Ch. 1 (basic word structure)
The recording of electricity in the heart
Electrocardiogram
Muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Diapragm
Inflammation
-itis
Deficient, too little
Hypo-
Term for high blood pressure
Hypertension
A red blood cell
Erythrocyte
Space between the lungs
Mediastinum
Enlargement
-megaly
Outside, outside of
Ec-
Term for heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Enlarged thryroid gland
Hyperthyroidism
Peritoneum
Disease, condition
-pathy
Painful, bad, difficult, abnormal
Dys-
Surgical removal of the uterus
Hysterectomy
Weakness/lethargy that may be brought on by iron deficiency
Anemia
Referring to the tailbone
Coccygeal
removal, excision
-ectomy
Slow
Brady-
Term for indigestion
Dyspepsia
Tumor in a gland
Adenoma
Plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior halves
Frontal (or coronal)
Surgical puncture procedure
-centesis
Beside, near, alongside of
Para-
Abnormal size or consistency of the lymph nodes
Lymphadenopathy