Med Term JMU Hth 210 Final

Med Term JMU Hth 210 Final pulmonary - ANS pertaining to the lungs and their blood supply pulmonology - ANS study of the lungs, or the medical specialty of disorders of the lungs pulmonologist - ANS specialist in treating disorders of the lungs pneumonia, pneumonitis - ANS inflammation of the lung parenchyma respiration - ANS process of breathing, fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide respiratory - ANS pertaining to respiration gastric - ANS pertaining to the stomach epigastric - ANS abdominal region above the stomach hypogastric - ANS abdominal region below the stomach lateral - ANS pertaining to one side of the body situated at the side of a structure bilateral - ANS pertaining to both sides of the body unilateral - ANS pertaining to one side of the body only macrocyte - ANS large red blood cell macrocytic - ANS pertaining to a macrocyte mature - ANS fully developed premature - ANS occurring before the expected time, an infant born before 37 weeks of gestation microcyte - ANS small red blood cell microcytic - ANS pertaining to a small red blood cell natal - ANS pertaining to birth perinatal - ANS around the time of birth postnatal - ANS after the birth prenatal - ANS before the birth pneumothorax - ANS air in the pleural cavity cardiologist - ANS a medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart cardiology - ANS medical specialty of diseases of the heart cardiomyopathy - ANS disease of the heart muscle, the myocardium diagnosis, pl: diagnoses - ANS the determination of a cause of a disease diagnostic - ANS pertaining to or establishing a diagnosis diagnose - ANS to make a diagnosis prognosis - ANS a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease electrocardiogram - ANS record of the heart's electrical signals infarct - ANS an area of cell death resulting from blockage of its blood supply infarction - ANS sudden blockage of an artery ischemia - ANS lack of blood supply to tissue ischemic - ANS pertaining to or affected by the lack of blood supply to tissue myocardial - ANS pertaining to heart muscle myocardium - ANS all the heart muscle axilla, pl: axillae - ANS medical term for the armpit axillary - ANS pertaining to the armpit dementia - ANS chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of intellectual and mental functions ganglion, pl: ganglia - ANS a fluid-filled cyst or a collection of nerve cells outside the brain and spinal cords, attached to the synovial sheath of a tendon ileum - ANS third portion of the small intestine ilium, pl: ilia - ANS large wing-shaped bone at the upper and posterior part of the pelvis mucus - ANS sticky secretion of cells in mucous membranes mucous - ANS pertaining to mucus or the mucosa mucosa - ANS lining of a tubular structure that secretes mucus prostate - ANS organ surrounding the urethra at the base of the male urinary bladder prostrate, prostration - ANS to lay flat or to be overcome by physical weakness and exhaustion reflex - ANS an involuntary response to a stimulus reflux - ANS backward flow septum, pl: septa - ANS a thin wall separating two cavities or two tissue masses cervical - ANS pertaining to the cervix or to the neck region cervix - ANS lower part of the uterus hypertension - ANS persistent high arterial blood pressure hypertensive - ANS pertaining to or suffering from high blood pressure hypotension - ANS persistent low arterial blood pressure hypotensive - ANS pertaining to or suffering from low blood pressure infusion - ANS introduction of a substance other than blood intravenously transfusion - ANS transfer of blood or blood component from a donor to a recipient intravenous - ANS inside a vein neurology - ANS medical specialty of disorders of the nervous system neurologist - ANS medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system protocol - ANS detailed plan for a regimen of therapy ureter - ANS tube that connects a kidney to the urinary bladder urethra - ANS canal leading from the bladder to the outside urology - ANS medical specialty of disorders of the urinary system uterus - ANS organ in which the egg develops into a fetus vertebra, pl: vertebrae - ANS one of the bones of the spinal column abdomen - ANS part of the trunk between thorax and pelvis abdominal - ANS pertaining to the abdomen anatomy - ANS study of the structures of the human body anatomical - ANS pertaining to anatomy anterior - ANS the front surface of the body, situated in front caudal - ANS pertaining to or nearer to the tailbone cephalic - ANS pertaining to or nearer to the head coronal - ANS pertaining to the vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions distal - ANS situated away from the center of the body dorsal - ANS pertaining to the back or situated behind medial - ANS nearer to the middle of the body posterior - ANS pertaining to the back surface of the body, situated behind prone - ANS lying face down, flat on your belly proximal - ANS situated nearest to the center of the body sagittal - ANS vertical plane through the body dividing it into right and left portions supine - ANS lying face up, flat on your spine transverse - ANS horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions ventral - ANS pertaining to the belly or situated nearer the surface of the belly abdominopelvic - ANS pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis cavity, pl: cavities - ANS a hollow space or body compartment cranial - ANS pertaining to the cranium cranium - ANS the skull, the upper part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain diaphragm - ANS muscular sheet separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities a ring and dome-shaped material inserted into the vagina to prevent pregnancy diaphragmatic - ANS pertaining to the diaphragm quadrant - ANS one quarter of a circle, one of four regions of the surface of the abdomen spine - ANS the vertebral column or a short bony projection spinal - ANS pertaining to the spine thoracic - ANS pertaining to the chest thorax - ANS the part of the trunk between the abdomen and neck umbilical - ANS pertaining to the umbilicus or the center of the abdomen umbilicus - ANS pit in the abdomen where the umbilical cord entered the fetus cell - ANS the smallest unit of the body capable of independent existence conception - ANS fertilization of the egg by sperm to form a zygote cytology - ANS study of the cell cytologist - ANS specialist in the structure, chemistry, and pathology of a cell fertilization - ANS union of a male sperm and a female egg fertilize - ANS penetration of the egg by sperm organ - ANS structure with specific functions organelle - ANS part of a cell having specialized functions organism - ANS any whole living, individual plant or animal tissue - ANS collection of similar cells zygote - ANS cell resulting from the union of sperm and egg anabolism - ANS the buildup of complex substances in the cell from simpler ones as a part of metabolism catabolism - ANS the breakdown of complex substances into simpler ones as a part of metabolism chromosome - ANS body in the nucleus that contains DNA and genes cytoplasm - ANS clear, gelatinous substance that forms the substance of a cell, except for the nucleus deoxyribonuleic acid - ANS source of hereditary characteristics found in choromosomes electrolyte - ANS substance that, when dissolved in a suitable medium, forms electrically charged particles hormone - ANS chemical formed in one tissue or organ and carried by the blood to stimulate or inhibit a function of another tissue or organ hormonal - ANS pertaining to a hormone intracellular - ANS