Chapter 9

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GU

Back 1

GENIOURINARY

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GC

Back 2

GONORRHEA

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HPV

Back 3

human papillomavirus

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IUD

Back 4

Intrauterine device

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OCP'S

Back 5

oral contraceptive pills

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hydrocephalus

Back 6

cranial enlargement caused by accumulation of fluid within the ventricles of the brain.

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vertigo

Back 7

a feeling of spinning or dizziness

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glioma

Back 8

tumor compsoded of neuroglia tissue

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meningioma

Back 9

tumor of the meninges

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addison's disease

Back 10

chronic disorder caused by deficiency of cortical hormones, because of damaged or hypertrophied adrenal cortex.

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cushing syndrome

Back 11

excessive amounts of cortisol or ACTH circulating in blood.

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graves disease

Back 12

multisystem autoimmune disorder that involves growth of the thyroid associated with hypersecretion of thyroxine.

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parkinson disease

Back 13

progressive degenerative neurological disorder affecting the portion of the brain responsible for controlling movement.

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multiple sclerosis

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progressive degenerative disease of the CNS characterized by inflammation, hardening, and loss of myelin throughout the spinal cord and brain, which produces weakness and other muscular symptoms.

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alzheimer disease

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chronic, organic mental disorder; a form of presenile dementia caused by atrophy of frontal and occipital lobes.

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neuromalacia

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pathological softening of nervous tissue

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pancreatolith

Back 17

calculus or stone in the pancreas

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pheochromocytoma

Back 18

small chromaffin cell tumor, usually located in the adrenal medulla.

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osteomalacia

Back 19

softening of bones

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rickets

Back 20

osteomalacia in children; def. in vit. D

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myelomalacia

Back 21

softening of the spinal cord

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osteoarthrosis

Back 22

an abn. condition of the bones and joints

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encephalitis

Back 23

inflammation of the brain

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cephalalgia

Back 24

pain in the head

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cephalalgia

Back 25

pain in the head

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spondylitis

Back 26

inflammation of the vertebrae

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articulation

Back 27

a place where 2 bones meet

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ankylosis

Back 28

immobility of a joint

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contracture

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fibrosis of connective tissue in skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint.

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crepitation

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grating sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction

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paget disease

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skeletal disase affecting elderly people that causes chronic inflammation of bones, resulting in thickening and softening of bones and bowing of long bones; also called osteitis deformans.

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kyphosis

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increased curvature of the thoracic region of the vertebral column, leading to a humpback posture.

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lordosis

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forward curvature of the lumbar region of the vertebral column, leading to a sway back posture

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scoliosis

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abn. sideward curvature of the spine, either to the left or to the right.

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talipes

Back 35

congenital deformity of the foot

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pituitarism

Back 36

any disorder of the pituitary gland and its function

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sciatica

Back 37

severe pain in the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve, which travels from the hip to the foot.

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RAIU

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radioactive iodine uptake; imaging procedure that measures levels of radioactivity in the thyroid after administration of radioactive iodine either PO or IV.

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident; also called apoplexy, cerebral infarction, or stroke.

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WNL

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within normal limits

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cvd

Back 41

cerebrovascular disease

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pgh

Back 42

pituitary growth hormone

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bs

Back 43

blood sugar

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dm

Back 44

diabetes mellitus

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niddm

Back 45

non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

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lp

Back 46

lumbar puncture

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tia

Back 47

transient ischemic attack

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hrt

Back 48

hormone replacement therapy

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iddm

Back 49

insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.