Health Science Flashcards
(20 cards)
Antepartum
Occurring not long before childbirth
Aural
Relating to ear or sense of hearing
Blepharoptosis
Drooping if the upper eye lid
Cerebrospinal
Relating to brain & spine
Germicide
Substance or agent destroys harmful micro against an antisptic
Craniotomy
Surgical operation a bone flap temporarily removed from skull to access brain
Dacrocystitis
Swelling and irritation of tear duct
Arthrodesis
Surgical fusion of joint promote bone fusion
Hematemesis
Vomiting blood
Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
Facioplegia
Facial paralysis
Menorrhea
Flow of blood at menstruation
Homeostasis
State of being balance
Idiopathic
Not knowing the cause disease
Lactigenesis
Inducing lactation
Narcolepsy
Falling asleep easily
Lipolysis
Broken down fact & other lipid by hydrosis to release fatty acids
Odontalgia
Tooth ache
Oophorectomy
Surgical removal both ovaries
Erythrocytopenia
Reduce numbers of red blood cells