within the cell lipid - ANS general term for all types of fatty compounds, cholesterol, triglycerides, and fatty acids membrane - ANS thin layer of tissue covering a structure or cavity membranous - ANS pertaining to a membrane metabolism - ANS the constantly changing physical and chemical processes occurring in the cell that are the sum of anabolism and catabolism metabolic - ANS pertaining to metabolism mitochondrion, pl: mitochondria - ANS organelles that generate, store, and release energy for cell activities nucleolus - ANS small mass within the nucleus nucleus - ANS functional center of a cell or structure nuclear - ANS pertaining to a nucleus protein - ANS class of food substances based on amino acids ribonucleic acid - ANS the information carrier from DNA in the nucleus to an organelle to produce protein molecules steroid - ANS large family of chemical substances found in many drugs, hormones, and body components arthroscopy - ANS visual examination of the interior of a joint connective tissue - ANS the supporting tissue of the body cruciate - ANS shaped like a cross graft - ANS transplantation of living tissue histology - ANS study of the structure and function of cells, tissues, and organs histologist - ANS specialist in histology ligament - ANS band of fibrous tissue connecting two structures meniscus, pl: menisci - ANS disc of cartilage between the bones of a joint muscle - ANS a tissue consisting of contractile cells patella, pl: patellae - ANS thin, circular bone embedded in the patellar tendon in front of the knee joint, also called the kneecap patellar - ANS pertaining to the patella therapy - ANS systematic treatment of a disease, dysfunction, or disorder therapeutic - ANS relating to the treatment of a disease or disorder therapist - ANS professional trained in the practice of a particular therapy capsule - ANS fibrous tissue layer surrounding a joint or other structure capsular - ANS pertaining to a capsule cartilage - ANS nonvascular, firm connective tissue found mostly in joints collagen - ANS major protein of connective tissue, cartilage, and bone matrix - ANS substance that surrounds and protects cells, is manufactured by the cells, and holds them together the formative portion of a hair, nail or tooth nutrient - ANS a substance in food required for normal physiologic function periosteum - ANS fibrous membrane covering a bone synovial - ANS pertaining to the synovial membrane or fluid tendon - ANS fibrous band that connects muscle to bone cardiovascular - ANS pertaining to the heart and blood vessels digestion - ANS breakdown of food into elements suitable for cell metabolism digestive - ANS pertaining to digestion endocrine - ANS a gland that produces an internal or hormonal substance and secretes it into the bloodstream homeostasis - ANS maintaining the stability of a system or the body's internal environment integument - ANS organ system that covers the body, the skin being the main organ within the system integumentary - ANS pertaining to the covering of the body lymph - ANS clear fluid collected from body tissues and transported by lymph vessels to the venous circulation lymphatic - ANS pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system nervous - ANS pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system, or easily excited or agitated nervous system - ANS the whole, integrated nerve apparatus skeleton - ANS the bony framework of the body skeletal - ANS pertaining to the skeleton urinary - ANS pertaining to urine clitoris - ANS erectile organ of the vulva estrogen - ANS generic term for hormones that stimulate female secondary sex characteristics fornix, pl: fornices - ANS arch-shaped, blind-ended part of the vagina behind and around the cervix gynecology - ANS medical specialty of diseases of the female reproductive tract gynecologist - ANS specialist in gynecology gynecologic - ANS pertaining to gynecology hymen - ANS thin membrane partly occluding the vaginal opening labium, pl: labia - ANS fold of the vulva majus, pl: majora - ANS bigger or greater minus, pl: minora - ANS smaller or lesser mons pubis - ANS fleshy pad with pubic hair, overlying the pubic bone ovary, pl: ovaries - ANS one of the paired female reproductive glands ovarian - ANS pertaining to the ovary progesterone - ANS hormone that prepares the uterus for pregnancy vagina - ANS the female genital canal extending from the uterus to the vulva vaginal - ANS pertaining to the vagina vulva - ANS female external genitalia vulvar - ANS pertaining to the vulva dyspareunia - ANS pain during sexual intercourse tampon - ANS plug or pack in a cavity to absorb or stop bleeding vaginosis - ANS a disease of the vagina vaginitis - ANS inflammation of the vagina vestibulectomy - ANS surgical excision of the vulva vulvodynia - ANS chronic vulvar pain vulvovaginal - ANS pertaining to the vulva and vagina vulvovaginitis - ANS inflammation of the vulva and vagina AIDS - ANS infection with the HIV virus chancre - ANS primary lesion of syphilis chlamydia - ANS an STD caused by infection with Chlamydia, a species of bacteria condom - ANS a sheath or cover for the penis or vagina to prevent conception and infection gonorrhea - ANS specific contagious sexually transmitted infection HIV - ANS etiologic agent of AIDS HPV - ANS causes warts on the skin and genitalia and can increase the risk for cervical cancer molluscum contagiosum - ANS STD caused by a virus opportunistic infection - ANS an infection that causes disease when the immune system is compromised for other reasons replication - ANS reproduction to produce an exact copy syphilis - ANS sexually transmitted disease caused by a spirochete Trichomonas - ANS a parasite causing an STD trichomoniasis - ANS infection with Trichomonas vaginalis fallopian tubes - ANS uterine tubes connected to the fundus of the uterus menses, menstruation - ANS monthly uterine bleeding menstruate - ANS act of menstruation menstrual - ANS pertaining to menstruation ovum, pl: ova - ANS egg endometrium - ANS inner lining of the uterus endometrial - ANS pertaining to the inner lining of the uterus fimbria, pl: fimbriae - ANS fringelike structure fundus - ANS the upper rounded top of the uterus above the openings of the fallopian tubes part farthest from the opening of a hollow organ menarche - ANS first menstrual period myometrium - ANS muscle wall of the uterus os - ANS opening into a canal pubarche - ANS onset of development of pubic and axillary hair thelarche - ANS onset of breast development uterine - ANS pertaining to the uterus amenorrhea - ANS absence or abnormal cessation of menstrual flow dysmenorrhea - ANS painful and difficult menstruation menopause - ANS permanent ending of menstrual periods menopausal - ANS pertaining to menopause premenstrual - ANS pertaining to the time immediately before the menses primary - ANS the first disease or symptom, after which others may occur as complications secondary - ANS diseases or symptoms following a primary disease or symptom anteversion - ANS forward displacement or tilting of a structure colpopexy - ANS surgical fixation of the vaginal walls cystocele - ANS hernia of the bladder into the vagina endometriosis - ANS endometrial tissue outside the uterus fibroid - ANS uterine tumor resembling fibrous tissue leiomyoma - ANS benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle fibromyoma - ANS benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle and containing fibrous tissue hysterectomy - ANS surgical removal of the uterus menorrhagia - ANS excessive menstrual bleeding metrorrhagia - ANS irregular uterine bleeding