asymptomatic
lacking symptoms
abduction
movement away
hyperacusis
sounding louder than normal
adduction
movement towards
anaemia
lacking blood (red cells)
aerobic respiration
cellular respiration using oxygen
arthralgia
painful joint (s)
angioplasty
reshaping vessels (usually enlarging)
antenatal
before birth
arthritis
inflammation of a joint
autologous
from same person
baroreceptor
pressure-sensitive receptor
bilateral
both sides
lymphoblast
immature lymphocyte
bradycardia
slow heart rate
bronchospasm
narrowing of the bronchi (asthma)
echocardiogram
ultrasound of the heart
pericardiocentesis
fluid drainage for pericardium
chemotherapy
drug-based treatment
chondritis
inflammation of cartilage
cholangitis
inflammation of biliary tree
cholecystectomy
removal of the gall bladder
chronotrope
affecting the heart rate
colostomy
colonic opening to abdominal wall
contralateral
opposite side
intercostal
between the ribs
craniotomy
large surgical opening of the skull
cystoscopy
cell analysis
dermatitis
skin inflammation
divalent
having two charges e.g. calcium
dysplasia
abnormal cell growth
efferent
going away from e.g. spinal nerves
ectopic
outside normal location
gastrectomy
removal of the stomach
endothelium
inner layer of blood vessels
enterovirus
virus affecting intestines
epidermis
outer layer of skin
extravasation
outside the blood vessel
carconogenic
cancer-creating
gastroscopy
endoscopic examination of stomach
genitofemoral nerve
anatomical structure
electrocardiogram
electrical recording of the heart
haematologist
blood specialist
hemithyroidectomy
removal of half the thyroid
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver e.g. infection
heterozygous
a different genetic allele pair
homozygous
identical genetic allele pair
hypertrophy
increased cell size
hypotension
low blood pressure
hydrophobic
water repelling
hysterectomy
surgical removal of uterus
iatrogenic
caused by treatment
infraclavicular
below the clavicle
intercellular
between cells e.g communication
intracellular
within cells
isovolumetric
unchanged volume
dermatitis
skin inflammation
juxtaglomerular
close to the glomerulus
hypokalaemia
low blood potassium concentration
dyskinesia
abnormal movement
lapartomy
large opening in the abdomen
leukopaenia
deficiency of white cells
lipodystrophy
abnormal fat cells development
lithotripsy
breaking up stones
lymphoedema
oedema from lymphatic impairment
haemolysis
red cel destruction
marcoscopic
visible with the ey
mastitis
breast inflammation
megakaryocyte
(bone marrow) cell with large nucleous
sympathomimetic
mimics the sympathetic NS
metaplasia
change into a different cell type
oximetry
measuring of oxygen levels
microvascular
small blood vessels
monochorionic (twins)
from only one chorion
polymorphic
many forms
motility
extent of movement
myelofibrosis
fibrotic build up in bone marrow
myopathy
disease of muscle
myringoplasty
creation of new ear drum
nanospheres
tiny particles
naso-gastric tube
linking nose to stomach
post-natal
after birth
natriuresis
excretion of sodium
necrotizing
process involving killing cells
neovascularization
creating new blood vessels
nephrectomy
removal of a kidney
neuropathy
disease of nerves
opioid
opiate-like
oligohydramnios
little amniotic fluid
chondroma
tumour of cartilage
ophthalmoscope
instrument to examine eyes
orchitis
inflammation of the testis
orthodontic
dental alignment
arthroscopy
endoscopic examination of joint
anosmia
no sense of smell
osteoblast
cell that makes bones
gastrostoy
external opening to stomach
laparotomy
full abdominal operation
otoplasty
surgical reshaping of ear
paediatrician
child specialist
leukopaenia
lack of white blood cells
pancytopaenia
depletion of all blood cells
hemiparesis
one-sided weakness
ante-partum
before delivery
nephropathy
kidney disease
perivascular
around blood vessels
rectopexy
fixation of the rectum (for prolapse)
macrophage
cell that eats microbes
aphasia
unable to select correct words
aphonic
unable to produce a voice
neoplasia
creating of new cells (often cancer)
gastroplasty
reshaping of the stomach
tachypnoea
fast breathing rate
pseudohypertrophy
false impression of growth e.g. muscle growth
pyelogram
imaging of renal pelvis
pyogenic
pus-forming
pyrexia
raised temperature
quasi-malignant
almost malignat
retroverted
bent backbackwards
rhabdomyolysis
hardening of the ossicles in the ear
sialogram
image of salivary duct/gland
submandibular
under the mandible
supraglottic
above the larynx
tachycardia
fast heart rate
teratogenic
creates malformed development
thrombolysis
dissolving a blod clot
tocolytic
drug that inhibits labour contractions
hypotonic
(final) osmolarity below plasma
transthoracic
through the thorax
lactotroph
(cell to) promote breast development
unilateral
one side of the body
proteinuria
protein in the urine
vesico-colic
joining bladder and colon
cardioversion
correcting cardiac rhythm abnormality
xenograft
graft from someone else (or animal)
xerostomia
lack of saliva