word lists 6+7

Question 1

agglutination

Answer 1

process of clumping, gluing

Question 2

anaphylaxis

Answer 2

against protection

Question 3

anemia

Answer 3

blood condition of without (deficiency of red blood cells)

Question 4

embolyectomy

Answer 4

excision/removal of an embolus

Question 5

erythrocyte

Answer 5

red blood cell

Question 6

hematoma

Answer 6

tumor (collection) of blood

Question 7

hemophilia

Answer 7

attraction for blood (bleeding disorder from lack of blood clotting)

Question 8

hemophobia

Answer 8

fear of blood

Question 9

hemopoiesis

Answer 9

formation/production of blood

Question 10

hemostasis

Answer 10

standing still blood (stagnant blood)

Question 11

leukemia

Answer 11

blood condition of white (cancer developed from leukocytes/white blood cells)

Question 12

leukocyte

Answer 12

white blood cell

Question 13

lymphadenitis

Answer 13

inflammation of lymph gland/node

Question 14

lymphangiography

Answer 14

process of recording a lymph vessel

Question 15

lymphangioma

Answer 15

tumor of a lymph vessel

Question 16

lymphedema

Answer 16

swelling of lymph

Question 17

lymphopoiesis

Answer 17

formation/production of lymph

Question 18

macrophage

Answer 18

large swallowing/eating (type of white blood cell/phagocyte)

Question 19

mononucleosis

Answer 19

abnormal condition of one nucleus (“mono”, acute viral infection)

Question 20

myelogenic

Answer 20

formed or produced in the bone marrow

Question 21

phagocyte

Answer 21

swallowing/eating cell (cell that carries out phagocytosis)

Question 22

splenomegaly

Answer 22

enlargement of the spleen

Question 23

thalassemia

Answer 23

blood condition of the sea (type of anemia in people of Mediterranean origin)

Question 24

thrombolysis

Answer 24

separation/destruction/loosening of a blood clot

Question 25

thymoma

Answer 25

tumor of the thymus

Question 26

appendectomy

Answer 26

removal/excision of the appendix

Question 27

appendicitis

Answer 27

inflammation of the appendix

Question 28

ascites

Answer 28

accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Question 29

cholecystectomy

Answer 29

removal/excision of the gallbladder

Question 30

cholecystitis

Answer 30

inflammation of the gallbladder

Question 31

choledochotomy

Answer 31

incision of a bile duct

Question 32

cholelithiasis

Answer 32

abnormal condition of a gall stone

Question 33

cirrhosis

Answer 33

chronic degenerative liver disease

Question 34

chrohn's disease

Answer 34

form of inflammatory bowel disease

Question 35

colectomy

Answer 35

removal/excision of the colon

Question 36

colonoscopy

Answer 36

visual examination of the colon

Question 37

colostomy

Answer 37

forming an opening in the colon

Question 38

diverticulosos

Answer 38

abnormal condition with small pouches (diverticula) in the intestinal wall

Question 39

diverticulitis

Answer 39

inflammation/infection within diverticula (small pouches in the intestinal wall)

Question 40

dysentery

Answer 40

inflammation of the intestine (especially in the colon)

Question 41

dyspepsia

Answer 41

bad/painful/difficult digestion (indigestion)

Question 42

dysphagia

Answer 42

bad/painful/difficult swallowing

Question 43

emesis

Answer 43

vomiting

Question 44

endoscopy

Answer 44

visual examination of in/within (usually esophagus/stomach/duodenum)

Question 45

guarding

Answer 45

contraction of abdominal muscles/discomfort when pressure applied to abdomen

Question 46

hematemesis

Answer 46

vomiting blood

Question 47

hematochezia

Answer 47

passage of bright red blood in the stool

Question 48

hemorrhoid

Answer 48

mass of enlarged varicose veins internal or external to the rectum

Question 49

hepatitis

Answer 49

inflammation of the liver

Question 50

hematomegaly

Answer 50

enlargement of the liver

Question 51

hypoglossal

Answer 51

pertaining to below/under the tongue

Question 52

jaundice

Answer 52

yellow coloration of the skin due to increased bilirubin in the blood

Question 53

laparoscopy

Answer 53

visual examination of the abdomen

Question 54

melena

Answer 54

black "tarry" colored stool, sign of GI bleeding

Question 55

pancreatitis

Answer 55

inflammation of the pancreas

Question 56

postprandial

Answer 56

after a meal

Question 57

proctologist

Answer 57

specialist in the study of the anus/rectum

Question 58

ptyalism

Answer 58

overproduction of saliva

Question 59

sialorrhea

Answer 59

discharge/flow of saliva

Question 60

sublingual

Answer 60

below/under the tongue