Essm Med Term Test #2 Terms

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keratin

Back 1

fibrous tissue that form hair, nail, skin

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psoriasis

Back 2

chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered with white scales

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petechiae

Back 3

Small hemorrhagic spots on the skin

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PPD

Back 4

purified protein derivative; intradermal test done to test for tuberculosis

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xerocheilosis

Back 5

dry lips

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conjunctivitis

Back 6

pink eye

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blepharitis

Back 7

inflammation of the eyelid

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anatomical position

Back 8

the body has its feet together (or slightly separated), and its arms are rotated outward so that the palms are forward, and the thumbs are pointed away from the body (forearms supine).

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halitosis

Back 9

a condition of having fetid breath

Front 10

borborygmus

Back 10

a rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestine

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flatus

Back 11

gas generated in the stomach or bowels

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dyspepsia

Back 12

inability to digest or difficulty in digesting food

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volvulus

Back 13

a twisting of the intestine upon itself that causes obstruction

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ischemia

Back 14

lack of blood flow

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aerophagia

Back 15

the swallowing of air especially in hysteria

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deglutition

Back 16

the act, power, or process of swallowing

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hyperhidrosis

Back 17

generalized or localized excessive sweating

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inversion

Back 18

turning inward

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papule

Back 19

a small solid conical elevation of the skin caused by inflammation, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue elements

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vesicle

Back 20

small abnormal elevation of the outer layer of skin enclosing a watery liquid : blister

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pustule

Back 21

a small circumscribed elevation of the skin containing pus and having an inflamed base

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fissure

Back 22

a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ:

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macule

Back 23

a flat area of skin denoted by skin color change

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melanoma

Back 24

benign or malignant skin tumor containing dark pigment

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melena

Back 25

the passage of dark tarry stools containing decomposing blood

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reflux

Back 26

a flowing back

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perforation

Back 27

the penetration or rupture of a body part through accident or disease

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diverticulosis

Back 28

an intestinal condition characterized by the presence of diverticula

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hernia

Back 29

a protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall

Front 30

Trichopathy

Back 30

disease of the hair

Front 31

cholelithiasis

Back 31

production of gallstones

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choledocholithiasis

Back 32

a condition marked by presence of calculi in the gallbladder and common bile duct

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choledochal

Back 33

relating to, being, or occurring in the common bile duct

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Pediculosis

Back 34

infestation of lice

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alopecia

Back 35

loss of hair, wool, or feathers, baldness

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bolus

Back 36

a rounded mass, large pill or dose of medication

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chyme

Back 37

the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum

Front 38

eructation

Back 38

an act or instance of belching

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bx

Back 39

biopsy

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peristalsis

Back 40

successive waves of involuntary contraction passing along

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GI

Back 41

gastrointestinal

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vitiligo

Back 42

skin disorder manifested by smooth white spots on various parts of the body

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urticaria

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Hives

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eczema

Back 44

skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions

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decubitus ulcers

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bed sores

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tinea corporis

Back 46

ringworm

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ecchymosis

Back 47

discoloration

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tinea barbae

Back 48

barber's itch

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impetigo

Back 49

an acute contagious staphylococcal or streptococcal skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and yellowish crusts

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scabies

Back 50

contagious itch or mange especially with exudative crusts that is caused by parasitic mites

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comedo

Back 51

blackhead

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bulimia

Back 52

Bingieng and purging

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proctoscopy

Back 53

Visual examination of the rectum

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Eupepsia

Back 54

normal or good digestion

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ectropion

Back 55

an abnormal turning out of a part

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exophthalmos

Back 56

abnormal protrusion of the eyeball

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ascites

Back 57

abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the spaces between tissues and organs in the cavity of the abdomen

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obstipation

Back 58

severe and obstinate constipation

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blepharotomy

Back 59

surgical incision of an eyelid

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lipectomy

Back 60

the excision of subcutaneous fatty tissue especially as a cosmetic surgical procedure

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rhinoplasty

Back 61

nose job

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blepharoplasty

Back 62

plastic surgery on an eyelid especially to remove fatty or excess tissue

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Xanthemia

Back 63

blood having a yellowish color

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steatorrhea

Back 64

An excessive amount of fat in the feces due to improper fat digestion

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tinnitus

Back 65

ringing in the ears

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anastomosis

Back 66

joining together of two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other

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visceroptosis

Back 67

Downward displacement of internal organs

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hirsutism

Back 68

A condition characterized by the excessive growth of hair in unusual places especially in women

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regurgitation

Back 69

to throw or pour back or out from or as if from a cavity

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intussusception

Back 70

prolapse of one part of the intestine into the lumen of an immediately adjacent part

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periosteum

Back 71

fibrous membrane covering the entire surface of a bone except its articular cartilage and serving as an attachment for muscles and tendons.

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eczema

Back 72

skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions

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ecchymoses

Back 73

plural, multiple discolorations

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ankylosis

Back 74

stiffening of a joint

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ablation

Back 75

removal or destruction of a body part, especially by cutting

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Crohn's disease

Back 76

Enteritis of unknown cause that is usually limited to the terminal ileum but can progress to other segments of the intestine, characterized by nodule formation and fibrous tissue buildup, abdominal pain, and patchy deep ulceration.

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tuberculosis

Back 77

usually chronic highly variable disease that is caused by a bacterium, communicated by inhalation