+
Related Flashcards
Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
|
Apicectomy
|
Removal of the apical protion of tooth root
|
|
Cholenergic
|
Pertaining to nerve fibers that liberate acetylcholine at the nyonerual junction
|
|
Colectomy
|
Surgical removal of all/part colon
|
|
Erosion
|
Wearing away a surface
|
|
Fissure
|
Cleft/groove on surface of organ/ tissue
|
|
Fistula
|
Abnormal passage between organ and body surface
|
|
Gangrene
|
Necrosis/death of tissue
|
|
Hematemesis
|
Vomiting bright red blood
|
|
Leukoplakia
|
White plaque, patches on mucous membranes
|
|
Ligation
|
Typinf off blood vessel
|
|
Lymphadenopathy
|
Local/general enlargemetn of lymph nodes/vessels
|
|
Metastasis
|
Tumor cells spread to distant organs
|
|
Odynophagia
|
Burning/squeezing pain on swallowing
|
|
Retrosternal
|
Behind Sternum
|
|
Pseudomembranous
|
False membrane
|
