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Words are omitted that have<br> +ambiguous or technical meanings not expressible in lay language.<br> +<br> +<br> +acromial (acromion)<br> + Outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.<br> +<br> +adipose<br> + Consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat.<br> +<br> +anasarca<br> + Pronounced, generalized edema; accumulation of serous fluid in +various<br> + tissues and cavities of the body.<br> +<br> +anastomosing (anastomoses, anastomosis)<br> + Communication between blood vessels by means of collateral +channels,<br> + when usual routes are obstructed. Opening between two organs or +spaces<br> + that normally are not connected.<br> +<br> +aneurism<br> + Localized blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel caused by +disease<br> + or weakening of the vessel's wall.<br> +<br> +anthropotomist (anthropotomy)<br> + One versed in human anatomy.<br> +<br> +aorta (aortic)<br> + Main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left<br> + ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.<br> +<br> +apices (plural of apex)<br> + Pointed end of an object; the tip.<br> +<br> +aponeurosis<br> + Sheet-like fibrous membrane, resembling a flattened tendon, that<br> + serves as a fascia to bind muscles together or as a means of<br> + connecting muscle to bone.<br> +<br> +armamentaria<br> + Complete equipment of a physician or medical institution, +including<br> + books, supplies, and instruments.<br> +<br> +auscultation<br> + Listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other<br> + instrument, to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis.<br> +<br> +axilla (axillary)<br> + Armpit.<br> +<br> +azygos<br> + Occurring singly; not one of a pair.<br> +<br> +bifid<br> + Separated or cleft into two equal parts or lobes.<br> +<br> +biliary<br> + Relating to bile, the bile ducts, or the gallbladder; +transporting<br> + bile.<br> +<br> +bistoury<br> + Long, narrow surgical knife for minor incisions.<br> +<br> +bougie<br> + Slender, flexible instrument introduced into body passages, to +dilate,<br> + examine, or medicate.<br> +<br> +brachial (brachio)<br> + Belonging to the arm.<br> +<br> +bubonocele<br> + Inguinal hernia, in which the protrusion of the intestine is +limited<br> + to the region of the groin.<br> +<br> +cannula<br> + Metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to<br> + introduce medication.<br> +<br> +carotid<br> + Two large arteries, one on each side of the head.<br> +<br> +cephalic<br> + Relating to the head.<br> +<br> +cervical<br> + Pertaining to the neck.<br> +<br> +chlorotic<br> + Benign iron-deficiency anemia in adolescent girls, marked by a +pale<br> + yellow-green complexion.<br> +<br> +clavicle<br> + Either of two slender bones extending from the upper part of the<br> + sternum (breastbone) to the shoulder.<br> +<br> +coaptation<br> + Joining together of two surfaces, such as the edges of a wound +or the<br> + ends of a broken bone.<br> +<br> +condyle<br> + Smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a +joint.<br> +<br> +costal<br> + Pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body.<br> +<br> +cremaster<br> + Suspensory muscle of the testis.<br> +<br> +crural<br> + Relating to the leg or thigh.<br> +<br> +director<br> + A smoothly grooved instrument used with a knife to limit the +incision<br> + of tissues.<br> +<br> +distal<br> + Situated away from the point of origin or attachment.<br> +<br> +dropsy (dropsical) (edema)<br> + Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells,<br> + tissues, or serous cavities<br> +<br> +emphysema<br> + Chronic, irreversible disease of the lungs; abnormal enlargement +of<br> + air spaces in the lungs accompanied by destruction of the tissue<br> + lining the walls of the air spaces.<br> +<br> +emunctory<br> + Organ or duct that removes or carries waste from the body.<br> +<br> +epigastric (epigastrium)<br> + Upper middle region of the abdomen.<br> +<br> +episternal<br> + See sternum.<br> +<br> +esophagus<br> + See oesophagus.