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Chapter 1
medical terms
Term | Definition |
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Acrocyanosis | Blueness of the extremities |
Acrodermatitis | Inflammation of the skin of the extremities |
Acromegaly | Oversized extremities |
Cardialgia | Heart pain |
Cardiologist | A specialist in heart problems |
Carditis | Inflammation of the heart |
Cyanoderma | Blueness of the skin |
Cyanosis | Condition of blueness |
Cytology | The study of cells |
Dermatologist | One who studies skin |
Dermatome | Instrument for cutting skin |
Dermatosis | Abnormal skin condition |
Disease | Illness or sickness |
Duodenal | Of, or pertaining to the duodenum |
Electrocardiogram | Method of recording electrical currents traversing from the heart muscle |
Etiological | Of, or pertaining to the study of the causes of disease |
Gastralgia | Stomach pain |
Gastrectomy | Excision of part of the stomach |
Gastritis | Inflammation of the stomach |
Gastroduodenostomy | Surgical opening into passage between stomach and duodenum |
Leukemia | White blood |
Leukocyte | White blood cell |
Leukoderma | Abnormally white skin |
Manifestation | Evidence or proof of disease |
Megalocardia | Enlarged heart |
Megalogastria | Enlarged stomach |
Pathologist | One who studies structural/functional changes in the body produced by disease |
Pathology | Scientific study of change in the body produced by disease |