These important medical terms cover different medical procedures and diseases. These cards are great for future doctors or anyone with an interest in medicine.
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| Questions | Answers |
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| tonsillotomy | incision or removal of part of a tonsil |
| arteriospasm | spasm of an artery |
| splenodynia | pain in the spleen |
| angiogram | a roentgenogram of blood vessels filled with a contrast medium |
| cardiovalvulitis | inflammation of the heart valves |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart; cardiac hypertrophy |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
| periaortic | around the aorta |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the myocardium |
| pericardiotomy | incision of the pericardium |
| phlebostais | stoppage or slowing of the flow of blood in a vein |
| valvulitis | inflammation of the heart valves |
| arteriolonecrosis | necrosis of arterioles |
| splenitis | inflammation of the spleen |
| tonsillar | pertaining to a tonsil |
| arteriolosclerotic | pertaining to or characterized by arteriolosclerosis |
| lymphangitis | inflammation of lymphatic vessels |
| lymphopoiesis | the formation or development of lymphatic tissue |
| cardiorrhaphy | suture or repair of the heart |
| lymphangioplasty | surgical restoration or replacement of damaged lymph vessels |
| phleborrhexis | rupture of a vein |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| myocardial | pertaining to the myocardium |
| atheronecrosis | degeneration occurring in atherosclerosis |
| thymitis | inflammation of the thymus gland |
| thrombosis | the formation or presence of a thrombus |
| thrombosed | occluded by a thrombus |
| lymphangiosarcoma | a malignant tumor of lymphatic vessels |
| arteriorrhexis | rupture of an artery |
| ventriculography | roentgerography of a heart ventricle after injection of a contrast medium |
| vasodilation | dilation of a vessel, especially arterioles |
| pericardiectomy | excision of the pericardium |
| venosclerosis | hardening and thickening of the wall of a vein |
| thymopathy | any disease of the thymus gland |
| myocardiolysis | local necrosis of myocardial fibers due to arterial obstruction |
| vasoactive | having an effect on the caliber of a vessel |
| valvulotomy | incision of a valve/also called valvolotomy |
| thymoma | a tumor originating in the thymus gland |
| vasospasm | spasm of blood vessels |
| venomotor | pertaining to constriction or dilation of vessels |
| aortitis | inflammation of the aorta |
| varicophlebitis | varicose veins with inflammation |
| atriocommissuropexy | surgical fixation of the mitral valve for correction of mitral insufficiency |
| vascularity | the condition of being vascular |
| atherosclerosis | a common form of arteriosclerosis in which deposits of plaque from within the walls of large arteries |
| lymphangiography | roentgenography of lymphatic vessels following administration of a contrast medium |
| arteriosclerosis | thickening and hardening of the walls of arteries |
| splenopexy | surgical fixation of a movable spleen |
| lymphadenectasis | enlargement of a lymph node |
| biventricular | pertaining to both ventricles |
| intraventricular | within a ventricle |
| thymectomy | removal of the thymus gland |
| lymphangiectomy | excision of a lymphatic vessel |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph node |
| phlebotomy | incision of a vein, particularly to extract blood, such as would be performed by a phlebotomist |
| atherogeneisi | the formation of athheromatous (A*T/ROEM/TOUS) lesions in the arterial walls |
| angioplasty | balloon catheter dilation; surgical reconstruction of blood vessels |
| supraventricular | situated above a ventricle, as in an atrium or atrioventricular node |
| lymphoidectomy | excision of lymphoid tissue (e.g., adenoids, tonsils) |
| phlebectasia | dilation of a vein; a varix |
| ventriculotomy | incision of a ventricle |
| lymphadenopathy | disease of the lymph nodes |
| lymphopathy | any disease of the lymphatic system |
| angiospasm | the spasmodic contraction of blood vessels |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the myocardium |
| vasoconstriction | constriction of a blood vessel, especially arterioles |
| lymphadenotomy | incision of a lymph node |
| tachycardia | excessive rapidity of heart action (usually over 100 beats per minute) |
| cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
| valvulotome | an instrument used for cutting a valve |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| aortotomy | incision of the aorta |
| lymphedema | swelling of tissue due to lymph blockage |
| atriocommissurotomy | surgical correction of stenoic (tight) mitral valve |
| atrioventricular | pertaining to an atrium and ventricle |
| pericardiopleural | pertaining to the pericardium and the pleura |
| interatrial | situated between the atria of the heart |
| aorticopulmonary | pertaining to the aorta and the pulmonary artery |
| atheroma | a mass of plaque of degenerated arterial intima occurring in atherosclerosis |
| myocariorrhaphy | suture of a defect or wound of the myocardium |
| arteriolitis | inflammation of arterioles |
| venisection | incision of a vein, particularly to extract blood (another name for phlebotomy) |
| vasculitis | inflammation of a vessel |
| varicose | an unnatural and distended condition of a vein |
| valvuloplasty | surgery on a heart valve |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein associated with thrombus formation |
