Medical Terminology Chapter 4

not breathing

without oxygen (decrease in tissue)

pertaining to away from the norm (rule); not regluar

one who (muscle which) leads toward the body.

endocrine glands located above (toward) the kidneys

process of casting (building) up materials (proteins) within cells.

endocrine glands located above (toward) the kidneys

to separate (apart)

before meals

bending forward

before birth

pertaining to against life (germ life)

protein substance made in the body to destroy foreign antigens

condition against infection

a substance (antibody) produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a toxin

a condition related to making antibodies against one's own (auto-) cells and tissues

forking (branching) into two; as the trachea bifurcates into two individual tubes.

pertaining to two sides

condition of slow heartbeat

process of casting down materials (sugar) to release energy in cells.

irregularity at birth

to lie (bind) together.

to point out against; as reasons why a drug should not be taken.

pertaining to opposite side

condition of lack of water

to measure through; as the diameter of the circle

to flow through; water is not properly absorbed through the walls of the colon.

complete separation; two types are hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

difficult breathing

abnormal and painful condition of the intestines

abnormal ("bad") development of formation

pregnancy out of the normal place (usually in the fallopian tubes)

inner lining (membrane) of the heart

instrument to view within the body

pertaining to within the trachea

skin cell

good feeling

normal thyroid function

eyeballs that protrude

removal of half the tongue

increase in blood sugar

condition of increased formation (increase in number of cells)

increase in development; increase in cell size.

use of a needle and syringe to force liquid under the skin.

decrease in blood sugar

pertaining to inability to sleep

process of cutting into;sectioning

pertaining to below the ribs

pertaining to between the ribs

pertaining to withing a vein

pertaining to an enlarged head; congenital anomaly.

feeling of discomfort; "bad feeling"

harmful, bad; cancerous condition

five hand bones (beyond the wrist)

condition of change of shape or form

beyond control; spreading of a malignant tumor

instrument to view small objects

pertaining to a newborn (infant)

new growth; new formation (tumor)

condition of decrease in all cells (blood cells)

abnormal destruction (of nerves) to loss of muscle function

endocrine glands located near (on the dorsal side of) the thyroid gland.

pertaining to through the skin

membrane surrounding the heat

pertaining to many-shaped nucleus; a type of white blood cell.

inflammation of many nerves

after death

after childbirth; most often refers to the mother

pertaining to before cancer; a lesion that may become cancerous

pertaining to before birth

signs and symptoms that appear before the onset of a more severe illness.

sliding forward or downward

artificial limb or part of the body (literally, to put or place forward

a sliding back; recurrence of symptoms of a disease

to send back; disappearance of a disease

inserting gene (region of DNA) from one organism into the DNA of another organism

pertaining to behind the peritoneum

bending backward

pertaining to under the skin

pertaining to above the pubic bone

condition of webbed finger or toes; a congenital anomaly

to put or place together, as in protein synthesis or photosynthesis

a group of symptoms that run (occur) together.

condition or state of "life together" two organisms living together for mutual benefit

stat of "measurements together"; equally of parts; mirror images.

to grow together; bones that grow together at the joint

a subjective change in condition as perceived by the patient .

rapid breathing

to pour across, as in transferring blood from on person to another.

pertaining to through the urethra

process of recording ultrasound (beyond the normal range) waves.

pertaining to one side.