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meaning of hypertrophy
excessive growth/development
meaning of hemolysis
destruction of blood;breakdown of red blood cells
meaning of splenomegaly
enlarged spleen
pertaining to in between the ribs
intercostal
postpartum meaning
after birth
meaning of angi/o
blood vessel
suffix meaning instrument to visually examine
-scope
tumor of muscle
myoma
Adrenal glands, sometimes called suprarenals; meaning of supra
on top of
antepartum meaning
before birth
Meaning of the suffix - tomy
cutting into, incision into
(process of) observation (suffix)
-scope
meaning of erythropenia
deficiency of red blood cells
artificial limb or part of the body
prosthesis
when symptoms reoccur after being gone/cured
(getting 'sick' again)
relapse
puncture to remove fluid from sac around fetus
amniocentesis
fear of heights
acrophobia
meaning of myelitis
inflammation of the spinal cord
symptoms that occur before an event, such as before a migraine
prodrome
when a disease is 'latent', has subsided for a time, a person is considered to be in...
remission
suffix that means drooping, prolapse
-ptosis
term meaning 'blood is held back from an area'
ischemia
term for deficiency of platelets
thrombocytopenia
syndactyly, heart malformations etc. seen at birth; medical term?
congenital anomaly
splitting into two branches, such as the trachea splitting into bronchi
bifurcation