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Comp 13 Appendix A
Common Medical Terms and Dedinitions
Term | Definition |
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bradycardia | pertaining to a slow heart rate. |
myocardium | heart muscle tissue. |
tachycardia | pertaining to a fast heart rate. |
dyspnea | difficult, painful, or faulty breathing |
rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose |
arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
hyperglycemia | too much sugar in the blood |
hypokalemia | low blood potassium |
metastasis | the spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph |