Definitions
What are medical terms that are named after people?
Eponyms
Define the directional term Proximal
Pertaining to toward the body or beginning of a structure
-opsy
the view of
Hepat/o
Liver
Define Electrocardiography
The process of recording electrical activity of the heart when taking an EKG
What is trichology?
The branch of dermatology that
studies the health of hair and scalp
Name the 3 directional planes
Median, Dorsal, Transverse
-crine
Secrete or separate
Arthr/o
The combining form for
joint (also known as articultions)
What is Encephalomyelitis?
Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
What is a Schirmer test?
A diagnostic test to measure tear production
The dewclaws are located on the (blank) side of the paw.
medial
Oligo-
scant, little
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
What is Chondromalacia?
The abnormal softening of cartilage
What included in the Appendicular Skeleton?
It includes the extremities, shoulders, and pelvic girdle
Where is a medulla?
In the inner region of an organ or tissue
-rrhage
bursting forth
Meaning of myring/o and its alternate form
Tympan/o, both mean eardrum
What is a Pulmonary edema?
A condition where fluid builds up in the lungs
What is Peristalsis? What does it do?
It is the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal
It creates wavelike movements that push the contents in the canal forward in the system (i.e. food)
The uterine tubes are paired with tubes that extend from the (blank) portion of the uterus to the ovary.
Cranial
Capn/o
refering to carbon dioxide
What is Aponeur/o ; define it.
Pertaining to Aponeurosis
a fibrous sheet that gives attachment to muscular fibers and serves as a means of origin and insertion of a flat muscle
What is priapism?
Persistent penile erection not associated with sexual excitement.