Tube for injecting or removing fluids.
Chemical element that carries an electrical charge when...
Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine: examples are...
Secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate maturation of the...
Heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood.
Narrowing of a blood vessel.
Tests that measure the ventilation (breathing) mechanics of the lung.
A cutting back in the sense of cutting out or removal.
Cond. or state of "life together"; 2 organisms living together for a...
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
Painful urination
Production of milk.
Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
Inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in mucous secretions...
Rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura and associated with...
Process of cutting out.
Feeling of discomfort, "bad feeling"
New surgical opening between the stomach and duodenum
Blood in urine
Endometrial tissue located outside of the uterus.
Female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cells and...
Single sperm call
Paralysis of the right or left half of the body.
Process of recording electricity of the brain.
Irregularity at birth
Hormone secreted by the ovaries; maintains the lining of the uterus...
Computerized radiologic procedure using radioactive glucose or oxygen...
Destruction of red blood cells
Sperm cells.
Collection fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles of the lung
Emptying of urine from the urinary bladder through the urethra
Slow movement
Softening of the bone.
Pus filled
Widening (dilation) of the cervix and scraping the endometrial lining...
Ovarian hormone that promotes female secondary sex characteristics and...
Chest pain associated with myocardial ischemia.
Drug used in the treatment of angina (pectoris). It dilates coronary...
Epistaxis
To build up protein.
Classification of nucleus.
Of unknown cause or origin
Abnorm. accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
Stopping or controlling the flow of blood.
Incision of the vulva (perineum) to widen the opening of the vagina...
Whooping cough; bacterial infection of the throat, larynx and trachea.
Nitrogen-containing waste product of muscle metabolism; excreted by...
Urination; voiding.
Inability to speak; language function is impaired due to injury to the...
Male or female reproductive cell (ovum or sperm cell).
Spitting or coughing up blood as result of bleeding from any part of...
Type of bacteria that causes pelvic inflammatory disease and infection...
Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls.
Tapping on the surface to determine the underlying structure.
Pert. to front.
Cond. of change of shape or form
Inflamm. of the mouth
Kidney stones
Vomiting blood
Tying off a tube or blood vessel. Thread or wire is used.
Viral (herpes zoster) illness that affects peripheral nerves; produces...
A clot or other substance that travels to a distant location and...
Collection of fluid in the pleural cavity.
Partial paralysis and muscular coordination caused by loss of oxygen...
Yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of eyes caused by high...
Functional unit of the kidney, consisting of a glomerulus, renal...
X-ray record of the kidney (renal pelvis) after injection of contrast...
Primary lesion of syphilis; a hard ulcer occurring at the site of...
Rapidly growing malignant tumor of the brain.
Withdrawal of cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space between...
Collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity between the pleura and...
Clot or material from a distant vein that blocks a blood vessel in the...
Fat tumor
Fat in the feces; frothy
Excessive amount of urea and other nitrogenous wastes in the blood.
Fainting; temporary loss of consciousness.
Specialized nervous tissue in the wall of the right atrium; it begins...
Pert. to producing treatment.
Removal (excision) of a testis; castration.
The pressence of excessive gas in both the stomach and intestines
Sexually transmitted infection of the skin and mucosa of the genitals...
Pale
Process of expelling urine.
Abnormal condition of inadequate secretion of antidiuretic hormone...
Abnormal nervous sensation occurring without apparent cause. Examples...
Chronic dilate of bronchial tubes caused by infection of the lower...
Abnormal condition of collection of dust particles in the lungs.
Sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria (spirochetes). A...