Ileus

temporary inability to propel

food (SmInte)
Immunity

protecting

pancreas (Langerhans)
Intrauterine device - IUD

- device inserted into the uterus

against

to prevent

infectious disease

Immunization - production of immunity by use

of vaccine or toxoid
Impetigo

contagious

Intravenous

bacterial

- inability of a male to get

and maintain an erection of

Incontinence - inability to control the release

of urine and feces

from the body

-

artificial

bloodstream

Jaundice

disease

Keloid

- excess scar tissue

of

Lab Tests

caused

by

tissue is removed from

- general screening tests

Biopsy

- a small piece of
the

- inability or a reduced

ability to conceive a child

Blood culture -

test

in a patient's blood
Blood sugar -

inflammation

of

- acute, highly contagious

test

Insomia

- inability to get a normal

the amount of the fatty

Inspiration

- inhaling; breathing

amount of sleep
-

hormone

specialized cells in the

produced

the

Chest X ray - X ray examination of the

chest

Insulin

determine

the blood

infection of the respiratory

tract

to

level of glucose in

the colon
Influenza

determine

bacteria are present

tissue to disease or

to

for

whether or not

Inflammation - defensive reaction by the body

Inflammatory bowel disease

body

examination

body

injury

accumulation

the blood and tissue

organism that invades the

Infertility

abnormal

beginning

labor

Infectious disease

- administration of the substance

of the pigment bilirubin in

the penis

Induced labor

- IV
directly into the

infection of the skin

Impotence

pregnancy

Cholesterol

- test to determine
substances

in

the

blood

by

Coomb's Test
blood

- antibody test on

Creatinine

physical

- test to determine

whether there is

excess creatinine in
the blood

Crossmatching
blood to be

- test establish that

is

compatible with

the recipient's blood

heart

activity of the brain

Fasting blood sugar - screening test for

diabetes

- removal of small
the

stomach

passage
catheter
Glucose tolerance

of

by
a

- series of chemical

tests for blood glucose

Tuberculin test

- skin test used to

detect past or present

infection

tuberculosis
Urinalysis
microscopic, and

slowly

progressing

peripheral nerves

Leukemia

- malignant disease of the

blood forming

Lupus erythematosus

autoimmune

disease that may only produce a skin

rash

or

may

become

generalized

Lymphangitiis - inflammation of lymph vessels

-

tumor

that

invades

healthy tissue and becomes

- recording of the electrical

sample of the contents of

Leprosy

Malignant

Electroencephalogram - EEG

Gastric analysis

urine

- EKG

- recording of the electrical

activity of the

on

infection of the skin and the

transfused

Electrocardiogram

tests

with

the

bacillus
- series of chemical,

Mastectomy

progressively worse
- removal of breast.

Mastitis

- infection of the female

Measles

Melanoma

- mole or tumor colored

breast (during breast-feeding)

very

contagious

viral

infection
by the dark pigment
melanin

Meningitis

inflammation

of

the

meninges

Menopause

- end of menstruation

Menstruation - discharge of bloody liquid from

the uterus and
Metabolism

vagina
-

sum of all the physical and

chemical changes
Metastasis

that occur in the body

- metastases

- ability

of

cancerous

cells

to

multiply, move, and

-

chronic,

recurrent

headache centering on the

- infection of the skin or

mucous membranes
Morning sickness

- simplest form of nausea

in pregnancy.
Mucus

watery

material

secreted

by

mucous membranes
Multiple sclerosis

disease

in

which

the

myelin sheath degenerates or

disappears

Mumps

acute,

contagious

viral

disease
- causes an infection
-

inflammation

of

Myocardial infarction - death of

the

salivary

some

portion

of the myocardium
- nearsightedness

Narcotic

- any drug that has both a

sedative and analgesic

effect

Neonatal

- first four weeks of life

after the birth of an infant

Neuritis

- inflammation of a nerve

or any of its parts

Obesity

- excess body weight

Osteoporosis - abnormal porousness or thinning

of bon

pain

without

Palpation

obtaining

information

about the patient by handPalpitation

- pounding of the heart

Palsy

- paralysis

Pancreatitis

- inflammation

of the

pancreas

gland .