between menses myoma - ANS benign tumor of muscle myomectomy - ANS surgical removal of a myoma pessary - ANS appliance inserted into the vagina to support the uterus polymenorrhea - ANS more than normal frequency of menses rectocele - ANS hernia of the rectum into the vagina retroversion - ANS tipping backward of the uterus salpingitis - ANS inflammation of the fallopian tube salpingectomy - ANS surgical removal of a fallopian tube ablation - ANS removal of tissue to destroy its function conization - ANS surgical excision of a cone-shaped piece of tissue curettage - ANS scraping the interior of a cavity the use of a curette dysfunctional - ANS difficulty in performing dysplasia - ANS abnormal tissue formation dysplastic - ANS pertaining to or showing abnormal tissue formation pap test - ANS examination of cells taken from the cervix coitus - ANS sexual intercourse postcoital - ANS after sexual intercourse contraception - ANS prevention of pregnancy contraceptive - ANS an agent that prevents conception insemination - ANS introduction of semen into the vagina inseminate - ANS to introduce semen into the vagina in vitro fertilization - ANS process of combining sperm and egg in a laboratory dish and placing resulting embryos inside the uterus progestin - ANS a synthetic form of progesterone blastocyst - ANS first 2 weeks of the developing embryo embryo - ANS developing organism from conception until the end of the second month embryonic - ANS pertaining to the embryo fetus - ANS human organism from the end of the eighth week after conception to birth fetal - ANS pertaining to the fetus implantation - ANS attachment of a fertilized egg to the endometrium placenta - ANS organ that allows metabolic exchange between the mother and the fetus amniocentesis - ANS removal of amniotic fluid for diagnostic purposes chorion - ANS the fetal membrane that forms the placenta chorionic - ANS pertaining to the chorion chorionic villus - ANS vascular process of the embryonic chorion to form the placenta amnion - ANS membrane around the fetus that contains amniotic fluid amniotic - ANS pertaining to the amnion ectopic - ANS out of place, not in a normal position gestation - ANS from conception to birth gestational - ANS pertaining to gestation lanugo - ANS fine soft hair on the fetal body oligohydramnios - ANS too little amniotic fluid polyhydramnios - ANS too much amniotic fluid preeclampsia - ANS hypertension, edema, and proteinuria during pregnancy preterm - ANS baby delivered before 37 weeks of gestation trimester - ANS one-third of the length of a full-term pregnancy vernix caseosa - ANS cheesy substance covering the skin of the fetus autolysis - ANS destruction of cells by enzymes within the cells dilation - ANS stretching or enlarging an opening or structure effacement - ANS thinning of the cervix in relation to labor episiotomy - ANS surgical incision of the vulva gravid - ANS pregnant gravida - ANS a pregnant woman hyperemesis - ANS excessive vomiting labor - ANS process of expulsion of the fetus lochia - ANS vaginal discharge following childbirth multipara - ANS women who have given birth to two or more children neonate - ANS a newborn infant neonatal - ANS pertaining to the newborn infant or the newborn period postpartum - ANS after childbirth primigravida - ANS a woman in her first pregnancy primipara - ANS woman giving birth for the first time puerperium - ANS six week period after birth in which the uterus involutes teratogen - ANS agent that produces fetal deformities teratogenic - ANS capable of producing fetal deformities teratogenesis - ANS process involved in producing fetal deformities abortion - ANS spontaneous or induced expulsion of the embryo or fetus from the uterus at 20 weeks or less breech - ANS buttocks first presentation of the fetus at delivery c-section - ANS extraction of the fetus through an incision in the abdomen and uterine wall kernicterus - ANS bilirubin staining of the basal nuclei of the brain meconium - ANS the first bowel movement of a newborn nuchal cord - ANS loops of the umbilical cord around the fetal neck placenta abruptio - ANS the premature detachment of the placenta placenta previa - ANS placenta obstructing the fetus during delivery postmature - ANS infant born after 42 weeks of gestation postmaturity - ANS condition of being postmature prematurity - ANS condition of being premature surfactant - ANS a protein and fat compound that creates surface tension to hold the lung alveolar walls apart vertex - ANS topmost point of the vault of the skull apoptosis - ANS programmed normal cell death areola - ANS circular reddish area surrounding the nipple areolar - ANS pertaining to the areola colostrum - ANS the first breast secretion at the end of pregnancy involution, involute - ANS decrease in size lactation - ANS production of milk lactate - ANS to produce milk lactiferous - ANS pertaining to or yielding milk mammary - ANS pertaining to the lactating breast nipple - ANS projection from the breast into which the lactiferous ducts open oxytocin - ANS pituitary hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract prolactin - ANS pituitary hormone that stimulates the production of milk antineoplastic - ANS pertaining to the prevention of the growth and spread of cancer cells fibroadenoma - ANS benign tumor containing much fibrous tissue fibrocystic disease - ANS benign breast disease with multiple tiny lumps and cysts galactorrhea - ANS abnormal flow of milk from the breasts gene - ANS functional segment of DNA molecule genetics - ANS science of the inheritance of characteristics geneticist - ANS a specialist in genetics gynecomastia - ANS enlargement of the breast lumpectomy - ANS removal of a lesion with preservation of surrounding tissue mammogram - ANS the record produced by x-ray imaging of the breast mammography - ANS process of x-ray examination of the breast mastalgia - ANS pain in the breast mastectomy - ANS surgical excision of the breast mastitis - ANS inflammation of the breast Paget disease - ANS scaling, crusting lesion of the nipple. often associated with an underlying cancer of the breast stereotactic - ANS a precise 3-D method to locate a lesion ammonia - ANS toxic breakdown product of amino acids bladder - ANS hollow sac that holds fluids filter - ANS porous substance used to separate liquids and gases from particulate matter, or to subject a substance to the action of a filter filtrate - ANS liquid that has passed through a filter filtration - ANS process of passing a liquid through a filter hilum, pl: hila - ANS the part where the nerves and blood vessels enter and leave an organ kidney - ANS organ of excretion nephron - ANS filtration unit of the kidney, glomerulus & renal tubule nephrology - ANS medical specialty of diseases of the kidney nephrologist - ANS medical specialist in disorders of the kidney nitrogenous - ANS containing or generating nitrogen renal - ANS pertaining to the kidney urea - ANS end product of nitrogen metabolism ureteral - ANS pertaining to a ureter urine - ANS fluid and dissolved substances excreted by kidney urinate - ANS to pass urine urination - ANS process of passing urine urologist - ANS specialist in urology urological - ANS pertaining to urology diuretic - ANS agent that increases urine output diuresis - ANS excretion of large volume of urine glomerulonephritis - ANS infection of the glomeruli of the kidney hematuria - ANS blood in the urine nephrectomy - ANS surgical removal of a kidney nephroblastoma, Wilms tumor - ANS cancerous kidney tumor of childhood nephropathy - ANS any disease of the kidney nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis - ANS glomerular disease with marked loss of protein pyelogram - ANS x-ray image of renal pelvis and ureters anuria - ANS absence of urine production dialysis - ANS an artificial method of filtration to remove excess waste materials and water from the body hemodialysis - ANS an artificial method of filtration to remove excess waste materials and water directly from the blood nephritis - ANS inflammation of the kidney oliguria - ANS scanty production of urine polycystic - ANS composed of many cysts pyelonephritis - ANS inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis sibling - ANS brother or sister transplant - ANS the act of transferring tissue from one person to another uremia - ANS the complex of symptoms arising from renal failure calculus, pl: calculi - ANS small stone extracorporeal - ANS outside the body flank - ANS side of the body between the pelvis and the ribs groin - ANS crease where the thigh joins the abdomen hydronephrosis - ANS dilation of the pelvis and calyces of a kidney hydronephrotic - ANS pertaining to or suffering from the dilation of the pelvis and calyces of the kidney lithotripsy - ANS crushing stones by sound waves lithotripter - ANS instrument that generates sound waves nephrolithiasis - ANS presence of a kidney stone perstalsis - ANS waves of alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscle wall of a tube enuresis - ANS involuntary bedwetting meatus - ANS the external opening of a passage or channel micturition - ANS act of passing urine micturate - ANS pass urine sphincter - ANS a band of muscle that encircles an opening, when it contracts the opening squeezes closed urethral - ANS pertaining to the urethra void - ANS to evacuate urine or feces cystitis - ANS inflammation of the urinary bladder dysuria - ANS difficulty or pain with urination incontinence - ANS inability to prevent discharge of urine or feces incontinent - ANS denoting incontinence pyelitis - ANS inflammation of the renal pelvis retention - ANS holding back in the body what should normally be discharged urethritis - ANS inflammation of the urethra cast - ANS a cylindrical mold formed by materials in kidney tubules cystoscope - ANS an endoscope inserted to view the inside of the bladder cystoscopy - ANS the process of using a cystoscope cystourethrogram - ANS x-ray image during voiding to show structure and function of bladder and urethra glycosuria - ANS presence of glucose in urine ketone - ANS chemical formed in uncontrolled diabetes or in starvation ketosis - ANS excess production of ketones ketoacidosis - ANS excessive production of ketones, making the blood acid nitrite - ANS chemical formed in urine by E. coli and other microorganisms proteinuria - ANS presence of protein in urine retrograde - ANS reversal of a normal flow urinalysis - ANS examination of urine to separate it into its elements and define their kind and/or quantity bulbourethral - ANS pertaining to the bulbous penis and urethra ductus deferens - ANS tube that receives sperm from the epididymis epididymis - ANS colled tube attached to testis genitalia - ANS external and internal organs of reproduction genital - ANS pertaining to reproduction or to the male or female sex organs gonad - ANS testis or ovary an organ that produces sex cells penis - ANS conveys urine and semen to the outside penile - ANS pertaining to the penis perineum - ANS area between the thighs, extending from the coccyx to the pubis perineal - ANS pertaining to the perineum scrotum - ANS sac containing the testes scrotal - ANS pertaining to the scrotum seminal vesicle - ANS sac of ductus deferens that produces seminal fluid sperm, pl: spermatozoa - ANS mature male sex cells spermatic - ANS pertaining to sperm spermatogenesis - ANS the process by which male germ cells differentiate into sperm testicle - ANS one of the male reproductive glands testicular - ANS pertaining to the testicle testis, pl: testes - ANS same as testicle torsion - ANS the act or result of twisting androgen - ANS hormone that promotes masculine characteristics libido - ANS sexual desire plexus, pl: plexuses - ANS a weblike network of joined nerves semen - ANS penile ejaculate containing sperm and seminal fluid seminiferous - ANS pertaining to carrying semen testosterone - ANS powerful androgen produced by testes tunica vaginalis - ANS covering, particularly of a tubular structure, sheath of the testis and epididymis cryptorchism - ANS failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum epididymitis - ANS inflammation of the epididymis epididymoorchitis - ANS inflammation of the epididymis and testicle hydrocele - ANS collection of fluid in the space of the tunica vaginalis orchiectomy - ANS removal of one or both testes orchiopexy - ANS surgical fixation of a testis in the scrotum orchitis - ANS inflammation of the testis spermatocele - ANS cyst of the epididymis that contains sperm varicocele - ANS varicose veins of the spermatic cord ejaculate - ANS to expel suddenly, or the semen expelled in ejaculation ejaculation - ANS process of expelling semen suddenly ejaculatory - ANS pertaining to ejaculation motile - ANS capable of spontaneous movement motility - ANS the ability for spontaneous movement prostatic - ANS pertaining to the prostate brachytherapy - ANS radiation therapy in which the source of radiation is implanted in the tissue to be treated hyperplasia - ANS increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ hypertrophy - ANS increase in the size of the cells in a tissue or organ hypogonadism - ANS deficient gonad production of sperm or eggs or hormones infertility - ANS failure to conceive nocturia - ANS excessive urination at night polyuria - ANS excessive production of urine prostatectomy - ANS surgical removal of the prostate prostatitis - ANS inflammation of the prostate resectoscope - ANS endoscope for the transurethral removal of lesions transurethral - ANS procedure performed through the urethra vasectomy - ANS excision of a segment of the ductus deferens vasovasostomy - ANS reanastomosis of the ductus deferens to restore the flow of sperm balanitis - ANS inflammation of the glans and prepuce of the penis cavernosa - ANS resembling a cave circumcision - ANS to remove part or all of the prepuce corpus, pl: corpora - ANS major part of a structure epispadias - ANS condition in which the urethral opening is in the dorsum of the penis erectile - ANS capable of an erection or being distended with blood erection - ANS distended and rigid state of an organ frenulum - ANS fold of mucous membrane between the glans and the prepuce glans - ANS head of the penis or clitoris hypospadias - ANS urethral opening is more proximal than normal on the ventral surface of the penis impotence - ANS inability to achieve an erection paraphimosis - ANS condition in which a retracted prepuce cannot be pulled forward to cover the glans phimosis - ANS a condition in which the prepuce cannot be retracted prepuce - ANS fold of skin that covers the glans penis priapism - ANS persistent erection of the penis smegma - ANS oily material produced by the glans and prepuce spermicide - ANS agent that destroys sperm spermicidal - ANS pertaining to the killing of sperm or destructive to sperm spongiosum - ANS spongelike tissue antidiuretic - ANS an agent that decreases urine production endocrinology - ANS medical specialty concerned with the production and effects of hormones endocrinologist - ANS a medical specialist in endocrinology hypothalamus - ANS an endocrine gland in the floor and wall of the third ventricle of the