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Review Terms 2-4-08
IU MED TERM Review Terms & Meanings 2-4-08
| review terms 2-4-08 | review meanings 2-4-08 |
|---|---|
| dermatomycosis | condition of the skin |
| erythema | redness of the skin caused by swelling of capillaries |
| decubitus | bedsore |
| lentigo | small brown sun exsposed lesion of the skin; age spot |
| scabies | contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, commonly through sexual contact |
| tinea | fungal disease with body part indicated in the name |
| verruca | wart; or virus |
| atypical | abnormal; not normal |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| hepatomegaly | enlarged liver |
| esophageal varices | dilated veins in the esophagus |
| hepatitis panel | checking for hepatitis virus A, B, C, D, ... |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| rhinoplasty | reshaping the nose |
| septoplasty | correcting a deviated septum |
| sinusotomy | opening the sinus |
| laryngoscopy | examining the voicebox |
| bronchoscope | tube to examine the lung tree |
| right superior pneumectomy or excision of RUL | removal of the upper right lung |
| meatus | opening through any body part |
| closed or simple fracture (fx) | fracture (fx) bone without any external wound |
| impacted fracture (fx) | fracture (fx) with one end wedged into another |
| hairline fracture (fx) | very thin fracture (fx) of a bone that doesn't extend through the bone itself |
| complicated fracture (fx) | fracture (fx) causing injury to an organ |
| comminuted fracture (fx) | bone has fractured (fx) or splintered into pieces |
| closed reduction internal fixation (CRIF) | manual correction of fracture (fx) without incision |