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Common Medical Terms and Defiitions Appendix A
Term | Definition |
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Cerebrospinal | Pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord |
Cerebrovascular | Pertaining to the brain and blood vessels that supply it |
Epidural | Pertaining to above the dura mater |
Eplipesy | A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures |
Meningitis | Inflammation of the meninges of the brain |
Neuralgia | Nerve pain |
Neurologist | A physicain who specializes in deases of the neurological system |
Schizophrenia | A type of psychosis in which the mind is said to be split from reality |
Bradycardia | Pertaining to a slow heart rate |
Cardiologist | A physician who specializes in deseases of the heart |
Cardiomyopathy | Diease of the heart muscle |
Endocardium | Membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
Hypertension | High blood pressure |
Hypoxemia | Too little oxygen in the blood |
Myocarditis | Inflammation of the heart muscle |
Myocardium | Heart muscle tisue |
Pericardium | Lining around the outside of the heart |
Tachycardia | Pertaining to a fast heart rate |
Bronchitis | Inflammation of the bronchi |
Dyspnea | Difficult, painful, or fault breathing |
Hypoxia | A condition of deficient oxygens levels |
Pharyngitis | Inflammation of the pharynx |
Pulmonologist | Specialist in deases of the lungs |
Rhinoplasty | Surgical repair of the nose |
Rhinorrhea | Discharge from the nose |
Spirometry | Measurement of breathing |
Stethoscope | Instrument used to lsiten to lung and heart sounds through the chest wall |
Arthritis | Inflammation of the joints |
Bursitis | Slow Movement |
Intramuscular | Pertaining to within the muscle |
Myalgia | Muscle pain |
Orthopedic | Pertainging to straight foot-pertainging to the study of diseases of the skeletal and muscular system |
Tendinitis | Inflammation of the tendon |
Endocrinology | Study of the secreting glands that comprise the endocrine system |
Hyperglycemia | Too much cugar in the blood |
Hyperthyroidism | Condition of too much thyroid hormone |
Hypokalemia | Low blood potassium |
Pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas |
Autoimmune | The diisorder characterized by abnormal function of the immune system that causes the body to produce antibodies against itself |
Immunocompromised | A condition in which the immune syste has been compromised by disease or immunosuppressive agents |
Leukemia | A malignant blood disease marked by abnormal white blood cells, or leukocytes |
Metastasis | The spread of cancer cells beyond the original of the tumore through blood or lymph |
Anemia | A blood condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red blood cells |
Hematology | Medical Study of the blood |
Myeloma | Tumore of the bone marrow |
Cholecystectomy | A puncture of the abdoment from aspiration of abdominal fluid |
Cirrhosis | Surgical removal of the gall bladder |
Colonoscopy | Process of viewing the colon |
Dyspepsia | The condidtion of indigestion, or of the painful digestion |
Dysphagia | Pertaigning to the process of viewing |
Esophagitis | Inflammation of the esophagus |
gastroenterologist | Specialist in the study or treatment of the stomach and intestines |
Nasogastric | Pertainging to the nose and the stomach; a tule that travels from the nose to the stomach |
Pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas |
Sublingual | Pertainging to under the tongue |
Nephrectomy | Surgical removal of a kidney |
Polyuria | Condtion in which one urinates excessively |
Urologist | Physicians who specializes in conditions of the urinary system |
Conjuctivitis | Inflammation of the conjuctiva |
Intraocular | Pertaining to the inside of the eye |
Opthalmologist | Specialist in the diseases of the eye |
Optomery | Process of measuring the eye |
Photophobia | Extreme sensitivity and discomfort from light |
Myringitis | Inflammation of the tympanic |
Otitis | Inflammation of the ear |
Dermatitis | Inflammatiom of the skin |
Dermatologist | Specialist in the study of dieases of the skin |
Epiderml | Pertaining to the skin |
Histology | THe study of tissues |
Percutaneous | Through of the flesh |
Subcutaneous | Dry Skin |
Gynecologist | A physician who specializes in the reproductive system of women |
Hysterectomy | Pertainiging to the production of milk |
Mammogram | An x-ray of the breast |
Obstetrics | Breast pain |
Vasectomy | Exicion of part of the vas deferens to produce male sterility |