Chapter 3 The Language Of Medicine

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Arthralgia

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pain of the joint

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otalgia

Back 2

pain in the ears

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neuralgia

Back 3

pain of the nerves

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rectocele

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hernia in the rectal

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cystocele

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hernia in the urinary

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thoracentesis

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surgical puncture to relieve fluid from the heart

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amniocentesis

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remove fluid from the fetus

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staphylococci

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staph infection clusters

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thrombocyte

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platelet

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ischemia

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to hold back blood from an area

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myelogram

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x-ray record of the spinal cord

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electroencaphalogaphy

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process of testing electricity in the brain

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hematoma

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mass of blood

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leukocytosis

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abnormal condition of white blood cells

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thrombocytopenia

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deficiency of clotting

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acrophobia

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aftaid of heights

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agoraphobia

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fear of going into crowded areas

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blepharoptosis

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sagging of eyelids

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arteriosclerosis

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hardening of the arteries

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laparoscopy

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minimally invasive surgery

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hydrotherapy

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water treatment

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chemotherapy

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chemical treatment

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radiotherapy

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radiation treatment

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phlebotomy

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incision of the vein

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hypertrophy

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development of increased size of cells

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atrophy

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development of cells decreasing in size

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arteriole

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small arterie

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venule

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small

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pericardium

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membrane that surrounds the heart

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tonsillar

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pertaining to the tonsils

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chronic

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happens over time

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adipose

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full of fat

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hiatal hernia

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when stomach protrudes upward into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm

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inguinal hernia

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part of the intestine protrudes downward into the groin region and commonly into the scrotal sac

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rectocele

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protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vagina through a weak part of the vaginal wall muscles.

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Streptococcus

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berry-shaped bacterium grows in twisted chains

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Staphylococci

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other berry-shaped bacteria, grow in small clusters like grapes

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Erythrocytes

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red blood cells

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Hemoglobin

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an important protein in erythrocytes

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Leukocytes

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white blood cells

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eosinophils

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Stain red

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basohpils

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stain blue

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neutrophils

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stain purple

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Mononuclear leukocytes

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have one large nucleus and only a few granules in their cytoplasm

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Lymphocytes

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fight disease by producing antibodies by destroying foreign cells

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Monocytes

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engulf and destroy cellular debris after neutrophils have attacked foreign cells

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Ischemia

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to hold back blood

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Acromegaly

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Giantism

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Achondroplasia

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Dwarfism

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Tracheotomy

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incision into the trachea to open below a blockage

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Tracheostomy

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opening into the trachea through which an indwelling tube in inserted

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arterioles

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artery

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adenoids

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small masses of lymphatic tissue in the part of the pharynx near the nose and nasal passages