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CHAPTER 3 PRACTICE
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
electrocardiography
Process of recording the electrical
impulses of the heart
Otoscopy
Examination of the outer ear
angiorrhaphy
Suture of a vessel
mammoplasty
Surgical repair of the breast
cardiomegaly
Enlargement of the heart
encephalotomy
Incision of the brain
colopexy
Surgical fixation of the colon
ophthalmalgia
pain in the eye
blepharedema
Swelling of the eyelids
calcipenia
Deficiency of calcium
neurolysis
Destruction of a nerve
cryotherapy
Treatment by using cold
otodynia
Pain in the ear
otorrhea
Discharge from the ear
neuromuscular
Pertaining to the nerves and muscles
tracheotomy
Incision made into the trachea
colorraphy
Suture of the colon
chiroplasty
Plastic surgery of the hand
Colonoscopy/coloscopy
Examination of the lining of the colon
with a special instrument
opthalmomalacia
Abnormal softness of the eye
neurolysis
Loosening of adhesions surrounding
a nerve
symptom
Subjective evidence perceived by the
patient
sign
Definite evidence of an illness
Palpitation, inspection,
percussion, auscultation
Feel, see tap, listen
Fluoroscopy
Method of viewing images in real
time so that motion can be seen.
calcipenia
Deficiency of calcium
endoscopy
Visual inspection of a cavity of the
body by means of an ..
catheter
Hollow flexible tube that can be
inserted into a cavity of the body to
withdraw or instill fluids, perform tests,
or visualize a vessel or cavity.
ambulent
A person who is able to walk
MRI stands for
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
therapeutic
Pertaining to therapy or treatment
chemotherapy
Treatment of disease by chemical
agents
amniocentesis
Surgical puncture of the amnion, the
thin membrane that surrounds the
fetus during pregnancy.
adhesions
Fibrous structures that form when
two structures abnormally attach to
each other
echocardiogram
Record produced by an ultrasound of
the heart
analgesic
Drug that relieves pain
neurectomy
Excision (surgical removal) of a nerve
ophthalmotomy
Incision of the eye
adenectomy
Excision of a gland
encephalotome
Instrument used for incision (cutting
into) of the brain
tracheostomy
Create an opening into the trachea
through which a tube may be
inserted
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