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Comp 13 Appendix A
Common Medical Terms and Dedinitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bradycardia | pertaining to a slow heart rate. |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue. |
| tachycardia | pertaining to a fast heart rate. |
| dyspnea | difficult, painful, or faulty breathing |
| rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
| hyperglycemia | too much sugar in the blood |
| hypokalemia | low blood potassium |
| metastasis | the spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph |