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NUR342#3
musculoskeletal, neurologic, reproductive
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ataxia | an inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa |
| dyskinesia | difficulty in performing voluntary movements |
| dystonia | a syndrome of abnormal muscle contraction that produces repetative involuntary twisting movements and abnormal posturing of the neck and trunk or face |
| fascitis | inflammation of the fascia |
| flaccid | lacking firmness, resilence, or muscle tone |
| kyphosis | an anteriorly concave curvature of the vertebral colum |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging- use of nuclear magnetic resonance to produce images of the molecules that make up a substance, especially tissues of the human body |
| myalgia | muscular pain |
| myasthenia | muscular weakness |
| myeloma | a tumor composed of cells derived from hemopoietic tissue of the one marrow |
| osteoporosis | reduction in the quantity of bone or atrophy of skeletal tissue |
| osteosarcoma | malignant bone tumor |
| scoliosis | abnormal lateral and rotational curvature of the vertebral column |
| tendonitis | inflammation of the tendons |
| aphasia | impairment of speech |
| CVA | CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT- castovertebral angle |
| dementia | the loss, usually progressive, of cognive and intellectual functions, w/o impairment of perception or consciousness. |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| glioma | a tumor of the brain consisting of neuraglia |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
| leiomyoma | benign tumor of smooth muscle |
| meningitis | inflammaiton of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord, most often caused by a bacterial or viral infection |
| meningocele | a moderately severe form of spina bifida in which the meninges protrude, causing a bulge under the skin |
| myelogenous | originating in or produced by the bone marrow |
| paresis | patial or incomplete paralysis |
| parasthesia | a spontaneous abnormal, usually non-painful, sensation ( burning, pricking) |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
| vertigo | a sensation of spinning or whirling motion |
| amenorrhagia | not a heavy flow of menestration |
| amenorrhea | absence or abnormal cessation of the menses |
| balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis or clitoris |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| circumcision | surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis |
| cystocele | herniation of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina |
| endometriosis | a gynocologic disorder characteristic by the abnormal presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus, often resulting pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea |
| epidural | on ( or outside) the dura mater |
| epispadias | a congenital defect in which the urethra open upon the upper surface of the penis |
| HRT | Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| hyperplasia | an increase in the number of normal cells in the tissue or organ |
| menarche | establishment of the menstral function; time of first menstural period |
| menorrhagia | abnormally heavy or extended menstrual flow |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| salpingo-oophorectomy | surgical removal of a fallopion tube and an ovary |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the uterine tube |
| TAH | Total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| vasectomy | excision of a segment of the vas defrens |
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