Medical Terminology – Vocabulary

1. Cytology – study of cellular structure
2. Pathology – study of disease
3. Rhinorrhea – runny nose
4. Prognosis – prediction of an outcome of a disease
5. Anabolism – building up simple compound into more complex compound
6. Phlebitis – inflammation of the vein
7. Physiology -study of functions
8. Catabolism – the process of metabolism where substances are broken down into energy
9. Nosocomial – disease acquired in a medical facility
10.Microscopic – seen only with magnification
11.Macroscopic – visible to the eye without magnification
12.Homeostasis – the physiological process that monitors and maintains a stable internal environment or equilirium
13. Exacerbation – signs and symptoms acutely flare-up
14. Metabolism – all the chemical operation going on within our bodies
15. Remission – signs and symptoms of a chronic disease may disappear at times
16.Immune response- microscopic cells either attack or “eat” those harmful invaders or release powerful chemicals that disintegrate parts of the invading germs.