Medical Terminology Simplified

Esophagus, 219, 224, 226, 228, 229, 252

carcinoma of, 267, 268

Esotropia, 528f, 529

Estrogen hormone deficiency, 339

Estrogen(s), 338, 348, 379, 411

Eupnea, 125

Eustachian tube, 333, 336, 518, 520

Ewing sarcoma, 488

Excimer laser, 91

Excision, 123, 179, 244, 246, 251, 284, 333,

347–348

Excoriations, 88f

Excretory urogram, 308

Exhalation, 127

Exhale, 121

Exophthalmic, 406

Exophthalmic goiter, 430

Exophthalmos, 404, 406, 406f

Exotropia, 528f, 529

Expansion, 110, 168

Expiration, 127

Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE),

533

Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

(ESWL), 255, 262, 285, 286f

Eyeball, 511, 511f

Eyelid(s), 508, 509, 514

Eye(s), 508–517

abbreviations, 525

bulging of, 404, 406, 406f, 407, 430

diagnostic procedures, 530–531

diseases and conditions, 525–528

pathological terms, 525–528

structures of, 511f, 513

therapeutic procedures, 533

F

Fallopian tube(s), 333, 334, 336, 351–352,

518, 520

Farsightedness, 515, 516f

Fascia, 455

Fascioplasty, 455

Fasting blood sugar (FBS), 225, 255, 435

Fat, 72

Fatty plaque, 157

Fatty tumor, 71

Fear, 427

Feces, 239, 255

Female, 332

Female reproductive system. SeeReproductive

system(s), female

Femoral, 463

Femur, 463, 467f, 476

Fiberoptic gastroscope, 219

Fibrillation, 164, 190

Fibroid of uterus, 367

Fibroma, 455

Fibrous tissue, 409

Fibrous tunic, 511

Fibula, 464, 476

Fibular, 464

Fingernail, structure of, 75, 75f

Fingers, bones of, 463

Fistula, 257, 341

Flat bones, 466–467

Floating kidney, 288

Flow, 219, 220, 222, 240

Fluoroscopy, 52

Flutter, 164

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), 404

Foot, 465

Forced expiratory volume in one second

(FEV1), 137

Forced vital capacity, 137

Foreskin, 361

Fovea, 512

Fracture(s), and repairs, 479, 481f

types of, 479, 481f

Front, 35

Frontal, 35

Fulguration, 91

Fungus(i), 74, 128, 224

Furuncle, 84, 85f

G

Galactorrhea, 332

Gall, 244, 247, 248

Gallbladder, 244, 245, 247–251, 247f

Gallstone, 244, 248, 250

Gametes, 330

Ganglion cyst, 488

Gangrene, 82

Gastralgia, 220, 227

Gastrectomy, 229

Gastric ulcers, 227

Gastritis, 227, 230

Gastrocnemius muscle, 459

Gastroduodenostomy, 237

Gastrodynia, 220, 227

Gastroenteroanastomosis, 237

Gastroenterologist, 217, 225

Gastroenterology, 217–221

Gastroenterostomy, 237

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),

257

Gastroileostomy, 237

Gastrointestinal, 225

Gastrointestinal system. SeeDigestive system

Gastrointestinal (GI) tract, 217, 218f

lower, 234–245

upper, 221–234, 223f

Gastrologist, 225, 253

Gastrology, 225

Gastromegaly, 220, 228, 253

Gastroplasty, 228, 262, 262f

Gastroscopy, 219, 228, 261

Gastrotome, 229

Gastrotomy, 229

Gigantism, 403

Gingivitis, 219, 226

Gland(s), 182

Glandular tissue, 348

Glans penis, 355, 361, 370

Glaucoma, 526, 527f, 531, 533

Glial cells, 418, 418f

Glioma(s), 418, 419

Glomerulonephritis, 286, 298

Glomerulopathy, 298

Glomerulosclerosis, 298

Glomerulus(i), 280, 297, 298

Glossary of medical word elements,

548–557

Glucagon(s), 41, 411

Glucocorticoid hormone, 411

Glucocorticoids, 411, 429

Glucogenesis, 396, 413

Glucometer, 413

Glucose, 413

Glucose tolerance test (OGTT), 435

Glue, 419

Glycogen, 413

Glycogenesis, 413

Glycogenolysis, 413

Goiter, 406f, 430

Gold salts, 493

Gonadotropin(s), 355, 379

Gonads, 354, 355

Gonorrhea, 351, 371

Gout, 489

Graft, 82, 91

Grand mal seizures, 434

Graves disease, 404, 406, 406f, 407, 430

Gravida, 350–351

Greenstick fracture, 479

Growth, 362, 465

Growth hormone (GH), 398, 403, 404

Gums, 219, 225, 226

GYN, 346

Gynecologist, 332, 346

Gynecology (GYN), 329–330, 346

Gynecopathy, 346

H

Hair, 65, 75

Hair follicle, 64f

Hallux valgus, 487, 487f

Hand bones, 463, 476

Hard, 73

Hardening, 72, 298, 458

Hardening of arteries, 287

Head, 477–478

Hearing, 518, 522

Hearing loss, complete, 529

conductive, 529

Heart, 157

blood flow through, 166–171

conduction pathway of, 174–176, 175f

hormones and, 399

internal structures of, 163f

sounds of, 176–181

structures of, 159, 161f, 172f

valves and cusps of, 171, 172f

walls, layers of, 159–160

Heart attack, 192, 205

Heart block, 191

Heart condition, 158

Heart failure (HF), 192

Heel bone, 464, 476

Hemangiectasis, 168

Hemangioma, 168

Hematemesis, 231, 339

Hematochezia, 258

Hematologist, 168, 339

Hematology, 168, 339

Hematoma, 86, 339

Hematopathy, 339

Hematosalpinx, 333

Hematuria, 302, 303

Hemiparesis, 419

Hemiplegia, 456, 459

Hemoccult test, 261

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