Quick Medical Terminology: Chptr 8 Flashcards

mesoderm

primary germ layer that originates all connective tissues and all
body musculature

ectoderm

gives rise to the nervous system and the organs of special sense

endoderm

the primative gut tract and its associated glands and organds

ectocytic

of, or pertaining to, outside the cell

endocarditis

inflammation of inside of the heart

endoscopy

examination by looking inside of a body cavity

endocytoscopy

examination of inside the bladder

ectogenous

means originating outside o a cell or an organism

endogenous

originating or produced inside of a cell

ectopic pregnancy

pregnancy outside of its normal location

neoplasm

growthh of tissue that serves no useful purpose (tumor)

biopsy

removing tissue from a living body and examining it under a microscope

infiltration

means slipping into and between normal cells of the body

metastasis

malignant tumor cells migrate to another location and take up a
standing in another organ or part of the body.

cholecystectomy

excision or removal of the gallbladder

cystectomy

surgical removal of a cyst

lesion

any morbid change in the structure of an organ or a body part due to
injury or disease

morbid

diseased, unhealthy

polyp

is a tumor with a little foot or stem. usually a benign tumor

polypectomy

surgical removal or excision or polyps

papilla

small, nipple like structures on the surface of the tongue.

papilloma

a hypertrophied papilla covered by a layer of skin

papule

a pimple

excrescence

useless outgrowth, like a wart

ventrodorsad

of or pertaining to belly to back

wheal

a round patch of unhealthy skin with a ring of normal tissue at its circumference.

perioral

relating to around the mouth

circumoral

relating to around the mouth

circumrenal

pertaining to around or surrounding the kidney

perirenal

pertaining to around or surround the kidney

epigastralgia

pain in the area of the belly over the stomach

epigastrocele

hernia in the area of the belly over the stomach

epicranium

refers to the muscle and skin that cover

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