Medical Vocabulary Chapter 2

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acromegaly

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A chronic syndrom of growth hormone excess, most often caused by a pituitary macroadenoma

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allodynia

Back 2

the condition in which an ordinarily painless stimulus, once percieved is experienced as being painful

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amphocyte

Back 3

a cell that stains with either acid or basic stains

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anastomosis

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a natural communication between two vessels; may be direct or by means of connecting channels

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anemic

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deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in volume of blood

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anergia

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inactivity; lack of energy

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anodyne

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a drug that relieves pain

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arthropyosis

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the formation of puss in a joint

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asynergy

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a condition characterized by faulty coordination among groups of organs or muscles that normally function harmoniously.

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cheirology

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representing words by signs made with the fingers

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cholelithiasis

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The presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts.

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colicystitis

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inflammation of the bladder resulting from escherichia coli infection

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coloenteritis

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inflammation of the mucos membrane of small and large intestines

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colonalgia

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pain in the colon

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colostomy

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the opening portion of the colon through the abnormal wall to its skin surface

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cyanosis

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a blue gray slate or dark purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by deoxygenated or reduced hemoglobin in the blood.

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cystoma

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a cystic tumor; a growth containing cysts

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dysentery

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diarrhea containing blood and mucus, resulting from inflammation of the walls of the gastrointestinal tract, especially the colon

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endogastritis

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inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach

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enterocholecystostomy

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a surgically created opening between the gallbladder and small intestine

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enterodynia

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pain in the intestine

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epigastrium

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the superior central portion of the abdomen

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eucholia

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the normal condition of bile regarding its constituents and the amount secreted

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gastrocele

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a hernia of the stomach

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gastrolithiasis

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the formation of calculi in the stomach

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hematoma

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a swelling comprising a mass of extravasated blood confined to an organ, tissue, or space and caused by a break in a bloos vessel

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heparin

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a parenteral anticoagulant drug with a faster onset than warfarin or its derivatives

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hepatosplenitis

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Inflammation of the liver and the spleen

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heteroprosopus

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a congenitally deformed fetus having one head and two faces

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hyperemia

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congestion; an unusual amount of blood in a part

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lipemia

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an abnormal amount of fat in the blood

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melanoma

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a malignant tumor of darkingly pigmented cells that often arises in a brown or black mole

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metabiosis

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dependence of an organism for its existence on another

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microbe

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a unicellular or small multicellular organism including bacteria, protozoa, some algae and fungi, viruses, and some worms especially those that are injurious to other organisms

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microcephalia

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mental retardation

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nephrocystanastomosis

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a surgical connection between the kidney and the bladder

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nephropyosis

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purulence of a kidney

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nyctalgia

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pain occuring at night

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pachycephalic

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possessing an abnormally thick skull

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paracanthoma

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a tumor involving the prickle-cell layer of the epidermis

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parenteral

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denoting any medication route other than the alimentary canal, such as intravenous,subcutaneous,intramusclar, or mucosal

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proencephalus

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a deformed fetus in which the brain protrudes through a fissure in the frontal area of the skull

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protogaster

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the archenteron or gastrocele; the cavity in a gastrula or developing embryo from which the digestive tract develops

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pseudoanemia

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pallor of mucous membranes and skin without other signs of true anemia

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pyonephrosis

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pus accumulationin the pelvis of the kidney

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sarcocarcinoma

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a malignant tumor of sarcomatous and carcinomatous types

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spasm

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an involuntary sudden movement or muscular contraction that occurs as a result of some irritant or trauma

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splenomegaly

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enlargement of the spleen

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stomatitis

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inflammation of the mouth

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synergy

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an action of two or more agents, muscles, or ogans working with each other, cooperatively