Anatomy Terminology 4 Terms

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Adduct

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To move a limb or any other part toward the midline of the body

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Afferent

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Bringing toward or into

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Antipyretic

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Relieving or reducing fever, or a substance/agent that has such an action

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Antiseptic

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Substance/agent capable of preventing infection by inhibiting growth of infectious agents.

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Aseptic

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Condition in which living pathogens are absent

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Blepharoclonus

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Alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscles of the eyelids

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Clonus

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Rapid alteration between contraction and relaxation of muscle

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Dermatology

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The medical specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders

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Ectopic

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Out of place; in an abnormal location

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Efferent

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Conducting outward, away from

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Electrocardiogram

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The graphic record/representation of the heart's electrical activity

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Electrocardiograph

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Instrument used for recording the potential of the electrical currents that traverse the heart and initiate its contraction

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Electrocardiography (EKG or ECG)

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The process of recording electrical currents from the heart; the study and interpretation of such recordings

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Electromyogram

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A graphic representation of the electrical currents associated with muscular contraction, obtained by inserting electrodes into the muscle fibers

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Exocrine

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Denoting a gland that secrets outwardly through ducts

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Febrile

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Denoting or relating to a fever; feverish; having a fever; pyretic

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Myalgia

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Pain in the muscles

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Myasthenia

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Muscular weakness

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Myositis

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Inflammation of muscle tissue, esp. voluntary muscles

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Neurilemma

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The sheath encasing the axon of a nerve fiber

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Neurolemma

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The sheath encasing the axon of a nerve fiber

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Neurology

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The branch of medical science concerned with the nervous system and its disorders

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Neurospasm

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A muscular spasm or twitching caused by a disordered nerve supply

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Ossiferous

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Containing or producing bone; bony

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Prophylaxis

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The prevention of diseases; preventative treatment

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Puriform

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Resembling pus

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Purulent

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Containing, consisting of, or forming pus

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Pyoderma

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This is a pus-producing inflammation of the skin

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Pyodermatitis

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This is a pus-producing inflammation of the skin

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Pyogen

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An agent that causes the formation of pus

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Pyogensis

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Producing pus

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Pyrogen

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A fever producing substance

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Pyrosis

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Substernal pain or burning sensation, usu. associated with regurgitation of gastric juices into the esophagus

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Sarcolemma

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The plasma membrane sheath enveloping a muscle fiber

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Sacromere

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The basic contractile unit of striated muscle; the segment of a myofibril between two adjacent z-lines

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Sepsis

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The presence of various pus-forming and other pathogenic organisms, or their toxins, in the blood or tissues; putrifaction

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Septal

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Relating to a septum

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Septum

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Dividing wall

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Spasm

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A sudden, involuntary muscular contraction, convulsion

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Spasmolytic

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An agent that relieves smooth muscle spasms

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Sympathomimetric

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Denotes mimicking of actions of the sympathetic nervous system

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Syndrome

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The aggregate of signs and symptoms associated with any disease

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Tetanus

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1. Acute infectious disease marked by tonic spasms, esp. of jaw and back muscles
2. Sustained muscular contraction caused by a series of nerve stimuli repeated resulting in a sustained/continuous contraction of muscle (no twitching)