Medical Term. #2
Thyroidectomy
surgical removal of the thyroid gland
Middle
also refer as medial
cardiomyopathy
disease of the heart muscle
emesis
vomiting
melanoma
black tumor
100-175 beats per minute (bpm)
Fibrillation of the heartbeat
umbilicus
is called the navel or the belly button
prognosis
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of an injury or illness
tympanic membrane
eardrum
lordosis (swayback)
abnormal, inward curvature of spine in the lumbar area
keloid
abnormally raised or thickened scar
arrhythmia
means the hear is beating irregularly
Auscultation
listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) lungs, heart, abdominal area.
pus
fluid production consisting of a liquid of leukocytes and dead cells
minute hemorrhages in the skin
articular cartilage
is found at the ends of the bones
pharynx
Upper portion of the digestive tract between the mouth and nasal cavities
nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis and renal calculi
kidney stones
arthrosclerosis
stiffness of the joints, especially in the elderly
idiopathic
pertaining to an illness of unknown cause
incontinence
inability to control excretory functions
pubis
lowest bone of three major bones that make up each half of the pelvis
expectoration
coughing up and spitting out of material from the lungs (chest)
peritoneum
membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
hysterectomy
surgical removal of the uterus