<br> +<br> +euphoneously (euphoniously)<br> + Pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear;<br> +<br> +exigence<br> + Urgency, need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a +circumstance.<br> +<br> +extravasation<br> + Exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; +said of<br> + blood, lymph or urine<br> +<br> +fascia<br> + A band of connective tissue supporting, or binding together +internal<br> + organs or parts of the body.<br> +<br> +femoral<br> + Pertaining to, or situated at, in, or near the thigh or femur.<br> +<br> +fistula<br> + Abnormal duct or passage resulting from injury, disease, or a<br> + congenital disorder that connects an abscess, cavity, or hollow +organ<br> + to the body surface or to another hollow organ.<br> +<br> +foramen (foramina)<br> + Opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone.<br> +<br> +fossa (fossae)<br> + Small cavity or depression, as in a bone.<br> +<br> +hepatic<br> + Pertaining to the liver.<br> +<br> +herniae (hernia)<br> + Protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its +surrounding<br> + walls, especially in the abdomen.<br> +<br> +humerus<br> + Bone in the arm of humans extending from the shoulder to the +elbow.<br> +<br> +hydragogue<br> + Cathartics that aid in the removal of edematous fluids and thus<br> + promote the discharge of watery fluid from the bowels.<br> +<br> +hydrocele<br> + An accumulation of serous fluid, usually about the testis.<br> +<br> +hydrops<br> + See dropsy. Edema.<br> +<br> +iliac artery<br> + Common iliac artery--either of two large arteries that conduct +blood<br> + to the pelvis and the legs. External iliac artery--the outer +branch of<br> + an iliac artery that becomes the femoral artery. Hypogastric<br> + artery--internal iliac artery; the inner branch of an iliac +artery<br> + that conducts blood to the gluteal region.<br> +<br> +infundibuliform<br> + Shaped like a funnel.<br> +<br> +inguinal<br> + Relating to, or located in the groin.<br> +<br> +innominate<br> + Designated parts otherwise unnamed; as, the innominate artery, a +great<br> + branch of the arch of the aorta; the innominate vein, a great +branch<br> + of the superior vena cava.<br> +<br> +inosculate<br> + Unite by openings; connect or join so as to become or make +continuous,<br> + as fibers; blend, unite intimately<br> +<br> +integument<br> + Natural covering, coating, enclosure, etc., as a skin, shell, or +rind.<br> +<br> +laryngotomy<br> + Cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, to assist<br> + respiration, or to remove foreign bodies.<br> +<br> +ligature<br> + Thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing<br> + tumors by strangulation.<br> +<br> +lithotomy<br> + Surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.<br> +<br> +meatus<br> + Body opening such as the opening of the ear or the urethral +canal.<br> +<br> +metamorphosis<br> + Profound change in form from one stage to the next, as from the<br> + caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly.<br> +<br> +micturition<br> + Passing urine; urination.<br> +<br> +nares (naris)<br> + Nostrils or the nasal passages.<br> +<br> +nisus<br> + Effort or endeavor to realize an aim.<br> +<br> +occiput<br> + Back part of the head or skull.<br> +<br> +oesophagus (esophagus)<br> + Muscular membranous tube for the passage of food from the +pharynx to<br> + the stomach.<br> +<br> +osseous<br> + Bone, bony;<br> +<br> +palmar<br> + Pertaining to, or located in the palm of the hand.<br> +<br> +paracentesis<br> + Puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.<br> +<br> +parietes<br> + Wall of a body part, organ, or cavity.<br> +<br> +parotid<br> + Salivary gland situated at the base of each ear; near the ear.<br> +<br> +percussion<br> + Striking or tapping the surface the body for diagnostic or +therapeutic<br> + purposes.<br> +<br> +pericardii (pericardium)<br> + A double membranous sac protecting the heart. The layer in +contact<br> + with the heart is referred to as the visceral layer, the outer +layer<br> + in contact with surrounding organs is the parietal pericardium.<br> +<br> +peritoneum (peritonaeum)<br> + Serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and +folds<br> + inward to enclose the viscera.