brain hypothalamic - ANS pertaining to the hypothalamus melatonin - ANS hormone formed by the pineal gland pineal - ANS pertaining to the pineal gland pituitary - ANS pertaining to the pituitary gland prostaglandin - ANS hormone present in many tissues, but first isolated from the prostate gland serotonin - ANS neurotransmitter in central and peripheral nervous systems acromegaly - ANS enlargement of head, face, hands, and feet due to excess growth hormone in an adult adrenocorticotropic - ANS hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce its own hormones corticosteroid - ANS a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex corticotropin - ANS pituitary hormone that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to secrete cortisone cortisone - ANS a corticosteroid produced in small amounts by the adrenal cortex diabetes insipidus - ANS excretion of large amounts of dilute urine as a result of inadequate antidiuretic hormone production gonadotropin - ANS any hormone that stimulates gonadal function hydrocortisone - ANS potent glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory properties somatotropin - ANS hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the growth of body tissues thyrotropin - ANS hormone from the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates function of the thyroid gland calcitonin - ANS hormone produced by the thyroid gland that moves calcium from blood to bones emaciation - ANS abnormal thinness emaciated - ANS pertaining to or suffering from emaciation parathyroid - ANS endocrine glands embedded in the back of the thyroid gland thymus - ANS endocrine gland located in the mediastinum thyroid - ANS endocrine gland in the neck, or a cartilage of the larynx thyroxine - ANS thyroid hormone t4, tetraiodothyronine cretin - ANS severe congenital hypothyroidism cretinism - ANS condition of severe congenital hypothyroidism exophthalmos - ANS protrusion of the eyeball goiter - ANS enlargement of the thyroid gland Graves disease - ANS hyperthyroidism with toxic goiter Hashimoto disease - ANS autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland hyperparathyroidism - ANS excessive levels of parathyroid hormone hypoparathyroidism - ANS deficient levels of parathyroid hormone hyperpyrexia - ANS extremely high body temperature or fever hyperthyroidism - ANS excessive production of thyroid hormones hypothyroidism - ANS deficient production of thyroid hormones iodine - ANS chemical element, the lack of which causes thyroid disease myxedema - ANS nonpitting,waxy edema of the skin in hypothyroidism tetany - ANS severe muscle twitches ,cramps, and spasms thyroidectomy - ANS surgical removal of the thyroid gland thyroiditis - ANS inflammation of the thyroid gland thyrotoxicosis - ANS disorder produced by excessive thyroid hormone production (also called hyperthyroidism) Addison disease - ANS an autoimmune disease leading to decreased production of adrenocortical steroids adrenal - ANS endocrine gland on the upper pole of each kidney adrenaline - ANS main catecholamine produced by the adrenal medulla adrenocortical - ANS pertaining to the cortex of the adrenal gland aldosterone - ANS mineralocorticoid hormone of the adrenal cortex catecholamine - ANS major elements produced by the adrenal cortex in the stress response, including epinephrine and norepinephrine Cushing syndrome - ANS hypersecretion of cortisol by the adrenal gland facies - ANS facial features and expressions glucocorticoid - ANS hormone of the adrenal cortex that helps regulate glucose metabolism idiopathic - ANS pertaining to a disease of unknown origin mineralocorticoid - ANS hormone of the adrenal cortex that influences sodium and potassium metabolism norepinephrine - ANS catecholamine hormone of the adrenal gland that is a parasympathetic neurotransmitter exocrine - ANS a gland that secretes outwardly through excretory ducts glucagon - ANS pancreatic hormone that supports blood glucose levels, hormone that mobilizes glucose from body storage gluconeogenesis - ANS formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources glucose - ANS the final product of carbohydrate digestion and the main sugar in the blood glycogenolysis - ANS conversion of glycogen to glucose insulin - ANS hormone produced by the islet cells of the pancreas pancreatic hormone that suppresses blood glucose levels and transports glucose into cells islets of Langerhans - ANS areas of pancreatic cells that produce insulin and glucagon somatostatin - ANS hormone that inhibits release of growth hormone and insulin amputation - ANS process of removing a limb, part of a limb, a breast, or other projecting part autoantibody - ANS antibody produced in response to an antigen from the host's own tissue coma - ANS state of deep unconsciousness comatose - ANS in a state of coma diabetes mellitus - ANS metabolic syndrome caused by absolute or relative insulin deficiency and/or ineffectiveness diabetic - ANS pertaining to or suffering from diabetes hyperglycemia - ANS high level of glucose in the blood hyperglycemic - ANS pertaining to or having hyperglycemia paresthesia - ANS an abnormal sensation polydipsia - ANS excessive thirst polyphagia - ANS excessive eating retinopathy - ANS degenerative disease of the retina acetone - ANS ketone that is found in blood, urine, and breath when diabetes mellitus is out of control metabolic acidosis - ANS decreased pH in blood and body tissues as a result of an upset in metabolism saline - ANS salt solution, usually sodium chloride biometry - ANS the study of numeric data based on biologic observations biometrist - ANS skilled in biometry conjunctiva - ANS inner lining of eyelids conjunctival - ANS pertaining to the conjunctiva conjunctivitis "pink eye" - ANS inflammation of the conjunctiva cornea - ANS the central, transparent part of the outer coat of the eye covering the iris and pupil corneal - ANS pertaining to the cornea lacrimal - ANS pertaining to the tears and the tear apparatus lacrimal bone forms part of the medial wall of the orbit, or pertaining to tears nasolacrimal duct - ANS passage from the lacrimal sac to the nose ophthalmology - ANS diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye ophthalmologist - ANS medical specialist in ophthalmology ophthalmic - ANS pertaining to the eye orbit - ANS the bony socket that holds the eyeball orbital - ANS pertaining to the orbit periorbital - ANS pertaining to the tissues around the orbit photophobia - ANS fear of the light because it hurts the eyes photophobic - ANS pertaining to or suffering from photophobia antibiotic - ANS a substance that has the capacity to inhibit the growth of or destroy bacteria and other microorganisms blepharitis - ANS inflammation of the eyelid blepharoptosis - ANS drooping of the upper eyelid blepharoplasty - ANS surgical repair of the eyelid contagious - ANS infection can be transmitted from person to person or from a person to a surface to a person contaminate - ANS to cause the presence of an infectious agent to be on any surface contamination - ANS the presence of an infectious agent on any surface hordeolum - ANS abscess in an eyelash follicle, stye paresis - ANS partial paralysis, weakness ptosis - ANS sinking down of the upper eyelid or an organ purulent - ANS showing or containing a lot of pus accommodation - ANS the act of adjusting something to make it fit the needs accommodate - ANS to adapt to meet a need accommodative - ANS pertaining to accommodation amblyopia - ANS failure or incomplete development of the pathways of vision to the brain esotropia - ANS turning