Body processes
Process where food is converted to energy
metabolism
Term for condition of no oxygen
anoxia
I am present at birth
congenital
I am lymph tissue located bilaterally at the back of the throat
tonsils
Term for against infection
antisepsis
Part of metabolism; complex molecules are broken into simpler ones
catabolism
Term for smaller breathing tubes
bronchiole
I am anything different from the norm
anomaly
I am a term for behind the abdominal wall membrane
retroperitoneal
Blood condition to explain these signs/symptoms-polyuria, polyphagia, polydipsia
hyperglycemia
Occuring after delivery of the newborn are classified as
post partum
Term for breathing that has stopped
apnea
I am the V word for internal organs
viscera
I am the first division of the spine
cervical
Process to cleanse of harmful organisms
Disinfect
Occurs before birth
antepartum
A tumor restricting breathing may be removed by starting with this procedure to cut the chest
thoracotomy
I am a relational term- below the stomach
hypogastric
I am the cavity which holds a double folded membrane surrounding the lungs
pleural
Process of visual examination of the stomach and first part of the small intestine
Gastroduodenoscopy
The process of inability to hear could be evaluated using this tool to view the ear
otoscope
A tube which eventially divides into right and left; connects with the pharynx/larynx
trachea
I am a term used to describe a process which is through the skin
percutaneous
Describe the location of a tumor which would be between the 1st and 2nd sections of the colon
ascending- transverse colon tumor
Medical term for a bruise
hematoma