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Iatrogenic
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Disease/condition caused by medical examination/treatment
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Iatro=physian
Genic=created |
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Cachexia
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Weight loss/muscle wasting from disease or medical condition
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Fasciculation
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Involuntary muscle twitching
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Oliguria
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Insufficient production of urine
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Olig = small/few
Uria = urine |
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Tetany
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Muscle spasms, particularly of hands, feet, and voice box, cramps, and overactive neurological reflexes caused by low blood calcium
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Hemoconcentration
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Increase in concentration of red blood cells in blood due to decrease in plasma
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Polycythemia
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Disease state where red blood cells make up a greater than normal proportion of the blood volume. Can be caused
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Poly = many
cyth = cell emia = blood |
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Enophthalmos
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Condition where eye falls back in the eye socket
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En = in
Opthalmos = eye |
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Epiphora
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Overflow of tears onto the face, ofter due to blocked nasolacrimal duct
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Descemetocele
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When a trauma or ulcer goes through the stroma to Descemet's membrane, causing it bulge forward
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Tarsorrhaphy
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Surgical procedure where the eyelids are partially closed over the eye to provide protection to the eye
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Goniodysgenesis
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Abnormal development of the iridocorneal filtration angle
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Lagophtalmos
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Inability to completely close eyelids
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Lago = hare
Opthalmos = eye |
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Exophthalmos
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Condition where eye bulges out of the eye socket
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Exo = out
Opthalmos = eye |
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Hyphema
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Accumulation of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye
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Hyp = under
hema = blood |
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Buphthalmos
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Abnormal enlargement of the eye
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Bu = cow
phthalmos = eye |
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Symblepharon
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Adhesion of one or both eyelids to the eyeball
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sym = together
Bleph = eyelid |
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Keratocyte
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A red blood cell with projections that resemble horns. It is found lying between the fibrous tissue lamellae which constitute the cornea
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Kerato = horn/kornea
Cyte = cell |
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Keratitis
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Inflammation of the cornea
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Kerat = Cornea
Itis = Inflammation |
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Myelomalacia
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Softening of the spinal cord
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Myelo = spinal cord or bone marrow
Malac = softening |
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Myelodysplasia
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Either defective development of the spinal cord or disorders of myeloid cells of the bone marrow
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Myelo = spinal cord or bone marrow
Dys = bad plasia = formation |
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Nosocomial
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Disease that originated from a medical facility
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Noso = disease
Comial = to care for |
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Orthopnea
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Difficulty breathing that results from laying down, so the patient must stay up or straight to breath
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Ortho = straight
Pnea = breathing |
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Polioencephalomalacia
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Softening of the gray matter of the brain in a layered pattern. Seen in cattle, sheep, and goats.
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Polio = gray
Encephalo = brain Malacia = softening |
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Pyelonephritis
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Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney resulting from infection
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Pyelo = pelvis
Nephr = kidney Itis = inflammation |
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Stenosis
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Abnormal narrowing of vessels or other tubular organs or structures
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Steno = narrow
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Hypovolemia
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Abnormally low blood volume
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Hypo = low
Vol = volume Emia = blood |
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Hypoperfusion
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Decreased blood flow through an organ
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Hypo = low/decreased
Perfusion = pouring over/through |
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Ischemia
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Inadequate blood supply to an area
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Isch = restriction or thinning or to make or grow thin/lean
Emia = blood |
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Azotemia
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Abnormally high levels of nitrogen containing compounds in the blood
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Azot = nigtrogen
Emia = blood |
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Thrombocytopenia
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Abnormally low levels of platelets in the blood stream
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Thrombo = clot
cytopenia = reduction in blood cells |
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Anisocytosis
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Condition where blood cells have abnormal variation in size
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Aniso = unequal
Cyto = cell |
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Embolism
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obstruction of blood vessel from clot or foreign material
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Leukocytosis
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Condition where the number of white blood cells in the blood is elevated
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Leuko = white
Cyto = Cell Sis = condition of |
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Encephalocele
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Protrusion of the meninges or brain material through an opening in the skull, caused by congenital defect or trauma
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Encephalo = brain
Cele = protrusion or hernia |
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Hemoptysis
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Coughing or spitting up blood from the respiratory tract
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Hemo = blood
Ptysis = to cough/spit |
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Chyle
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Fluid composed primarily of lymph and triglycerides. It's absorbed by lacteals from the intestines.
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Lymphangiectasia
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Dilation of the lymphatic vessels
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Lypmh = water
Angi = Vessel Ectasia = stretch |
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Epistaxis
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Nose bleed
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Epi = above
Staxis = to drip, dripping |
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Hypoxia
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Insufficient levels of oxygen delivered to tissues
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Hypo = low
Oxia = oxygen |
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Hematemesis
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Vomiting blood
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Hemat = blood
Emesis = vomiting |
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Syncope
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Fainting
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Acanthocyte
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Red blood cell with cytoplasmic projections that resemble thorns
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Acantho = thorn
Cyte = cell |
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Hemangiosarcoma
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Malignant cancer of the lining of blood vessels
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Hem = blood
Angio = vessel Sarc = flesh Oma = tumor |
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Atelectasis
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Collapse of lung tissue. Can refer to part of the lung or an entire lung.
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Atel = Incomplete
Ectasis = Expansion |
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Cholecystectomy
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Surgical removal of the gall bladder
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Chole = bile
Cyst = bladder Ectomy = removal |
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Costochondral
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Pertaining to a rib or ribs and the cartilage around them
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Costo = rib
Chondr = cartilage Al = pertaining to |
