Medical Terminology plus Essays

Medical Terminology plus Essays Medical Terminology plus Paper Medical Terminology plus Paper Medial Imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves Lateral lyig at or extending toward the right or left side intermediate between a more medial and a more lateral structure Proximal Closer to trunk Distal Farther from the trunk Superficial near the outer surface Deep Further away from the surface Frontal or coronal plane Divides the body into fron and back halves Sagittal or lateral plan Divides the body in right and left halves Transverse or cross-section plane Divides the body into horizontal planes Dorsiflexion movement of the foot and the leg so that the toes are brought closer to the shin Plantar flexion flexion of the entire foot inferiorly, as if pressing an automobile pedal Pronation lying face downward Rotation to twist or revolve Supination Lying flat on the back 11 body systems Respiratory, Reproductive, Digestive, Nervous, Endocrine, Urinary, Lymphatic, Circulatory Muscular, Skeletal, Integumentary ICD-10 has how many procedure codes 72,081 In ICD-10 how many of the 72081 seven character alphanumeric procedure codes are in the Medical/Surgical Section 62,022 Character 1 Section Character 2 Body System Character 3 Root Operation Character 4 Body part Character 5 Approach Character 6 Device Character 7 Qualifier Pituitary gland is in which body cavity Cranial Blood held back from an area Ischemia amyl starch cheil lip choledocho common bile duct cholecyst gallbladder viscer internal organs ana up ase enzyme chezia elimination, defecation ectasis stretching, dilation, widening emia blood condition genic pertaining to, producing, producted by or in iasis condition of ole little, small plasia development, formation, growth prandial meal ule little, small um, ium structure, tissue, thing y condition, process borborygmus rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestine aphthous stomatitis canker sores oral leukoplakia thickened white patches of epithelium occur on the mucous membranes especially of the mouth. achalasia failure of a ring of muscle (as a sphincter) to relax anal fissure torn lining of the anal canal anal fistula small tunnel that forms under the skin and connects a previously infected anal gland to the skin on the buttocks outsie the anus cirrhosis chronic degeneration of the liver 4th most common cancer in the US colorectal cancer Crohns disease chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract, a type of inflammatory bowel disease dysentery disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection hemochromatosis inherited disorder of excessive body accumulation of iron intussusception telescoping of the intestines irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) cluster of symptoms, consisting most commonly of abdominal pain, bloating, constipation and diarrhea viral hepatitis inflammation of the liver caused by a virus volvulus torsion of a loop of intestine, causing obstruction cheilosis fissuring and dry scaling of the vermilion surface of the lips and angles of the mouth, a characteristic of riboflavin deficiency cholestasis condition caused by rapidly developing (acute) or long-term (chronic) interruption in the excretion of bile. deglutition medical term for swallowing emulsification breaks apart lart fat globules so fat can be digested eructation gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth; belching glycogenolysis breakdown of glycogen especially to glucose mesentery double fold of peritoneum which stretches around the abdominal organs mesentery parts include omentum and mesocolon sialoadenectomy removal or excsion of salivary gland steatorrhea an excess of fat in the stools azot/o urea, nitrogen cali/o calyx cup shaped organ ket/o ketones pyel/o renal pelvis trigon/o area within the bladder trophin stimulation the function of (to turn in or act on) vesic/o urinary bladder -in, ine a substance poietin substance that forms pyelonephritis inflammation of the renal parenchyma and renal pelvis diabetes insipidus antidiuretic hormone is not sereted adeuqately or the kidney is resistant to ADHs effect nephrotic syndrome nephrosis uremia waste accumulates in the blood causing a toxic state often characterized by azotemia, or too much nitrogen in the blood arteriovenous fistula abnormal connection between an artery and a vein bypassing the capillaries, used with hemodialysis patients cyesis pregnancy episi/o vulva galact/o milk lact/o milk metr/o uterus uter/o uterus hystero uterus myom/o muscle, tumor phor/o to bear -arche beginning tocia labor, birth horiocarcinoma malignant tumor of the placenta adnexa uteri ovaries, fallopian tubes, and supporting ligaments chorion outer layer of two membreans surrounding the embryo fimbriae finger projections at the end of the fallopian tubes parturition the act of giving birth uterine serosa outermost layer surrounding the uterus vulva labia, external female genitalia