the eye inward toward the nose exotropia - ANS turning the eye outward away from the nose extrinsic - ANS any muscle located entirely on the outside of the structure under consideration intrinsic - ANS any muscle located entirely within the structure under consideration ocular - ANS pertaining to the eye optometrist - ANS someone skilled in the measurement of vision but who cannot treat eye diseases or prescribe medication optometry - ANS the profession of the measurement of vision stereopsis - ANS three dimensional vision strabismus - ANS turning of an eye away from its normal position avascular - ANS without a blood supply constrict - ANS become or make narrow constriction - ANS a narrowed portion of a structure dilate - ANS to perform or undergo dilation iris - ANS colored portion of the eye with the pupil in its center lens - ANS transparent refractive structure behind the iris presbyopia - ANS difficulty in nearsighted vision occurring in middle and old age pupil - ANS the opening in the center of the iris that allows light to reach the lens pupillary - ANS pertaining to the pupil refract - ANS bend or change direction of a ray of light refraction - ANS the bending of light retina - ANS light sensitive innermost layer of the eyeball retinal - ANS pertaining to the retina sclera - ANS fibrous outer covering of the eyeball and the white of the eye scleral - ANS pertaining to the sclera scleritis - ANS inflammation of the sclera choroid - ANS region of the retina and uvea fovea centralis - ANS small pit in the center of the macula that has the highest visual acuity macula lutea - ANS yellowish spot on the back of the retina, contains the fovea optic, optical - ANS pertaining to the eye or vision photoreceptor - ANS cell that receives light and converts it into electrical impulses uvea - ANS middle coat of the eyeball, includes the iris, cilliary body, and choroid uveitis - ANS inflammation of the uvea visual acuity - ANS sharpness and clearness of vision astigmatism - ANS inability to focus light rays that enter the eye in different planes concave - ANS having a hollowed surface convex - ANS a surface that is evenly curved outward foramen, pl: foramina - ANS an opening through a structure hyperopia - ANS able to see distant objects but unable to see close objects in situ - ANS in the correct place keratomileusis - ANS cuts and shapes the cornea keratotomy - ANS incision in the cornea myopia - ANS able to see close objects but unable to see distant objects radial - ANS diverging in all directions from any given center pertaining to the radius or to any of the structures named after it cataract - ANS complete or partial opacity of the lens fluorescein - ANS dye that produces a vivid green color under a blue light to diagnose corneal abrasions and foreign bodies glaucoma - ANS increased intraocular pressure intraocular - ANS pertaining to the inside of the eye ophthalmia neonatorum - ANS conjunctivitis of the newborn photosensitivity, photosensitive - ANS when light produces pain in the eye pollution - ANS condition that is unclean, impure, and a danger to health pollutant - ANS substance that makes an environment unclean or impure angiography - ANS radiography of vessels after injection of contrast material angiogram - ANS radiogram obtained after injection of radiopaque material into blood vessels laser surgery - ANS use of a concentrated, intense narrow beam of electromagnetic radiation for surgery ophthalmoscope - ANS instrument for viewing the retina ophthalmoscopy - ANS the process of viewing the retina ophthalmoscopic - ANS pertaining to the use of an ophthalmoscope retinoblastoma - ANS malignant neoplasm of primitive retinal cells fundoscopy - ANS examination of the fundus (retina) of the eye fundoscopic - ANS pertaining to fundoscopy Ishihara color system - ANS test for color vision defects Jaeger reading cards - ANS type of different sizes for testing near vision peripheral - ANS pertaining to the periphery or external boundary peripheral vision - ANS ability to see objects as they come into the outer edges of the visual field Snellen letter chart - ANS test for acuity of distant vision tonometer - ANS instrument for determining intraocular pressure tonometry - ANS the measurement of intraocular pressure acetaminophen - ANS medication that is an analgesic and antipyretic acute - ANS disease of sudden onset chronic - ANS a persistent, long term disease effusion - ANS collection of fluid that has escaped from blood vessels into a cavity or tissue otitis media - ANS inflammation of the middle ear otologist - ANS medical specialist in diseases of the ear otology - ANS diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ear otorhinolaryngologist - ANS ear, nose, and throat medical specialist auditory - ANS relating to hearing or the organs of hearing audiology - ANS study of hearing disorders audiologist - ANS specialist in evaluation of hearing function auricle - ANS the shell like external ear cerumen - ANS waxy secretion of glands of the external ear ceruminous - ANS pertaining to cerumen curette - ANS scoop shaped instrument for scraping or removal of new growths impacted - ANS immovably wedged irrigation - ANS use of water, eg. to remove wax from the external ear canal meatal - ANS passage or channel, also the external opening of a passage otoscope - ANS instrument for examining the ear otoscopy - ANS examination of the ear otoscopic - ANS pertaining to examination with an otoscope pinna, pl: pinnae - ANS another name for auricle topical - ANS medication applied to the skin to obtain a local effect tympanic - ANS pertaining to the tympanic membrane, or tympanic cavity adenoid - ANS single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat eustachian tube - ANS tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx incus - ANS middle one of the three ossicles in the middle ear, shaped like an anvil malleus - ANS outer one of the three ossicles in the middle ear, shaped like a hammer mastoid - ANS small bony protrusion immediately behind the ear nasopharynx - ANS region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate nasopharyngeal - ANS pertaining to the nasophayrnx ossicle - ANS a small bone, particularly relating to the three bones in the middle ear stapes - ANS inner one of the three ossicles in the middle ear, shaped like a stirrup cholesteatoma - ANS yellow, waxy tumor arising in the middle ear coryza - ANS viral inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose myringotomy - ANS incision in the tympanic membrane otosclerosis - ANS hardening at the junction of the stapes and oval window that causes loss of hearing perforated - ANS punctured with one or more holes perforation - ANS a hole through the wall of a structure prosthesis - ANS manufactured substitute for a missing or diseased part of the body tympanostomy - ANS surgically created new opening in the tympanic membrane to allow fluid to drain from the middle ear audiometer - ANS instrument to measure hearing audiometric - ANS pertaining to the measurement of hearing basilar - ANS pertaining to the base of a structure cochlea, cochlear - ANS an intricate combination of passages, used to describe the inner ear conductive hearing loss - ANS hearing loss caused by lesions in the outer ear or middle ear implant - ANS to insert material into tissues, or the material inserted into tissues labyrinth - ANS the inner ear labyrinthitis - ANS inflammation of the inner ear Rinne test - ANS test for conductive hearing loss sensorineural hearing loss - ANS hearing loss caused by lesions of the inner ear or