Medical Terminology Ch. 4

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ABDUCTOR

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A muscle that abducts, or draws a body structure away from the midline

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ADDUCTOR

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a muscle that adducts, or draws a body part toward the median plane

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APNEA

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the cessation of spontaneous respiration

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BENIGN

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not cancerous; not recurrent; favorable for recovery

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BIFURCATION

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branched or divided into two forks, as in the branching of bronchi or blood vessels

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BILATERAL

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pertaining to two sides

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BRADYCARDIA

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a slow heartbeat, less than 60 beats per minute

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CONGENITAL ANOMALY

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any abnormality existing at birth, especially a structural one; may be inherited genitally, acquired during gestation, or inflicted during parturition

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CONTRAINDICATION

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any factor or condition, especially of disease, that renders a particular treatment improper or undesirable

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CONTRALATERAL

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pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the opposite side, as opposed to ipsilateral

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DEHYDRATION

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1. an excessive loss of water from the body

2. removal of water from a substance

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DYSPLASIA

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any abnormality of development of organs or tissues

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DYSPNEA

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shortness of breath; labored or difficult breathing

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ENDOCARDIUM

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the endothelial lining of the chambers of the heart and the connective tissue bed on which it lies; contains smooth muscle cells, small blood vessels, and collagen fibers

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HYPERPLASIA

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an abnormal increase or multiplication in the number of normal cells of a body part

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INFERACOSTAL

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inferior to all the ribs or to a single rib

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INTERACOSTAL

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pertaining to between the ribs

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MELAISE

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a vague, uneasy feeling of bodily fatigue and discomfort, often marking the onset of disease and persisting throughout its course

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METAMORPHOSIS

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a change in shape and structure

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NEONATAL

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pertaining to the first 28 days after birth

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NEOPLASM

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the abnormal growth of new tissue, malignant or benign

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PERCUTANEOUS

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performed through the skin, as with removal of tissue by needle or the injection of radiopaque material

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RELAPSE

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a disease or its signs and symptoms return after an apparent recover

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RETROPERITONEAL

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pertaining to or situated posterior to the peritoneum

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SUBCUTANEOUS

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beneath the skin.; abbreviated subcut

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SYMBIOSIS

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two organisms live together in close association, either for mutual benefit or not

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SYMMETRY

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equality of parts on opposite sides of the body

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SYMPHYSIS

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1. a type of cartilaginous joint with adjacent bony surfaces united firmly by fibrocartilage; also called fibrocartilaginous joint

2. informal term for symphysis pubis

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TACHYPNEA

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an abnormally rapid rate of breathing

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UNILATERAL

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pertaining to one side only

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REMISSION

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the abatement of the symptoms of a disease; the period during which such abatement occurs

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PROLAPSE

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1. the sinking, or falling down, of a part or organ from its normal position in the body2. to undergo such displacement