Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Abort

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Take away from

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Aborta

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Number of Abortions

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Abrasion

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Abnormal scraping or wearing away of surface

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Abscess

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Localized area of pus with tissue degeneration

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Achalasia

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Failure of a sphincter to relax

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Achlorhydria

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Absence of hydrochloric acid in gastric juices

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Acoustic Neuroma

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Benign tumor of 8th cranial nerve

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Acromegaly

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Disease characterized by enlarged features, particularly of the face and hands, caused by over secretion of the pituitary growth hormone

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Acuity

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Clearness, sharpness

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Acute

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Sudden or sharp

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Addison's Disease

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Primary adrenal cortical insufficiency

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Addisonian crisis

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Acute adrenocortical insufficiency and a life-threatening event. Aka adrenal crisis

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Adenoma

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Tumor derived from glandular epithelium

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Adhesion

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A fibrous band produced by inflammation which joins normally separated structures

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Afebrile

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Without fever

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Albuminuria

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Protein (albumin) in urine

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Alkalosis

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Abnormal increase of alkalinity of the blood

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Alopecia

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Absence of hair

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Alzheimer's Disease

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A degenerative brain disorder beginning in the 5th or 6th decade of life

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Amblyopia

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Dimness of vision in one eye which is normal on ophthalmoscopic exam

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Amenorrhea

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Without menstrual period

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Analgesia

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Loss of pain sensation

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Analgesics

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Drugs which relieve pain

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Anaphylaxis

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Excessive hypersensitivity to foreign protein or other substance clinically manifested by edema of larynx, bronchospasm, hypoxia, respiratory distress, hypotension and shock

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Anemia

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Reduction in erythrocyte count, hemoglobin, and/or hematocrit

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Anesthesia

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Loss of sensation

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Aneurysm

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A dilation or bulging out of the wall of the heart, aorta, or other artery

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Angina

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Chest pain due to lack of oxygen to part of the heart muscle

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Ankylosis

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Abnormal immobility and fixation of a joint due to pathological changes in surrounding tissue

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Anorexia

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Loss of appetite

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Anosmia

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Absence of sense of smell

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Anovulation

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Absence of ovulation

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Anoxia

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Loss of oxygen

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Anular

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Ring-shaped