<br> +<br> +pharynx (pharyngeal)<br> + The cavity, with its surrounding membrane and muscles, that +connects<br> + the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus.<br> +<br> +physiology (physiologist)<br> + Biological study of the functions of living organisms and their +parts.<br> +<br> +platysma<br> + Broad, thin muscle on each side of the neck, from the upper part +of<br> + the shoulder to the corner of the mouth. They wrinkle the skin +of the<br> + neck and depresses the corner of the mouth.<br> +<br> +pleura<br> + Thin serous membrane in mammals that envelops each lung and +folds back<br> + to make a lining for the chest cavity.<br> +<br> +pleuritic (pleurisy)<br> + Inflammation of the pleura, often as a complication of a disease +such<br> + as pneumonia, accompanied by accumulation of fluid in the pleural<br> + cavity, chills, fever, and painful breathing and coughing.<br> +<br> +plexus<br> + Network, as of nerves or blood vessels.<br> +<br> +pneumothorax<br> + Air or gas in the pleural cavity.<br> +<br> +popliteal<br> + Relating to the hollow part of the leg behind the knee joint.<br> +<br> +probang<br> + Long, slender, elastic rod with a sponge at the end. It is +introduced<br> + into the esophagus or larynx to remove foreign bodies or +introduce<br> + medication.<br> +<br> +pudic<br> + Pertaining to the external organs of generation.<br> +<br> +pyriform<br> + Shaped like a pear.<br> +<br> +radius<br> + Bone of the forearm on the thumb side. (See ulnar)<br> +<br> +ramus<br> + A branch, as of a nerve, or blood vessel.<br> +<br> +raphe<br> + Seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ.<br> +<br> +ratiocination<br> + Logical reasoning.<br> +<br> +sacculated<br> + Formed with or having saclike expansions.<br> +<br> +scirrhus<br> + Hard dense cancerous growth usually arising from connective +tissue.<br> +<br> +septa<br> + Thin partition dividing two cavities or soft masses of tissue.<br> +<br> +sternum<br> + Bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of +the<br> + body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow +bone<br> + connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.<br> +<br> +stricture<br> + Abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage.<br> +<br> +subclavian<br> + Beneath the clavicle.<br> +<br> +submaxillary<br> + Pertaining to the lower jaw.<br> +<br> +sui generis<br> + The only example of its kind; a class of its own; unique<br> +<br> +superficies<br> + Outward appearance.<br> +<br> +sutural<br> + Junction of two bones.<br> +<br> +symphysis<br> + Growing together, or the fixed or nearly fixed union, of bones.<br> +<br> +taxis<br> + Replacing of a displaced part, or the reducing of a hernia, by<br> + manipulation without cutting.<br> +<br> +tegument (tegumentary, integument)<br> + Natural outer covering.<br> +<br> +thorax (thoracic)<br> + Trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity +enclosed<br> + by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, containing the +heart,<br> + lungs, etc.; chest.<br> +<br> +trachea (tracheal)<br> + Tube descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air +to the<br> + lungs. Windpipe.<br> +<br> +trephine (trephining)<br> + Small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow +metal<br> + shaft, used to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.<br> +<br> +trocar<br> + Sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for +withdrawing<br> + fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.<br> +<br> +tunica vaginalis<br> + Pouch of serous membrane covering the testis and derived from the<br> + peritoneum.<br> +<br> +venesection (venisection, phlebotomy)<br> + Opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood as a<br> + therapeutic treatment.<br> +<br> +viz.<br> + Contraction of the Latin "videre licet" meaning "it is +permissible to<br> + see," The -z- is not a letter, but originally a twirl, +representing<br> + the symbol for the ending -et. Usually read as "namely."<br> +<br> +ulnar<br> + Bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. 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