Medical Terminology Simplified

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MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITY 9-2

STROKE

Terminology

Terms listed in the table below come from the medical report Strokethat follows. Use a medical dictionary such as
Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, the appendices of this book, or other resources to define each term. Then
practice reading the pronunciations aloud for each term.

Term Definition

adenocarcinoma

ăd-ĕ-nō-kăr-sĭn-Ō-mă

anorexia

ăn-ō-RĔK-sē-ă

aphasia

ă-FĀ-zē-ă

biliary

BĬL-ē-ār-ē

cholecystojejunostomy

kō-lē-sĭs-tō-jĕ-jū-NŎS-tō-mē

deglutition

dē-gloo-TĬSH-ŭn

diplopia

dĭp-LŌ-pē-ă

jaundice

JAWN-dĭs

jejunojejunostomy

jĕ-jū-nō-jĕ-jū-NŎS-tō-mē

metastasis

mĕ-TĂS-tă-sis