Chapter 1 - Intro to Med Term
What is the examination technique that uses the examiner's hands to feel the texture and location of certain body parts?
Palpation
Sudden and widespread outbreak of disease within a specific area?
Epidemic
hip socket
acetabulum
medical term for hiccups
Singultus
Megaloblastic anemia
heartburn
pyrosis
abnormal condition that exists at birth
congenital
avascular necrosis
lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement
ataxia
abnormally slow heart rate
bradycardia
invasion of the body by a disease-producing organism
infection
carcinoma derived from glandular tissue
adenocarcinoma
surgical removal of a membrane that lines the interior of a joint
synovectomy
diminished tone of skeletal muscles
hypotonia
Term used to describe all the diseases of the heart muscle
cardiomyopathy
illness or disease without a known cause
idiopathic
opposite of posterior
anterior
abnormal softening of cartilage
chondromalacia
surgical suturing of a muscle
Myorrhaphy
What is the condition in which any of the blood components are abnormal in some way?
region of the thorax and abdomen located below the stomach
hypogastric
Change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other
anaplasia
surgical fusion of two bones to stiffen a joint
arthrodesis
abnormal increase of muscle function or activity
hyperkinesia
condition causes an irregular quivering action of the atria
atrial fibrillation