Palabras que empiezan con M

A word ending that means abnormal softening.

A word ending that means enlargement of an organ or body part.

A word ending that means an instrument for measuring.

A word ending that means the process of measuring.

Medical assistant: a trained worker in clinics and offices who does clinical and office tasks under a provider's direction.

A word beginning that means large.

A large white blood cell in the tissues that swallows and digests germs, dead cells and debris.

A small spot; most often the macula lutea, the small yellowish area at the center of the retina that gives sharp central vision.

An eye disease in which the macula, the center of the retina used for sharp, straight-ahead vision, slowly breaks down.

A mineral in the blood that the nerves, muscles and heart need, measured with a blood test.

A magnesium salt taken by mouth as a laxative or an antacid; also called milk of magnesia.

A magnesium salt given by IV or IM to raise a low magnesium level or prevent seizures in severe preeclampsia.

Harm from a blood magnesium level that rises too high, usually during magnesium sulfate treatment.

An imaging test that uses a strong magnet and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the inside of the body.

In general anesthesia, the phase from the secured airway until near the end of the operation, while the patient is kept asleep.

A mental illness in which a person has a low mood or loses interest in almost everything for at least two weeks.

A word beginning that means bad, poor or abnormal.

A general feeling of being unwell, uneasy or weak, without one clear cause.

A lotion that kills head lice and their eggs, applied to the hair and scalp.

A body part or organ that formed in an abnormal way before birth.

A cancer, or the quality of being malignant: cells that grow out of control, invade nearby tissue and can spread to distant sites.

Cancerous: describing a tumor whose cells grow out of control, invade nearby tissue and can spread through the body.

A rare inherited reaction to certain general anesthesia drugs in which the muscles' metabolism speeds up out of control.

A grade from class I to IV of how much of the throat shows when the patient opens wide, used to predict how hard intubation will be.

The outermost and largest of the three tiny bones of the middle ear, attached to the eardrum; also called the hammer.

A tear in the lining where the esophagus meets the stomach.

Poor nutrition from too little, too much or the wrong balance of nutrients.

A bite in which the upper and lower teeth do not meet as they should when the jaw closes.

Negligence by a professional, such as a nurse or doctor, that harms a client.

A word root that means breast; mast/o means the same.

The milk-making gland of the breast, a modified sweat gland arranged in about 15 to 20 lobes that drain to the nipple.

An x-ray picture of the breast, used to screen for and look into breast cancer.

A legal duty to report certain things, such as suspected abuse or some diseases, to the proper authorities.

The lower jawbone, the only bone of the skull that moves.

A period of unusually high energy, mood and activity that is clearly different from the person's usual self.

An osmotic diuretic, given by IV, that draws water out of tissues into the blood so the kidneys can remove it.

Something that can be measured, such as a substance in the blood, that shows a disease or body process is present.

The soft tissue inside bones; red marrow makes blood cells and yellow marrow stores fat.

An open operation for stress urinary incontinence that stitches the tissue beside the urethra and bladder neck up to the back of the pubic bone.

A covering for the nose and mouth, worn to block germs or to deliver oxygen.

A theory that ranks human needs in five levels, from basic body needs at the bottom to self-fulfillment at the top.

An event, such as a plane crash, an explosion or a building collapse, with more victims than local health care services can handle.

Sorting many injured people quickly by need when there are more victims than staff and supplies can treat at once.

A strong wave of contraction that sweeps the contents of the colon a long way toward the rectum, usually a few times a day around meals.

Rubbing, pressing or kneading the body's soft tissues to relax muscles, ease pain or improve blood flow.

Replacing more than an adult's whole blood volume within 24 hours, or more than half of it within 4 hours.

An immune cell in the tissues that releases histamine and other chemicals during allergic reactions and inflammation.

Surgery to remove all or part of a breast.

A graduate degree in nursing, earned after a bachelor's degree, that prepares nurses for advanced or specialized roles.

Chewing: grinding food between the teeth so it can be swallowed.