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Common Medical Terms and Defiitions Appendix A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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