Dr. Gailan Sherzad L1 Flashcards
(101 cards)
Megakaryocyte
A large cell with multilobulated nucleus in the bone marrow that produces blood platelets
Megalomania
Mania of grandiose performance جنون العظمة
Splenomegaly
Enlarged spleen
Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
Cardiomegaly
Enlarged heart
Orthopaedic
A medical science that deals with the treatment of skeletal deformities
Ortho
Straightening اصلاح
Orthodontics
A branch of dentistry that deals with irregularities of the teeth and their correction
Pseudo
False or fake
Re
Again
Pseudopregnancy
False pregnancy
Pseudoarthrosis
False joint on fibrous Union of a fracture
Sclero
Hard
Scleroderma
A skin disease characterized by skin hardening.
Sclerotic stroma
Hard fibrous stroma
Pan
All
Pandemic
Affecting a large number of individuals over a wide geographic area
Pancytopenia
Reduced all blood cells (anemia , leukopenia, thrombocytopenia)
Pancarditis
Inflammation of all layers of the heart (endocardium , myocardium , pericardium)
Auto
Self
Autolysis
Breakdown of tissue by its own cellular enzymes
Autoimmunity
Mounting an immune response against self-antigen
Auto-antibody
An immunoglobulin reactive against self-antigen
Autograft
A tissue or organ transplanted from one part of the body to another part of the same body