ahhh, a break...i just needed to give my brain a break from studying my medical terminlogy....i have been at it almost the entire afternoon and need a breather....hopefully charles will be done with auditions soon and will call me to go get dinner...if not my brain may just explode....a few fun words i have learned that i feel i sould share with you all:

enucleation (ee noo klee AY shun)--excision of the eyeball from the socket

polydipsia (PALL ee DIP see ah)--abnormal state of excessive thirst

exophthalmos (eks off THAL mohs)--abnormal protrusion of the eyes

phlebectomy (fleh BEK ph mee)--excision (surgical removal) of a vein

poikilocytosis (Poy kih loh sigh TOH siss)--large irregularly shaped red blood cells

splenomegaly (splee noh MEG ah lee)--abnormal enlargement of the spleen

cholelithiasis (koh LEH lith EYE ah siss)-- generalized codition of gallstones

more to follow in the future....