Body Parts
The term for inflammation of the brain.
Encephalitis
This system transports blood containing nutrients, gases, and other substances through the body.
Circulatory system
This is an excision of the gallbladder.
Cholecystectomy
This is the term for a heart attack.
Myocardial infarction
The medical term for the throat.
Pharynx
This word describes the combining form of thromb/o
Clotting
This procedure is a visual examination of the abdomen.
Laparoscopy
This is the term for the hardening of the arteries.
Arteriosclerosis
Otalgia means pain of which body part?
The ear
This system secretes hormones that are carried by the blood to other organs.
Endocrine system
The use of high-energy rays to treat cancerous tumors.
Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy)
This is a record of the electricity in the brain.
Electroencephalogram
The medical term for the voice box.
Larynx
This is the membrane that surrounds the organs in the abdomen.
Peritoneum
This procedure is a visual examination of the urinary bladder.
Cystoscopy
This term describes when there are high numbers of malignant (cancerous) white blood cells.
Leukemia
This word is the combining form lapar/o
Abdomen
These two organs receive messages from the environment and send them to the brain.
Skin and sense organs
This is a surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint.
Arthrocentesis
This term is used to describe blood in the urine.
Hematuria