Medical Terminology (Words)

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Acute

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sharp, sudden

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adenocarcinoma

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cancerous tumor derived from glandular cells

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adenopathy

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disease of the glands

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anemia

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reduced amount of oxygen to body tissues (lit: lacking blood)

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Aneurysm

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localized widening of the wall of an artery, vein or of the heart

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angina

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sharp pain in the chest resulting from a decrease in blood supply to the heart (angina pectoris)

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angiography

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x-ray recording of blood vessels after contraset is injected

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angioplasty

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surgical repair of a blod vessel (balloon)

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ankylosing spondylitis

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chronic inflammation of the vertebrae with stiffenting of spinal joints so that movement become increasingly painful.

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ankylosis

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stiffening and immobility of a joint due to inury, disease or surgical procedure

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anomaly

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an irregularity, deviation from the normal

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antibody

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a substance that works against germs

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antigen

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foreign agent that stimulates white blood cells to make antibodies

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apex

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pointed end of an organ (plural= apices)

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arrhythmia

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abnormal heart rhythm

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ascites

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abnormal colelction of fluid in the abdomen

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atelectasis

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collapsed lung

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atrophy

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decrease in the size of an organ

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axillary

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pertaining to the underarm

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benign

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not cancerous, a tumor that does not spread and is limited in growth

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bilirubin

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a red blood cell pigment excred with bile from the liver into the intestine

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bradycardia

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slow heartbeat

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carcinoma

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cancerous tumor (forms from epithelial cells)

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cardiomegaly

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enlargement of the heart

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cardiomyopathy

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disease of the heart muscle

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cellulitis

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inflammation of soft tissue under the skin

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cholecystectomy

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removal of the gallbladder

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cholelithiasis

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abnormal condtion of gallstones

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chronic

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lasting over a long period of time

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coccyx

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tailbone

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colostomy

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opening of the colon to the outside of the body

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Costochondritis

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inflammation of a rib and its cartilage

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chohn disease

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inflammation of the GI tract (often ileum, 3rd part of sm. intestine_

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cushing syndrome

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symptoms produced by an excess of cortisol from the adrenal cortext

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dilation

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widening, dilatation

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diverticulum

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a small puch or sac created by a hernation fo a mucous membrate lining (often in the intestines) plural=diverticula

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dyspnea

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painful, labored, difficult breathing

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edema

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swelling of the tissues

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exophthalmos

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abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs

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gastritis

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inflammation of the stomach

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goiter

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enlargement of the thyroid gland

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hematuria

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abnomal condition of blood in the urine

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hepatomegaly

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enlargement of the liver

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hyperthyroidism

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excessive activity of the thyroid gland

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hypothyroidism

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lower than normal activity of the thyroid gland

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ileostomy

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new opening of the ileum to the outside of the body

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infiltrate

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material that accumulates in an organ; often describes the lungs

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inguinal

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pertaining to the groin

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ischemia

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deficiency of blood flow to a part of the boyd, caused by narrowing or obstruction of blood vessels

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jaundice

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orange-yellow coloration of the skin and other tissues, a symptom cause by the accumulation of bilirubin in the blood

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leukemia

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excess number os malignant white blood cells in blood and bone marrow

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lymphadenectomy

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removal of lymph nodes

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lymphadenopathy

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disease of the lymph nodes

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malignant

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tending ot become progressively worse; describes cancerous tumors that invade and spread to distant tumors

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mediastinum

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space between the lungs in the chest; contains the heart, large blood vessels, trachea, esophagus, thymus gland and lymph nodes

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melanoma

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malignant tumor arising from pgmented cells (melanocytes) in the skin; usually develops froma nevus (mole)

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myalgia

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pain in muscles

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myelogram

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x-ray record of the spinal cord after contrast is injected w/in the membranes surrounding the spinal cord in the lumbar area of the back

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myoma

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tumor (benign) of muscle

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necrotic

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pertaining to death of cells

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neoplasm

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any new growth of tissue; a tumor

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nosocomial

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pertaining to or origination in a hospital. A nosocomial infection is acquired during hospitalization

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osteoarthritis

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inflammation of bones and joints

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osteoma

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tumor of the bone (benign)

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of bone and bone marrow (caused by bacteral infection)

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phrenic

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pertaining to the diaphragm

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pleural effusion

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collection of fluid between the double membrane surrounding the lungs

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pneumothorax

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abnormal accumulation of air in the space between the pleura (double membrane that surrounds the lungs)

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polycythemia

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increase in red blood cells

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pulmonary edema

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abnormal collection of fluid in the lung (w/in the air sacs of the lungs)

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sarcoidosis

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chronic, progressive disorder of cells in connective tissue, spleen, liver, bone marrow,lungs, and lymph nodes

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sarcoma

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cancerous tumor of connective tissue, such as bone, muscle, fat, or cartilage

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septic

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pertaining to infection

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septicemia

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infection in the blood (commonly called blood poisoning)

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splenomegaly

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enlargement of the spleen

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stenosis

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narrowing of a duct or canal

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syndrome

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set of symptoms and signs of disase that occur together to indicate a disease condition

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tachycardia

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condition of fast, rapid heartbeat

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thoracentesis

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surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid

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thrombus

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blood clot

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thyroxine

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hormone secreted by the thyroid gland (T4)

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tomography

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series of pictures that show an organ in depth by producing images of single tissue planes

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ureter

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one of two tubes that lead from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

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urethra

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tube that carries uring from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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vasoconstrictor

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drug that narrow blood vessels, especially small arteries

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nephrostomy

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opening from the kidney to the outside of the body