Defining Medical Words
Definition of gastrectomy
What is excision of the stomach
A/An
what is without or lacking
LLQ
what is left lower quadrant
proximal
what is Pertaining to near to the point of attachment of a body part
inside
what is endo
Definition of hepatoma
What is tumor of the liver
Pan
what is all
US
what is ultrasound
Superficial
what is at, near, or relatively close to the body surface
though
what is trans
Inflammation of the kidneys is what medical term
What is nephritis
normal
what is eu
I & D
what is incision and drainage
A plane that separates the body or structure into anterior and posterior sections
what is frontal or coronal
dextr-
what is right
Definition of hidradenitis
What is inflammation of the sweat gland
oligo
what is few
Bx, bx
what is biopsy
Sagittal
what is a plane separating the body or a structure into left and right sections
• A midsagittal plane separates into equal left and right halves
neo
what is new
process of forming pus what word
what is suppuration
Iso
what is equal or same
BCC
what is basal cell carcinoma
Ipsilateral
what is pertaining to the same side
time
what is chrono