Medical Terminology

4. colectomy procedure to remove one side of the colon
5. pain in a tooth or teeth
6. study of tissue
9. occurs when your thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine
10. a naturally occurring enzyme that hydrolyzes urea into ammonium carbonate.
11. the clinical purification of blood by dialysis, as a substitute for the normal function of the kidney
13. a continuous pain in the head
16. intense, typically intermittent pain along the course of a nerve, especially in the head or face
17. pain inside the ear
19. a pain in a person's belly
20. is the calcification and hardening of tissue in the eardrum

1. a surgical opening through the neck into the trachea to allow for the passage of air
2. the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells
3. is an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus
7. pain in a joint
8. inflammation of the sinuses, especially around the nose
12. an enzyme which breaks down proteins and peptides
14. an enzyme, found chiefly in saliva and pancreatic fluid, that converts starch and glycogen into simple sugars
15. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lactose to glucose and galactose
18. is a condition in which your blood sugar (glucose) level is lower than normal