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| At, near, or on the kidneys., Of or relating to the adrenal glands or their secretions |
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| Reduction below normal of the number of erythrocytes, quantity of hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red cells in the blood; a symptom of various diseases and disorders |
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| at or directed toward the front; opposite of posterior |
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| situated anteriorly and to one side |
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| In front and in the central line |
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| directed from the front toward the back |
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| situated in front and above |
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| an immunoglobulin molecule that reacts with a specific antigen that induced its synthesis and with similar molecules; classified according to mode of action as agglutinin, bacteriolysin, hemolysin, opsonin, or precipitin. Antibodies are synthesized by B lymphocytes that have been activated by the binding of an antigen to a cell-surface receptor. |
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| acting to suppress, delay, or nullify blood coagulation, or an agent that does this |
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| The absence of urine formation |
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| abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
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| Inflammation of the eyelids. |
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| Spasmodic winking caused by the involuntary contraction of an eyelid muscle |
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| directed toward the tail or distal end; opposite to cephalad |
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| n. An apparatus consisting essentially of a compartment spun about a central axis to separate contained materials of different densities, or to separate colloidal particles suspended in a liquid. v. To rotate something in a centrifuge or to separate, dehydrate, or test by means of this apparatus. |
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| - pertaining to the cranium….toward the head end of the body; a synonym of superior in humans and other bipeds |
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| is an inflammation of the tear sac (lacrimal sac) at the inner corner of the eye. |
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| the formation and presence of a lacrimal calculus |
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| the study of fingerprints |
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| remote; farther from any point of reference/origin |
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| the navel, the scar marking the site of attachment of the umbilical cord in the fetus |
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| a glycoprotein hormone secreted by the kidney in the adult and by the liver in the fetus, which acts on stem cells of the bone marrow to stimulate red blood cell production (erythropoiesis). |
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| secreting externally via a duct….denoting such a gland or its secretion. |
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| blood (erythrocytes) in the urine |
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| removal of certain elements from the blood by virtue of the difference in rates of their diffusion through a semipermeable membrane while being circulated outside the body; the process involves both diffusion and ultrafiltration. |
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| a tendency to equilibrium or stability in the normal physiological states of the organism |
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| is an abnormal expansion of cavities (ventricles) within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. |
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| - having the immune response attenuated by administration of immunosuppressive drugs, by irradiation, by malnutrition, or by certain disease processes |
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| disorder in which part of the immune system is missing or defective…the body's ability to fight infections is impaired |
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| situated below, or directed downward; in anatomy, used in reference to the lower surface of a structure, or to the lower of two (or more) similar structures |
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| pertaining to parts or interspaces of a tissue |
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| secretion and discharge of tears |
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| an endoscope for examining the peritoneal cavity. |
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| denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or a structure…pertaining to a side |
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| - a condition characterized by an elevated number of white cells in the blood |
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| reduction of the number of leukocytes in the blood below about 5000 per cubic mm |
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| a transparent, usually slightly yellow, often opalescent liquid found within the lymphatic vessels, and collected from tissues in all parts of the body and returned to the blood via the lymphatic system. Its cellular component consists chiefly of lymphocytes |
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| situated toward the median plane or midline of the body or a structure…pertaining to the middle layer of structures |
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| aka median plane. one passing longitudinally through the middle of the body from front to back, dividing it into right and left halves. |
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| capable of reducing the viscosity of mucus, or an agent that so acts. |
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| a fungal infection of the fingernails or toenails. The actual infection is of the bed of the nail and of the plate under the surface of the nail. |
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| the serous membrane lining the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities (parietal p.) and investing the contained viscera (visceral p.), the two layers enclosing a potential space, the peritoneal cavity. |
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| an inflammation of the membrane which lines the inside of the abdomen and all of the internal organs. This membrane is called the peritoneum. |
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| any cell that ingests microorganisms or other cells and foreign particles, such as a microphage, macrophage, or monocyte |
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| the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended…the fluid portion of the lymph |
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| Fragments of a large precursor cell (a megakaryocyte) found in the bone marrow. These fragments adhere to areas of blood vessel damage and release chemical signals that direct the formation of a blood clot. |
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| directed toward or situated at the back; opposite of anterior |
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| nearest to a point of reference, as to a center or median line or to the point of attachment or origin |
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| Radiographic examination of the salivary glands and ducts after the introduction of a radiopaque material into the ducts. |
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| Also known as pleural fluid analysis, thoracentesis is a procedure that removes fluid or air from the chest through a needle or tube |
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| pectoral; pertaining to the thorax (chest). |
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| pleurotomy; incision of the chest wall. |
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| aka thrombocytopenia is an abnormal drop in the number of blood cells involved in forming blood clots. These cells are called platelets. |
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| - the formation or presence of a thrombus (a stationary blood clot along the wall of a blood vessel, frequently causing vascular obstruction. Some authorities differentiate thrombus formation from simple coagulation or clot formation). |
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| - Of or relating to the navel…Relating to the umbilical region of the abdomen. |
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| pertaining to the abdomen or to any venter…directed toward or situated on the belly surface; opposite of dorsal. |
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