auditory nerve Weber test - ANS test for sensorineural hearing loss ampulla - ANS dilated portion of a canal or duct crista ampullaris - ANS mound of hair cells and gelatinous material in the ampulla of a semicircular canal equilibrium - ANS being evenly balanced Meneiere disease - ANS disorder of the inner ear with acute attacks of tinnitus, vertigo, and hearing loss otolith - ANS a calcium particle in the vestibule of the inner ear paroxysmal - ANS occurring in sharp, spasmodic episodes tinnitus - ANS persistent ringing, whistling, clicking, or booming noise in the ears vertigo - ANS sensation of spinning or whirling vestibule - ANS space at the entrance to a canal vestibular - ANS pertaining to the vestibule biopsy - ANS removing tissue from a living person for laboratory examination carcinoma - ANS a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor cryosurgery - ANS use of liquid nitrogen or argon gas in a probe to freeze and kill abnormal tissue cutaneous - ANS pertaining to the skin dermatology - ANS medical specialty concerned with disorders of the skin dermatologist - ANS medical specialist in diseases of the skin dermatologic - ANS pertaining to the skin and dermatology etiology - ANS the study of causes of a disease excrete - ANS to pass waste products of metabolism out of the body excretion - ANS removal of waste products of metabolism out of the body flora - ANS the population of microorganisms covering the exterior and interior surfaces of healthy animals squamous cell - ANS flat, scale-like, epithelial cell secrete - ANS to produce a chemical substance in a cell and release it from the cell secretion - ANS to produce a chemical substance in a cell and release it from the cell synthesis - ANS the process of building a compound from different elements synthetic - ANS built up or put together from simpler compounds vasoconstriction - ANS reduction in diameter of a blood vessel vasodilation - ANS increase in diameter of a blood vessel adipose - ANS containing fat analgesic - ANS substance that reduces or relieves the response to pain without producing loss of consciousness analgesia - ANS state in which pain is reduced or relieved dandruff - ANS scales in hair from shedding of the epidermis dermis - ANS connective tissue layer of skin beneath the epidermis dermal - ANS pertaining to the skin epidermis - ANS top layer of the skin epidermal - ANS pertaining to the epidermis follicle - ANS spherical mass of cells containing a cavity or a small cul-de-sac hypodermis - ANS loose connective tissue layer of skin below the dermis hypodermic - ANS pertaining to the hypodermis intradermal - ANS within the epidermis intramuscular - ANS within the muscle keratin - ANS protein present in skin, hair, and nails melanin - ANS black pigment found in skin, hair, and the retina sebaceous glands - ANS glands in the dermis that open into hair follicles and secrete a waxy fluid called sebum sebum - ANS waxy secretion of the sebaceous glands subcutaneous - ANS below the skin transdermal - ANS going across or through the skin ultraviolet - ANS light rays at a higher frequency than the violet end of the spectrum wheal - ANS small, itchy swelling of the skin allergen - ANS substance producing a hypersensitivity allergenic - ANS pertaining to the capacity to produce an allergic reaction allergy - ANS hypersensitivity to an allergen allergic - ANS pertaining to being hypersensitive atopy - ANS state of hypersensitivity to an allergen atopic - ANS pertaining to an allergy dermatitis - ANS inflammation of the skin eczema - ANS inflammatory skin disease often with a serious discharge eczematous - ANS pertaining to or marked by eczema excoriate - ANS to scratch excoriation - ANS scratch mark pruritus - ANS itching pruritic - ANS itchy antipruritic - ANS medication against itching rash - ANS skin eruption seborrhea - ANS excessive amount of sebum seborrheic - ANS pertaining to seborrhea stasis - ANS stagnation in the flow of any body fluid vesicle - ANS small sac containing liquid decubitus ulcer - ANS sore caused by lying down for long periods of time herpes zoster - ANS painful eruption of vesicles that follows a nerve root on one side of the body macule - ANS small, flat spot or patch on the skin malignant - ANS tumor that invades surrounding tissues and metastasizes to distant organs malignancy - ANS state of being malignant melanoma - ANS malignant neoplasm formed from cells that produce melanin metastasis - ANS spread of a disease from one part of the body to another metastasize - ANS to spread to distant parts metastatic - ANS pertaining to the character of cells that can metastasize nevus, pl: nevi - ANS congenital lesion of the skin papillomavirus - ANS virus that causes warts and is associated with cancer papule - ANS small, circumscribed elevation on the skin verruca - ANS wart caused by a virus Candida - ANS a yeastlike fungus candidiasis - ANS infection with the yeastlike fungus Candida albicans - ANS the most common form of candida thrush - ANS another name for infection with candida carbuncle - ANS infection of many hair follicles in a small area, often at the back of the neck cellulitis - ANS infection of subcutaneous connective tissue fungus, pl: fungi - ANS general term used to describe yeasts and molds impetigo - ANS infection of the skin producing thick yellow crusts infection - ANS invasion of the body by disease producing mircroorganisms infectious - ANS capable of being transmitted, or a disease caused by the action of a microorganism infestation - ANS act of being invaded on the skin by a troublesome other species such as a parasite louse, pl: lice - ANS parasitic insect mucocutaneous - ANS junction of skin and mucous membrane necrotizing fasciitis - ANS inflammation of fascia producing death of the tissue parasite - ANS an organism that attaches itself to, lives on or in, and derives its nutrition from another species parasitic - ANS pertaining to a parasite pediculosis - ANS an infestation with lice scabies - ANS skin disease produced by mites tinea - ANS general term for a group of related skin infections caused by different species of fungi toxin - ANS poisonous substance formed by a cell or organism toxic - ANS pertaining to a toxin toxicity - ANS the state of being poisonous autoimmune - ANS diseases in which the body makes antibodies directed against its own tissues dermatomyositis - ANS inflammation of the skin and muscles Kaposi sarcoma - ANS a form of skin cancer seen in AIDS patients psoriasis - ANS rash characterized by reddish silver scaled patches rosacea - ANS persistent erthematous rash of the central face scleroderma - ANS thickening and hardening of the skin due to new collagen formation symptom - ANS departure from normal health experienced by the patient symptomatic - ANS pertaining to the symptoms of a disease sign - ANS physical evidence of a disease process systemic lupus erythematosus - ANS inflammatory connective tissue disease affecting the whole body acne - ANS inflammatory disease of sebaceous glands and hair follicles comedo, pl: comedones - ANS too much sebum and too many keratin cells block the hair follicle to produce the comedo cyst, cystic - ANS abnormal fluid filled sac surrounded by a membrane pustule - ANS small protuberance on the skin containing pus scar - ANS fibrotic seam that forms when a wound heals alopecia - ANS partial or complete loss of hair, naturally or from medication cuticle - ANS nonliving epidermis at base of fingernails and toenails onychomycosis - ANS condition of a fungus infection in a nail paronychia - ANS infection alongside