Pap test

- procedure used to find

cellular changes in the cervix

- Pap Smear

Parkinsonism - Parkinson's
Pediculosis

disease

- chronic, progressive disease

- infestation with lice

Pellagra

- lack of nitotinic acid in

the diet

glands

Myopia

relieving

manipulating a body part

nerves

Moniliasis

curing the underlying condition

invade

Migraine

Palliative

Pericarditis

- inflammation of the pericardium

Peritonitis

- inflammation of the

Pernicious anemia

- deficiency in vitamin B

12

Pharmacodynamics

- mechanism by which a

drug exerts its action in the

body

Pharmacokinetics

- study of the behavior of

Placebo

- inert, inactive substance

drugs in the body

given to satisfy a patient's
demand for medicine

Pneumonia

- inflammation of the lungs

Polyneuritis

- inflammation of two or more

nerves

Prostatitis

inflammation

of

the

prostate

Pseudogout

- like

Psoriasis

gout,

but

of

- chronic disease

of the

lethal

disease

caused

by

virus

Radiotherapy - application of X rays, radium,

ultraviolet, and other

conditions

that

produce

pain, stiffness, and

chronic,

inflammation

of

Shock

- circulation of the blood to the

tissues and its return

to the heart are disturbed

Sickle-cell anemia

hereditary

examination

disease

the

of

the

rectum, colon, and sigmoid colon

Sinusitis

- inflammation of a sinus
- getting up and walking around

while truly asleep

Sphygmomanometer -

whose cause is unknown

bacteria are present in the

crippling,

deforming, systemic disease

Rhinitis

- blood poisoning in which

Sleepwalking - somnambulism

soreness of the j o i n t s

Rheumatoid arthritis -

or

convulsions

Sigmoidoscopy

- breathing
all

pain

affecting the blood

energetic rays

Rheumatism -

Septicemia

as

bloodstream

Pyelonephritis - bacterial infection of the kidney

-

such

a different

skin

Respiration

- any sudden attack of a

disease involving symptoms

cause

Rabies

Seizure

nasal

mucous membranes

for

measuring

blood

pressure.

Spirometer

- device for carrying out,

several diff erent tests of

Ringworm

Scabies

- infestation with the mite

Sprain

Sclerosis

Sterilization

- fertility control through surgery

Scoliosis

- side-to-side curvature of

fungal

infection

of

the

skin

Sarcoptes scabiei
thickening

of

tissue

excessive growth of fibrous tissue

the lower spine
Scurvy

Seborrhea

overproduction

change in the quality of oil

or

tearing

or

stretching

of

ligaments
on the repro organs
(M and F)

Stethoscope - instrument that transmits sounds

from the body to the

- lack of vitamin C in the diet

-

lung function

ears of an examiner

Stomatitis

tissues of the mouth

inflammation

of

soft

Stool

- waste matter released from the

bowels , feces
Strabismus

- two eyes fail to focus together

Thrombosis

- streptococcal sore throat

-

infection

caused

streptococcal or bacterial

by

plugging

or

of

clot

there

(thrombus)
- thrombosis

blood vessel
Thrush

breakage

blood

of a vein

- formation of a blood clot in a

infection

Stroke

- inflammation

(phlebitis) accompanied by

on a single point
Strep throat

Thrombophlebitis

infection

of

the

mouth

of

of

the

throat

blood vessel in or to the

Thyroiditis

Sty

Tinnitus

- unusual noise heard in

brain

thyroid gland

- red spot or swelling on the lid

of the eye

the ear, usually as a symptom

Surgery

- science of medicine that

uses operations as a part of

treatment

Suture

Tachycardia

constant

production

of

tears

- inflammation of one or

more tendons

muscle-contraction

- most common type of headache

Tetanus
caused by toxins of

another
Trichomoniasis

minute)

Tension headache

blood

or

blood

- surgery required to move

the

- abnormally rapid heartbeat (more

Tendinitis

of

an organ or tissue from

- spread by sexual contact

injection

Transplantation

- veneral diseases

Tearing

person to another

than 100 beats per

headache

Transfusion

of an ear disorder

components from one

- surgical stitch

Syphilis

inflammation

minute

protozoan

Triglyceride

body

- infection

Trichomoniasis

of

one

with

to
the

viginalis

- fatty compound made of three

fatty acid and the

Tuberculin test

substance glycerol
- test to detect past or

present tuberculosis infection

Tuberculosis - infectious

- grave, often fatal infection

the tubercle bacillus,

tetanus bacteria

Tumor

disease

caused

by

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

- mass of cells in the body that

grow suddenly and

Typhoid fever

that produces high fever,

severe
small

headache,

- open

spots on the

sore or

wound in the

- use .of

high

frequency

sound waves to form

Vitamin

of

passages or throat
Uremia

nasal

above the lungs

- presence in the blood of toxic

substances normally

removed

by

the

kidneys

and excreted in
-

Urticaria

- hives

inflammation

of

the

urethra

Vaccine

- bacterial or viral material

that can be administered

to

produce

resistance

to

an infectious disease

Vaginitis

inflammation

agent

of

the

vagina

Vasoconstrictor

that

constricts

blood vessels
Vasodilator

- agent that dilates blood vessels

Vertigo

- dizziness

Virus

-. infectious agent that is smaller

than a bacterium

13

Vomiting

- forcible

Wart

ejection

of the

by the vomiting

center
- benign growth on the skin

Withdrawal

- stopping use of a drug,

usually an addictive one

X-ray

- electromagnetic wave

of very

short length used to

diagnose and treat disease

urine

Urethritis

of

for human survival

triggered

the

one

in the normal human diet

- URI

-infection

any

substances known to be essential

contents of the stomach

diagnostic images
Upper Respiratory Infection

multiply

outside a living cell

skin or mucous
Ultrasound

cannot

and

red

abdomen
Ulcer

and

- acute infectious disease

and injury