Ch 7 Medical Terminology

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hyperthermalgesia

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An unusual sensitivity to heat.

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phrenohepatic

Back 2

Concerning the diaphragm and liver.

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omphaloncus

Back 3

An umbilical tumor or swelling.

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nomogram

Back 4

Representation by graphs, diagrams, or charts of the relationship between numerical variables.

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dysstasia

Back 5

Difficulty in standing.

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gnathalgia

Back 6

Pain in the jaw.

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stasis

Back 7

Stoppage of the normal flow of fluids, as of the blood or urine, or feces.

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syndesmopexy

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Joining of two ligaments or fixation of a ligament in a new place, used in correction of a dislocation.

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thermoanesthesia

Back 9

Inability to distinguish between heat and cold.

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erythromelalgia

Back 10

Episodic burning, throbbing, and redness of the extremities caused by local dilation of blood vessels.

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dolichomorphic

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Pert. to a body type that is long and slender.

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egocentric

Back 12

Pert. to a withdrawal from the external world with concentration on the self.

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adenoids

Back 13

Lymphatic tissue forming a prominence on the wall of the pharyngeal recess of the nasopharynx.

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myoischemia

Back 14

Localized deficiency of blood supply in muscle tissue.

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pancytopenia

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A reduction in all cellular elements of the blood. It is sometimes present in patients with bone marrow failure, cirrhosis and portal hypertension, or leukemia.

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prognathous

Back 16

Having jaws projecting forward beyond the rest of the face.

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geriatrics

Back 17

The branch of health care concerned with the care of the aged

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heteroplasia

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The development of tissue at a location where that type of tissue would not normally occur.

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ischesis

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Suppression of a discharge, esp. a normal one.

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hemodynamics

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A study of the forces involved in circulating blood through the body.

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geriatrics

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The branch of health care concerned with the care of the aged, including physiological, pathological, psychological, economic, and sociological problems.

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cystopexy

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Surgical fixation of the bladder to the wall of the abdomen.

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asialia

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Absence or deficiency of saliva.

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hematomphalocele

Back 24

The effusion of blood into an umbilical hernia.

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polyadenomatosis

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Adenomas in many glands.

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erythrocytopenia

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A deficiency in the number of red blood cells in the body.

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aplasia

Back 27

Failure of an organ or tissue to develop normally.

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atelognathia

Back 28

Incomplete development of the jaw.

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tenomyoplasty

Back 29

Reparative operation upon a tendon and muscle.

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celiocentesis

Back 30

Puncture of the abdomen.

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harelip

Back 31

A vertical cleft or clefts in the upper lip.

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leiotrichous

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Possessing smooth or straight hair.

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leiomyoma

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A benign tumor consisting principally of smooth muscle. Many leiomyomas are asymptomatic.

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parasite

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An organism that lives within, upon, and at the expense of another organism (its host), causing harm.

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cholestasia

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Arrest of the flow of bile.

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hemiataxia

Back 36

Impaired muscular coordination causing awkward movements of the affected side of the body.

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kleptomania

Back 37

A compulsion to steal, often expressed by the repeated theft of meaningless or economically worthless objects.

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pericardiorrhaphy

Back 38

Suture of a wound in the pericardium.

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aerobe

Back 39

A microbe that is able to live and reproduce in the presence of oxygen.

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aerobe

Back 40

A microbe that is able to live and reproduce in the presence of oxygen.

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ankylochilia

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Adhesion of the upper and lower lips.

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arthroclasia

Back 42

The intentional breaking of adhesions of an ankylosed joint to provide movement.

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exomphalos

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1. An umbilical protrusion.

2. An umbilical hernia.

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enteropexy

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Fixation of the intestine to the abdominal wall or to another portion of the intestine.

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myxadenitis

Back 45

Inflammation of the mucous glands.

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ataxophobia

Back 46

Fear of disorder or untidiness.

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desmorrhexis

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Rupture of a ligament.

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sitophobia

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Psychoneurotic abhorrence of food, or morbid dread of or repugnance to food, whether generally or only to specific dishes.

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hypoplasia

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Underdevelopment of a tissue organ or body.

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desmoneoplasm

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A newly developed connective tissue tumor.