| atrioseptotomy | incision of atrial septum, often done by a balloon catheter |
| vasopermeability | permeability of a blood vessel |
| tonsillopathy | disease of the tonsils |
| thrombogenesis | the formation of blood clots |
| angiocardiography | chest x-ray to show dimensions of heart and large blood vessels following injection of dye into the blood stream |
| venotomy | incision of vein, particularly to extract blood (another name for phlebotomy) |
| myocardiopathy | noninflammatory disease of the myocardium |
| arteriolosclerosis | hardening and thickening of the arteriole walls |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| arteriolar | pertaining to arterioles |
| varicosity | a varicose condition of the veins |
| endarteritis | inflammation of the tunica intima of an artery |
| venipuncture | puncture of a vein |
| tonsillectomy | excision of the tonsils |
| angiostenosis | narrowing of a blood vessel |
| pericardiorrhaphy | suture of a defect or wound of the pericardium |
| atheroembolus | an embolus made up of cholesterol or fragments of atheromatous plaques |
| hemoptysis | expectoration of blood or blood-stained septum |
| myeloblast | an immature cell found in bone marrow which eventually matures into a granular leukocyte |
| myelopoiesis | formation of bone marrow or cells that arise from bone marrow |
| immunosuppression | the suppression or prevention of the immune response |
| seroimmunity | immunity effected by antiserum (a serum that contains one or more antibodies; passive immunity |
| erythroblastosis | the presence of erythroblasts (the immature cells from which red corpuscles develop) in circulating blood |
| seronegative | showing a lack of antibody on serological examination |
| leukocytotherapy | treatment by the administration of leukocytes |
| hematoma | a localized collection of blood (usually clotted) in an organ, space, or tissue due to a break in a blood vessel wall |
| polycythemia | an increase in total red cell mass in blood |
| thrombogenesis | formation of blood clots |
| hemostatis | stoppage of bleeding, either by vasoconstriction and coagulation or by surgical means |
| plasmoma | a tumor comprised of plasma cells; plasmacytoma |
| plasmocyte | a plasma cell |
| hemolysis | separation of hemoglobin from red blood cells |
| hemotology | the study of the morphology of blood and blood-forming tissues |
| leukemia | a malignant blood disease of blood-forming organs in which there is a proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow |
| myeloplast | a leukocyte of the bone marrow |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein associated with thrombus formation |
| sanguinopurulent | containing blood and pus |
| hematocrit | the volumee percentage of erythrocytes in blood |
| hemaruria | blood in urine |
| lymphocytorrhexis | the rupture of lymphocytes |
| leukopenia | a deficiency of leukocytes in the blood |
| sanguifacient | pertaining to the formation of blood cells; hematopoietic |
| resanguinate | the restoration of blood flow following ligation |
| immunoincompetent | lacking the ability to develop an immune response to antigen(s) |
| erythropoieses | the production of erythrocytes |
| anemia | an abnormal reduction in the number of erythrocytes, quantity of hemoglobin, or volume packed red cells in blood due to disruption of the equilibrium between blood loss and blood production |
| hemorrhage | bleeding |
| sanguineous | pertaining to blood |
| serotherapy | the treatment of disease by administration of blood serum from immune individuals |
| erythrokatalysis | the dissolution of erythrocytes |
| seropositive | showing a high level of antibody on serological examination |
| seroresistant | showing a seropositive reaction to a pathogen after serotherapy |
| erythrocythemia | an increased number of erythrocytes in blood |
| erythropenia | erythrocytopenia a deficiency of erythrocytes in the blood |
| sanguimotor | pertaining to blood circulation |
| leukocytogenesis | the formation of leukocytes |
| hemophilia | a hereditary hemorrhagic blood disease affecting males in wich the blood is deficient in a coagulating factor |
| plasmacytoma | a neoplasm of plasma cells |
| myelosuppressive | inhibiting bone marrow activity, resulting in a decreased production of blood cells and platelets |
| hyperproteinemia | excessive amound of protein in blood |
| lymphocytopenia | a reduced number of lymphocytes in the blood |
| bilirubinemia | the presence of bilirubin (BIL/RAOU/BIN, a bile pigment) in the blood |
| lymphoblast | immature precursor of the lymphocyte |
| immunoenhancement | the process of increasing the level of immune response by various means |
| lymphocytosis | an excess of normal lymphocytes in the blood |
| myelocythemia | an excessive amount of myelocytes in the blood |
| hematopoietic | pertaining to, effecting, or promoting the formation of blood cells |
| immunogenic | producing immunity or an immune response |
| lymphocytopoiesis | the development of lymphocytes |
| thrombosis | the formation or presence of a thrombus |
| bacterimia | presence of bacteria in blood |
| thrombocytosis | an increase in the number of platelets in the peripheral blood |
| plasmatherapy | therapeutic use of blood plasma |
| thrombocytopenia | a decrease in the number of blood platelets |
| plasmapheresis | the extraction of plasma from withdrawn blood, with the formed elements returned to the donor |
| immunoassay | a determination of antigenic substances by serological means (e.g., radioimmunoassay, immunofluorescent techniques, etc.) |
| leukokinesis | the movement of leukocytes within the circulatory system |
