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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 |
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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 |