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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abduct, abduction | a drawing away from the midline |
| adduct, adduction | a drawing toward the midline |
| aberrant | wandering or deviating from the normal course |
| apparent | open to view, appearing as actual to the eye or mind |
| aberration | deviation from normal growth or development |
| abrasion | scrape |
| absorption | the uptake of substances into tissues |
| adsorption | to collect in condensed form on a surface |
| accept | to receive something, to receive with favor, to answer affirmatively, to take up, assume |
| except | other than, but, only, to leave out |
| access | a means of approach, to obtain entrance into |
| abscess | collection of purulent exudate |
| axis | straight line that goes through a structure |
| aphthous | small ulcer on mucous membranes |
| excess | more than usual |
| ACE | acronym for angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| Ace | brand name of a bandage |
| ace | a type of card played in a deck of cards |
| achymosis | lack in gastric juice or other digestive secretions |
| ecchymosis | a purplish patch caused by extravasation of blood into the skin |
| echinosis | a condition in which the red blood cells have lost their smooth outlines, resembling a sea urchin |
| acidic | an acid-like substance |
| ascitic | a collection of fluid in the abdomen |
| acetic | sour |
| adherence | act or quality of sticking to something, extent to which the patient continues the agreed-upon mode of treatment under limited supervision |
| adherent | one that adheres, as a follower of a leader, party or profession |
| advice | recommend regarding a decision, an opinion |
| advise | to offer advice, counsel |
| aesthetic | pertaining to the sense of beautiful, artistic |
| asthenic | weakness or debility, thin delicate body habitus, slender build |
| affect | an emotional feeling, tone and mood attached to a thought |
| effect | the result or consequence of an action |
| afferent | conveying towards a center |
| efferent | conveying away from a center |
| agonist | drugs that stimulate activity of cell molecules in a way that would be stimulated by naturally produced substances |
| antagonist | a substance that inhibits or counteracts the action of another substance |
| aid | to provide assistance |
| aide | an assistant |
| all together | many together, all at the same time |
| altogether | completely, entirely, all included |
| alkalosis | a state characterized by a decrease in the hydrogen ion concentration of arterial blood below normal level, 40 nmol/L or pH 7.4 |
| ankylosis | stiffening or fixation of a joint as the result of a disease process, with fibrous or bony union across the joint |
| all | the whole, everything, everybody |
| awl | instrument for making holes |
| all ready | implies something is ready |
| already | used as an adverb referring to time |
| allude | to make indirect reference to, mention casually or in passing |
| elude | to get away from, evade, to escape detection |
| allusion | indirect reference |
| elusion | clever escape |
| illusion | misleading or unreal perception |
| amenorrhea | abnormal stoppage of the menses |
| menorrhea | the normal discharge of the menses |
| anatomic | relating to the human anatomy or body location |
| atomic | nuclear particles |
| anicteric | not jaundiced, not yellow |
| icteric | relating to or marked by jaundice, yellow color present |
| anisocoria | a condition in which the two pupils are not of equal size. |
| anisophoria | the relative unequal directions assumed by the eyes during binocular fixation of a given object in the absence of an adequate fusion stimulus |
| anterior | before, in front of |
| interior | within, inside |
| anuresis | absence of urine formation |
| enuresis | involuntary discharge or leakage of urine |
| any more | pertaining to volume |
| anymore | pertaining to time |
| aphagia | inability to eat |
| aphakia | absence of the lens of the eye |
| aphasia | loss of the power of expression by speech, writing or signs |
| abasia | inability to walk |
| apophysis | an outgrowth or projection, especially one from a bone; a bony process or outgrowth that lacks and independent center of ossification |
| epiphysis | a part of a long bone developed from a center of ossification distinct from that of the shaft and separated at first from the latter by a layer of cartilage |
| appose | set one thing beside another |
| oppose | to be on the opposite side of a debate or argument |
| apposition | the placing in contact of 2 substances, being fitted together |
| opposition | contrary action or condition |
| appraised | to determine the value |
| apprised | to inform |
| apraxia | inability to perform understood tasks |
| ataxia | uncoordinated movement |
| arrhythmia | variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat |
| erythema | redness of the skin |
| arteriosclerosis | thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls |
| arteriostenosis | narrowing of the caliber of an artery |
| atherosclerosis | deposits of plaques on the inside of the artery |
| atherosclerotic | the condition of atherosclerosis |
| escharotic | caustic or corrosive |
| aseptic | free from contamination (sterile) |
| a septic | referring to sepsis - presence of toxins in blood or tissue |
| assess | to analyze |
| axis | a straight line joining 2 opposing poles of a spherical body, also the 2nd cervical vertebra |
| assure | to make sure of |
| ensure | to make certain of |
| insure | to guarantee proctection |
| atopic | relating to atopy (allergy) |
| ectopic | out of place |
| aura | subjective symptoms during a seizure |
| aural | pertaining to the ear |
| oral | pertaining to the mouth |
| auscultation | listening to the sounds make by various body structures |
| oscillation | a to and fro movement |
| averted | to turn away or aside |
| everted | turned outward |
| inverted | reversed in position or order |
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