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appendicitis
inflammation of the appendix.
TERM 2
peristalsis
DEFINITION 2
constriction surrounding.
TERM 3
hiatal hernia
DEFINITION 3
occurs when the upper part of the stomach protrudes upward
through the diaphragm.
TERM 4
cholecystectomy
DEFINITION 4
removal of the gallbladder.
TERM 5
jaundice
DEFINITION 5
yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, and
mucous membranes.
diverticulosis
abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall.
TERM 7
ileus
DEFINITION 7
loss of peristalsis with resulting obstructions of intestines.
TERM 8
hematemesis
DEFINITION 8
vomitting blood.
TERM 9
dysphagia
DEFINITION 9
painful or difficult swallowing.
TERM 10
dyspepsia
DEFINITION 10
painful or difficult digestion (indigestion).
oliguria
condition of scanty in the urine.
TERM 17
polyuria
DEFINITION 17
a condition of much urine.
TERM 18
dysuria
DEFINITION 18
a conditon of painful or difficult urine.
TERM 19
enuresis
DEFINITION 19
a conditon of being "in urine".
TERM 20
cystitis
DEFINITION 20
inflammation of the urinary bladder.
hematuria
condition of blood in urine.
TERM 22
cystoscopy
DEFINITION 22
direct visualization of the urethra andurinary bladder with an
endoscope.
TERM 23
lithotripsy
DEFINITION 23
urinary tract stones are crushed.
TERM 24
gravida
DEFINITION 24
pregnant.
TERM 25
para
DEFINITION 25
followed by a number indicates the number of deliveries.
oophorectomy
removal of the ovaries.
TERM 32
dysmenorrhea
DEFINITION 32
painful or difficult menustration.
TERM 33
hysterectomy
DEFINITION 33
removal of the uterus.
TERM 34
placenta previa
DEFINITION 34
implantation of the placenta over the cervical opening or in
the lower region of the uterus.
TERM 35
cryptorchism
DEFINITION 35
undescended testicles.
vasectomy
removal of the vas deferens.
TERM 37
androgen
DEFINITION 37
male producing.
TERM 38
aspermia
DEFINITION 38
no semen.
TERM 39
orchiectomy
DEFINITION 39
removal of the testicles.
TERM 40
orchiopexy
DEFINITION 40
fix or put a testicle in place.
paresthesia
abnormal feelings.
TERM 47
ataxia
DEFINITION 47
no coordination.
TERM 48
multiple sclerosis
(MS)
DEFINITION 48
destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and
its replacement by plaques of sclerotic (hard) tissue.
TERM 49
cephalgia
DEFINITION 49
headache.
TERM 50
aphasia
DEFINITION 50
no speech.
anesthesia
no feeling.
TERM 52
causalgia
DEFINITION 52
burning pain, sensation.
TERM 53
sinoatrial node (SA node)
DEFINITION 53
pacemaker of the heart.
TERM 54
bradycardia
DEFINITION 54
pertaining to a slow heart beat.
TERM 55
infarction
DEFINITION 55
area of dead tissue.
endocarditis
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
TERM 62
fibrillation
DEFINITION 62
very rapid, randon, inefficient, and irregular contractions of
the heart.
TERM 63
cyanosis
DEFINITION 63
condition of blue.
TERM 64
bronchiole
DEFINITION 64
smallest branches of the bronchi and the first airway
branches that no longer contain cartilage or glands in their
submucosa,
TERM 65
laryngitis
DEFINITION 65
inflammation of the larynx.
lobectomy
removal of a lobe.
TERM 67
orthopnea
DEFINITION 67
breathing is easier in the upright position.
TERM 68
expectoration
DEFINITION 68
process of bringing something out of the chest.
TERM 69
pneumothorax
DEFINITION 69
air in the chest.
TERM 70
atelectasis
DEFINITION 70
incomplete expansion of a lung.
leukemia
increase in cancerous white blood cells.
TERM 77
anticoagulant
DEFINITION 77
substance against clotting.
TERM 78
hematocrit
DEFINITION 78
seperates blood.
TERM 79
anemia
DEFINITION 79
defiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin.
TERM 80
hypochromic
DEFINITION 80
sufficient color.
plasmapheresis
remove plasma.
TERM 82
microcytosis
DEFINITION 82
abnormally small red blood cells.
TERM 83
hemophilia
DEFINITION 83
excess bleeding caused by hereditary lack of blood clotting
factors necessary for blood clotting.
TERM 84
thymoma
DEFINITION 84
tumor in the thymus gland.
TERM 85
lymphadenitis
DEFINITION 85
inflammation of the lymph nodes.
laminectomy
removal of the lamina.
TERM 92
osteomalacia
DEFINITION 92
softening of the bone.
TERM 93
osteoporosis
DEFINITION 93
decrease in bone density (mass).
TERM 94
osteomyelitis
DEFINITION 94
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to
infection.
TERM 95
ankylosis
DEFINITION 95
abnormal condition of a stiff joint.
bursitis
inflammation of bursa.
TERM 97
tenorrhaphy
DEFINITION 97
suture of the tendon.
TERM 98
arthroplasty
DEFINITION 98
surgical repair of a joint.
TERM 99
myalgia
DEFINITION 99
muscle pain.
TERM 100
atrophy
DEFINITION 100
decrease, shrinking of a muscle.
