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Abiosis
“the absence of life”
Acanthosis
“Increased thickness of the prickle cell layer of the skin”
Allostery
“In bacteria, alteration of a regulatory site on a protein that changes its shape and activity”
Analgesic
“A drug that relieves pain”
Analgia
“State of being without pain”
Angiostenosis
“Narrowing of a vessel, especially a blood vessel”
Antibiotic
“Destructive to life” also “A natural or synthetic substance that destroys microorganisms or inhibits their growth”
Antitoxin
“An antibody produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific biologic toxin”
Arteriostosis
“Calcification of a bone”
Arthritides
“Plural form: Joint inflammation”
Arthritis
“Joint inflammation”
Arthrosclerosis
“Stiffening of hardening of the joints”
Arthrosteitis
“Inflammation of the bony structures of a joint”
Biotoxin
“A toxin produced by or found in a living organism”
Bradycardia
“A slow heart rate of less then 60 beats per minute found in an adult”
Diencephalon
The second portion of the brain”
Dysarthrosis
Joint malformation or deformity”
Encephalalgia
Deep seated head pain”
Encephalomalacia
“Cerebral softening”
Endoneurium
“A delicate connective tissue sheath that surrounds nerve fibers within a fasciculus”
Endosteum
“The membrane lining the marrow cavity of a bone”
Endotoxin
“A lipopolysaccharide that is part of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria”
Epicardium
“The serous membrane on the surface of the myocardium; the visceral layer of the pair of serous pericardial membranes”
Epicranium
The soft tissue covering the cranium”
Erythrocytosis
“An abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in circulation”
Erythroprosopalgia
“Neuropathy marked by redness and pain in the face”
Exocardia
“A congenitally abnormal position of the heart”
Exotoxin
“A poisonous substance produced by bacteria”
Hemialgia
“Pain in half the body”
Hypalgesia
“A lessened sensitivity to pain”
Hyperalgesia
“An excessive sensitivity to pain”
Leptocephalia
“Having an abnormally vertically elongated, narrow skull”
Leukotoxin
“Leukocytotoxin: a toxin that destroys leukocytes”
Lithiasis
“The formation of stones”
Mesocardia
“Location of the heart in the midline of the thorax”
Nephrolithiasis
“The presence of calculi (stones) in the kidney”
Nephrosclerosis
“Hardening of the connective tissues of the kidneys”
Neuritis
“Inflammation of a nerve”
Ostalgia
“Pain in a bone”
Osteometry
“Measurement of bones and their relationships with the skeleton”
Osteomalacia
“A vitamin D deficiency in adults that results in a shortage or loss of calcium salts, causing bones to become increasingly soft, flexible, brittle, and deformed.
Pericarditis
“Inflammation of the pericardium, marked by chest pain, fever, and an audible friction rub.”
Periosteum
“The fibrous membrane that forms the covering of bones except at their articular surfaces”
Prosoponeuralgia
“Trigeminal neuralgia”
Protobiology
“The study of microorganisms smaller than bacteria”
Scleriasis
“The thickening and hardening of skin”
Stenocephaly
“Narrowness of the cranium in one or more diameters”
Sterology
“The study of three dimensional aspects of objects”
Synalgic
“Pertaining to or marked by referred pain”
Toxicosis
“A disease resulting from poisoning”
Acromegaly
“chronic syndrome of growth hormone excess, most often caused by pituitary macroadenoma”
Allodynia
“condition in which an ordinarily painless stimulus, once perceived, is experienced as being painful”
Amphiarthrosis
“form of articulation in which the body surfaces are connected by cartilage”
Anastomosis
“a surgical or pathological connection between two tubular structures”
Anemic
“pertinent to anemia; deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in volume of blood”
Anergia
“Inactivity; lack of energy”
Anodyne
“a drug that relieves pain”
Arthropyosis
“the formation of pus in a joint”
Asynergy
“lack of coordination among organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously”
Cheirology
“Dactylology; use of the finger alphabet in communicating”
Cholelithiasis
“the presence of stones in the gallbladder or common bile duct”
Colicystitis
“inflammation of the bladder resulting from Escherichia coil infection”
Coloenteritis
“inflammation of the mucous membrane of the small and large intestines”
Colonoscopy
“visualization of the lower gastrointestinal tract”
Colostomy
“the opening of a portion of the colon through the abdominal wall to its skin surface”
Cyanosis
“a blue, gray, slate, or purple discoloration of the skin”
Cystoma
“a cystic tumor”
Dysentery
“diarrhea containing blood and mucus that can cause abdominal pain”
Endogastritis
“inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach”
Enterocholecystostomy
“a surgically created opening between the gallbladder and small intestine”
Enterodynia
“pain in the intestine”
Epigastrium
“the superior central portion of the abdomen”
Eucholia
“normal health of bile regarding its constituents and the amount secreted”
Gastrocele
“hernia of the stomach”
Gastrolithiasis
“the formation of calculi in the stomach”
Hematoma
“a swelling comprising a mass of extravagated blood (usually clotted) confined to an organ, tissue, or space and caused by a break in a blood vessel”
Heparin
“organic acid that occurs naturally in the body and prevents blood clots; found especially in lung and liver tissue”
Hepatosplenitis
“inflammation of the liver and spleen”
Heteroprosopus
“condition of having two heads”
Hyperemia
“excess of blood in a body part”
Lipemia
“an abnormal amount of fat in the blood”
Melanoma
“a malignant tumor of darkly pigmented cells that often arises in a brown or black mole”
Metabiosis
“dependence of an organism for its existence on another”
Microbe
“a unicellular or small multicelluar organism including bacteria”
Microcephalia
“Abnormal smallness of the head”
Nephrocystanastomsis
“Hardening of the connective tissues of the kidneys”
Nephropyosis
“purulence of a kidney”
Nyctalgia
“pain occurring at night”
Pachycephalic
“possessing an abnormally thick skull”
Paracanthoma
“a tumor involving the prickle-cell layer of the epidermis”
Parenteral
“denoting any medication route other than the alimentary canal”
Proencephalus
“a deformed fetus in which the brain protrudes through a fissure in the frontal area of the skull”
Protogaster
“the archenteron or gastrocele; the cavity in a gastrula or developing embryo from which the digestive tract develops”
Pseudoanemia
“pallor of mucous membranes and skin without other signs of true anemia”
Pyonephrosis
“pus accumulation in the pelvis of the kidney”
Sarcocarcinoma
“a tumor with characteristics of both sarcomas and carcinomas”
Spasm
“involuntary sudden movement; muscular contraction”
Splenomegaly
“enlargement of the spleen”
Stomatitis
“any disease of the mouth”
Synergy
“process in which two or more agents or organs work working with each other cooperating