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Medical Terms

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Medical Term
Definition
abnormal   pertaining to being away from the norm; irregular  
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adrenal glands   two endocrine glands, each above the kidney which produce hormones such as adrenalin and hydrocortisone  
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analysis   separating a substance into its component parts  
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anemia   deficiency of hemoglobin and or numbers of red blood cells which results in reducced oxygen to body cells  
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antepartum   before birth  
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antibiotic   pertaining to a substance that works against germor bacterial life  
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antibody   a substance that works against germs produced by white blood cells when germs enter the blood stream  
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antigen   foreign protein that stimulates white blood cells to make antibodies  
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aphasia   absence or impairment of communication through speech  
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apnea   not able to breath  
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atrophy   decrease in size of cells within an organ  
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benign   not cancerous, a tumor that does not spreadand is limited in growth  
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bilateral   pertaining to two sides  
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bradycardia   slow heartbeat  
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congenital anomaly   irregularity; a deviation from the normal  
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dialysis   complete separation of wastes from the blood when the kidneys fail  
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diarrhea   discharge of watery wastes from the colon  
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dysphagia   difficult swallowing  
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dysplasia   difficult speech  
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dyspnea   painful breathing  
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dysuria   painful of difficult urination  
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ectopic pregnancy   development of the zygote in a place outside the uterus  
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endocrine glands   organs that produce hormones  
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endoscopy   processs of viewing the inside of hollow organs or cavities with an endoscope  
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epidural hematoma   mass of blood above the dra mater  
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excision   act of cutting out, removing, or resection  
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extrahepatic   pertaining to the outside of the liver  
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hemigastrectomy   Removal of half of the stomach  
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hemiplegia   paralysis of one side of the body  
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hyperglycemia   higher than normal levers sugar in the blood  
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hypertension   high blood pressure  
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hyperthyroidism   excessive activity of the thyroid gland  
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hypertrophy   enlargement or over growth of an organ or part of the body as a result of and increase in size of individula cells  
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hypoglycemia   blood condition of decreased sugar  
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incision   cutting into the body or into the pelvis  
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intervertebral   pertaining to lying beween the backbones  
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intrauterine   pertaining to with in the uterus  
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intravenous   pertaining to the vein  
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malignant   tending to become over wellmr  
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metacarpal   bones of the hand between wirist bones  
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metastasis   spread of a cancerous tumor to a distant organ or location  
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neonatal   pertaining to new birth  
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neoplastic   pertaining to a new growth  
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paralysis   los or impairment of movement in a part of the body  
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paraplegia   impairment or loss of movement in the lower part of the body, primarly the legs and in some cases bowel and bladder function  
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parathyroid glands   forur eidocrine glands behind the thyroid glands  
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perianal   pertaining to around the anus  
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periosteum   membrane that surrounds the bone  
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polydipsia   excessive thirst  
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polyneurophathy   disease of many nerves  
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polyuria   excessive urination  
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postmortem   afterdeath  
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postpartum   after birth  
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precanscerous   pertaining to a condiditon that ma come before a cancer  
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prolaps   falling down or drooping of a part of the body  
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prosthesis   artificial subsitiute for a missing part of the body  
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quadriplegia   paralysis of all four extremities and usally the trunk of the body caused by injury to the spinal cord in the cervical region of the spine  
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relapse   retrun of a disease after its apparent termination  
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remission   lessining of smptoms of a diseases  
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resection   removal of an organ or a structure  
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retroperitioneal   pertaining to behind the peritoneum  
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subcostal   pertaining to below the ribs  
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subcutaneous   lower layer of the skin  
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subduralhematoma   collection of blood under the dura mater  
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subscapular   pertaining to under the shoulder bone  
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subtotal   less than total  
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syndrome   set of symptoms and sings of disease that occur together to indicate a disease condition  
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tachycardia   rapid heartbeat  
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tachypnea   rapid breathing  
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transabdominal   pertaining to across the abdomen  
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transurethral   pertaining to across the urethra  
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tricuspid valve   fold of tissue between the upper and lower chambers on the right side of the heart  
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ultrasonography   recordion of the internal body structures with sound waves  
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unilateral   pertaining to one side  
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urinalysis   examination of urine to determine its content  
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