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Table 1
Common Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anemia | blood condition in which there is a low number of red blood cells |
| arteriosclerosis | narrowing or hardening of the arteries |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| cerebrovascular | pertaining to the brain and the vascular system that supplies it with blood |
| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dyspepsia | a condition of difficult digestion; indigestion; stomach upset |
| epidural | pertaining to the area above the dura mater or the area surrounding the spinal cord and brain |
| hematoma | blood-filled tumor; bruise |
| hyperglycemia | a condition of elevated glucose in the blood |
| hyperkalemia | high blood potassium level |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hypokalemia | low blood potassium level |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| immunocompromised | describes a condition in which the immune system response is weakened or rendered ineffective by illness or disease |
| inhalation | the action of breathing or inspiration; the process of breathing a medication into the lungs |
| intracardiac | into the heart; into the heart muscle; within the heart |
| intramuscular | within or into the muscle |
| intranasal | into the nose or nasal passages; within the nose or nasal passages |
| intraocular | into the eye(s); within the eye(s) |
| intrathecal | within the subarachnoid space; into or within the spinal cord |
| leukopenia | a blood condition in which there is a low number of white blood cells |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| septicemia | a systemic bacterial infection of the blood |
| subcutaneous | under the skin; pertaining to the tissue underlying the dermis |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| topical | applied to the skin |
| tracheotomy | an incision into the trachea; insertion of a breathing tube into the trachea |
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