Anatomy Terminology 5 Terms

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Acoustic

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Pertaining to hearing and the perception of sound

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Acusis

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The ability to perceive sound normally

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Algesimeter

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Instrument used for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus

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Algesiometer

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Instrument used for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus

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Anesthesia

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Loss of sensation

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Anosmia

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Loss or lack of the sense of smell

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Aphasia

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A disorder of language in which the generation and comprehension of speech is impaired or absent, and which is commonly also accompanied by difficulties in reading and writing

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Astereognosis

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The inability to recognize objects by touch alone, even though there is normal sensation in the hands

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Ataxia

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Inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movements, resulting in shaky/tremor-like movements

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Audiology

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The study of hearing disorders through the identification and measurement of loss of hearing function as well as the rehabilitation of people with hearing impairments

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Cardiodynia

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Pain in the heart

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Craniotomy

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Diameter

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The length of a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface

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Diapedesis

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Passage of blood cells though the unruptured walls of capillaries into the tissue spaces (an important part of the inflammatory response mechanism)

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Endometrium

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The mucous membrane that lines the inner wall of the uterus

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Geriatrics

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The branch of medicine concerned with the medical problems and treatment/care of the aged

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis of one side of the body, due to brain injury on the opposite site

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Hemisphere

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Half of any spherical structure; lateral half of the cerebrum or of the cerebellum

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Hyperacusis

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Abnormally acute sensitivity to sounds

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Hypermetria

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Condition in which involuntary movements overreach their goal, due to an inability to control the distance, power, and speed of the movement

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Kinesia

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Any form of motion sickness

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Kinesiology

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The science or the study of movement, and the active and passive structures involved

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Kinesthesia

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Sense that allows the brain to be constantly aware of the position and movement of muscles in different parts of the body (without this, coordinated movements with your eyes closed would be impossible)

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Lithotomy

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An incision into an organ or duct for the removal of a calculus (stone), especially from the urinary bladder

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Mucoenteritis

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Inflammation o the intestinal mucosa

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Mucus

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Viscous fluid secreted by mucous membranes that functions to protect and lubricate the membrane

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Mycetism

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Poisoning by the certain species of mushrooms

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Mycetismus

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Poisoning by the certain species of mushrooms

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Mycosis

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Any disease induced by fungus

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Myringoplasty

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Surgical repair of a damaged tympanic membrane

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Myringoscope

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Instrument for examining the tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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Myxedema

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Accumulation of mucus-like material under the skin

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Olfactometer

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Instrument for testing sense of smell

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Osmometer

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Instrument for measuring osmotic pressure

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Otitis

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Inflammation of the ear

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Otitis Media

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Inflammation of the middle ear (the chamber containing the auditory ossicles)

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Otology

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Apples

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Paraplegia

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Paralysis of both lower extremities and generally the lower trunk, due to lumbar spinal cord injury

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Paravertebral

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Alongside or near a vertebra or the vertebral column

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Presbyopia

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The physiologic loss of accommodation in the eyes due to advancing age

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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis affecting all four extremities, due to injury at the cervical level of the spinal cord

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Salpingostomy

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Establishment of an artificial opening in a uterine tube, primarily surgical treatment for ectopic pregnancy

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Salpingotomy

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Incision into the uterine tube

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Taxonomy

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Thee systemic classification of organisms based on degrees of similarity or presumed evolutionary relationships

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Thermometer

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Instrument for measuring temperature

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Tinnitus

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Noises in the ears, such as ringing, buzzing, roaring, etc.

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Tympanitis

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Inflammation of the tympanic membrane (ear drum)

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Tympanoplasty

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Surgical correction of a damaged middle ear

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Vertigo

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A disabling sensation in which the subject/patient feels that either himself or his surroundings are in a state of constant movement (usually spinning); not the same as faintness