Medical Term. #2
Thyroidectomy
surgical removal of the thyroid gland
Medial
also refer as the middle
cardiomyopathy
disease of the heart muscle
emesis
vomiting
melanoma
tumor of the melanin producing epithelial cells
60-100 beats per minute (bpm)
normal heartbeat
Lateral
pertaining to the sides
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of an injury or illness
prognosis
Any foreign substance, such as a protein, toxin or other particle that stimulates the body’s immune system to produce antibodies.
antigen
-opathy
abnormal, disease process
A protein produced by the body’s immune system in response to the presence of a foreign substance, called an antigen.
antibody
arrhythmia
means the hear is beating irregularly
listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) lungs, heart, abdominal area.
Auscultation
fluid production consisting of a liquid of leukocytes and dead cells
pus
A process or a growth in the body, or in an organ, that is not cancerous. Also called non-malignant.
benign
is found at the ends of the bones
articular cartilage
atrophy
shrinkage
nephro, urol refer to
kidney
arthrosclerosis
stiffness of the joints, especially in the elderly
idiopathic
pertaining to an illness of unknown cause
incontinence
inability to control excretory functions
lowest bone of three major bones that make up each half of the pelvis
pubis
coughing up and spitting out of material from the lungs (chest)
expectoration
peritoneum
membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
An imaging study that is used to evaluate patients for coronary artery disease.
angiography