the nail inflammation - ANS a complex of cell and chemical reactions occurring in response to an injury or chemical or biologic agent inflammatory - ANS causing or affected by inflammation scald - ANS burn from contact with hot liquid or steam shock - ANS sudden physical or mental collapse or circulatory collapse allograft, homograft - ANS skin graft from another person or cadaver autograft - ANS a graft removed from the patients own skin cadaver - ANS a dead body or corpse debridement - ANS the removal of injured or necrotic tissue eschar - ANS the burnt dead tissue lying on top of third degree burns heterograft, xenograft - ANS a graft from another species regenerate - ANS reconstitution of a lost part regeneration - ANS the process of reconstitution abdominoplasty - ANS surgical removal of excess subcutaneous fat from abdominal wall abrasion - ANS area of skin or mucous membrane that has been scraped off clot - ANS the mass of fibrin and cells that is produced in a wound dermabrasion - ANS removal of upper layers of skin by rotary brush granulation - ANS new fibrous tissue formed during wound healing incision - ANS a cut or surgical wound excision - ANS surgical removal of part or all of a structure keloid - ANS raised, irregular, lumpy scar due to excess collagen fiber production during healing of a wound laceration - ANS a tear or jagged wound of the skin caused by blunt trauma, not a cut lipectomy, liposuction - ANS surgical removal of adipose tissue mammoplasty - ANS surgical procedure to change the size or shape of the breast rhinoplasty - ANS surgical procedure to change the size or shape of the nose scab - ANS crust that forms over a wound or sore during healing suture - ANS stitch to hold the edges of a wound together to stitch the edges of a wound together wound - ANS an injury that interrupts the continuity of skin or a mucous membrane electroencephalogram - ANS EEG, record of electrical activity of the brain electroencephalograph - ANS device used to record the electrical activity of the brain electroencephalography - ANS the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain electroneurodiagnostic - ANS pertaining to the use of electricity in the diagnosis of a neurologic disorder epilepsy - ANS chronic brain disorder due to paroxysmal excessive neuronal discharges epileptic - ANS pertaining to or suffering from epilepsy motor - ANS structures of the nervous system that send impulses out to cause muscles to contract or glands to secrete nerve - ANS a cord of nerve fibers bound together by connective tissue neurologic - ANS pertaining to the nervous system neurosurgeon - ANS one who operates on the nervous system neurosurgery - ANS operating on the nervous system sensory - ANS pertaining to sensation, structures of the nervous system that carry impulses to the brain afferent - ANS moving toward a center autonomic - ANS self-governing visceral motor division of the peripheral nervous system axon - ANS single process of a nerve cell carrying nervous impulses away from the cell body dendrite - ANS branched extension of the nerve cell body that receives nervous stimuli dopamine - ANS neurotransmitter in some specific small areas of the brain efferent - ANS moving away from a center glia - ANS connective tissue that holds a structure together glial - ANS pertaining to glia or neuroglia neuroglia - ANS connective tissue holding nervous tissue together myelin - ANS material of the sheath around the axon of a nerve neuron - ANS technical term for a nerve cell neurotransmitter - ANS chemical agent that relays messages from one nerve cell to the next parasympathetic - ANS division of the autonomic nervous system, opposite effects to the sympathetic division somatic - ANS a division of the peripheral nervous system serving the skeletal muscles sympathetic - ANS division of the autonomic nervous system, operating at an unconscious level synapse - ANS junction between two nerve cells, or a nerve fiber and its target cell, where electrical impulses are transmitted between cells visceral - ANS pertaining to the internal organs viscus, pl: viscera - ANS any single internal organ cerebellum - ANS the most posterior area of the brain located between the midbrain and the cerebral hemispheres cerebrospinal - ANS pertaining to the brain and spinal cord cerebrospinal fluid - ANS fluid formed in the ventricles of the brain, surrounds the brain and spinal cord cerebrum - ANS cerebral hemispheres cerebral - ANS pertaining to the cerebral hemispheres or the brain corpus callosum - ANS bridge of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres frontal lobe - ANS front area of the cerebral hemisphere gyrus, pl: gyri - ANS rounded elevation on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres occipital lobe - ANS posterior area of the cerebral hemisphere parietal lobe - ANS area of the brain under the parietal bone sulcus, pl: sulci - ANS groove on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres that separates gyri temporal lobe - ANS posterior two-thirds of the cerebral hemispheres thalamus - ANS mass of gray matter under the ventricle in each cerebral hemisphere arachnoid mater - ANS weblike middle layer of the three meninges dura mater - ANS hard, fibrous outer layer of the meninges epidural - ANS above the dura epidural space - ANS space between the dura mater and the wall of the vertebral canal meninges - ANS three-layered covering of the brain and spinal cord meningitis - ANS inflammation of the meninges pia mater - ANS delicate inner layer of the meninges subarachnoid space - ANS space between the pia mater and the arachnoid membrane alzheimer disease - ANS common form of dementia cognition - ANS process of acquiring knowledge through thinking, learning and memory confusion - ANS mental state in which environmental stimuli are not processed appropriately delirium - ANS acute altered state of consciousness with agitation and disorientation empathy - ANS ability to place yourself into the feelings, emotions, and reactions of another person sympathy - ANS appreciation and concern for another persons mental and emotional state sedative - ANS agent that calms nervous excitement sedation - ANS state of being calmed senile - ANS characteristic of old age stroke - ANS CVA, acute clinical event caused by impaired cerebral circulation grand mal - ANS old name for generalized tonic-clonic seizure narcolepsy - ANS involuntary falling asleep petit mal - ANS old name for absence seizures postictal - ANS transient neurologic deficit after a seizure ictal - ANS pertaining to or a condition caused by a stroke or epilepsy tic - ANS sudden, involuntary, repeated contraction of muscles tonic - ANS state of muscular contraction tonic-clonic seizure - ANS the body alternates between excessive muscular rigidity(tonic) and jerking muscular contractions(clonic) tourette syndrome - ANS disorder of multiple motor and vocal tics aneurysm - ANS small, circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber arteriography - ANS x-ray visualization of an artery after injection of contrast material bovine spongiform encephalopathy - ANS disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, mad cow disease carotid endarterectomy - ANS surgical removal of diseased lining from the carotid artery to leave a smooth lining and restore blood flow creutzfeldt-jakob disease - ANS progressive, incurable, neurologic disease caused by infectious prions encephalitis - ANS inflammation of brain cells and tissue migraine - ANS paroxysmal severe headache confined to one side of the head parkinson disease