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What word means the removal of the thymus gland?
Thymectomy means the removal of the thymus gland.
What word means a disease involving the light-sensitive innermost layer of the eyeball?
retinopathy
What word means a Sudden recurrence or intensification of a disease?
paroxysm
What is the word that means impure and likely to cause a disease?
The word you're referring to is "contaminated." Items or substances that are contaminated may harbor harmful bacteria or other pathogens that can cause illness or disease.
What does the name bubonic plague mean?
AnswerBubonic - having or relating to a "bubo", a swollen lymph node, most commonly heard now refering to the swollen lymph nodes seen with plague. Bubo comes from the Greek word Boubon which means either the groin or a swelling in the groin.Origin for the Bubonic Plague NameBubonic plague is named because of the symptoms. The bacterial infection produces a painful swelling of the lymph nodes. These are called buboes. Often the first swelling is evident in the groin. During the Middle Ages, a pandemic of bubonic plague was referred to as the Black Death, because of the blackening of the skin due to the dried blood that accumulated under the skin's surface.
What the break down of the word lymphadenopathy?
"Lymph" refers to the lymphatic system, "aden" means gland, and "pathy" indicates a disease or disorder. Therefore, lymphadenopathy refers to a condition where the lymph nodes are either enlarged or diseased.
What is the medical term meaning any abnormal condition of a gland?
adenomaaden/o means gland-oma means tumoradenomaIf you mean a tumor of the lymph nodes (which are commonly called "glands") then it is lymphoma.If you mean a real endocrine gland then they are usually adenomas.
What is the medical terminology breakdown of the word mediastinal lymphadenopathy?
Mediastinal ("in the middle" of the thoracic cavity) lymphadenopathy (Lymph = fluid + adeno = gland + path = disease + y = process). Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy is an enlargement of the lymph nodes in the mediastinal part of the chest that can be diagnosed by X-ray. It is a symptom of several types of cancer among other diseases.
What word means the removal of the thymus gland?
Thymectomy means the removal of the thymus gland.
What word element means gland?
Adeno
What word means the same as ovary?
Female gonad, reproductive gland
What is the word root for lymph node?
lymph/o
What word means disease of the arteries?
Well in Medical Terminology, the word for disease is -pathy and arteries is arteri/o so a disease of the arteries is arteriopaty
What word means having or caused by disease?
Pathologic
A word that starts with a v that means disease-causing?
virulent
What doee the word immune means?
To protect from disease - as by innoculation
What word parts means abnormal condition?
The word part that means "abnormal condition" is "pathy," derived from the Greek word "pathos," which means suffering or disease. This prefix is commonly used in medical terminology to indicate a disease or disorder, such as in words like "neuropathy" (abnormal condition of the nerves) or "cardiomyopathy" (disease of the heart muscle).
