Medical Terminology List #19
Anti cebum
Before meals
Arthralgia
Pain in a joint
Choledocho-
Refers to common bile duct
Euphoria
Exaggerated feeling of well being
Myopia
Nearsightedness
Post prandial
After meals
Osteotomy
Cutting into a bone
Arthrodynia
Pain in a joint as a result of inflammation of the joint
Hydrophobia
Fear of water
Astigmatism
Defective curvature of the cornea or lens
Adipose
Pertaining to fat
Osteitis
Inflammation of a bone
Autism
Preoccupation with oneself; lack of responsiveness to other
Forensic Physchiatrist
A specialist in the legal aspects of psychiatry
Kerat/o
Combining form for cornea
Osteorrhaphy
Suture of a bone
Dislocation
Displacement of a bone from its joint
Catatonic
Type of schizophrenia in which the person is mute and does not react to his environment.
Ophthalmoscope
An instrument to view the eye
Tinnitus
Ringing sound in the ears
Coccyx
The tail of the vertebral column
Diverticula
Abnormal side pockets in a hollow organ, such as the intestine
Crystalline lens
Transparent, biconvex structure; can refract light rays; focuses light rays on the retina
Conjunctivitis
Commonly called "pink eye"
Otoscopy
Visual examination of the ear