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MED104
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| PFT | pulmonary function testing |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| TIA | transient ishemic attack |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| osteocarcinoma | bone cancer tumor |
| morbidity | the risk of being sick |
| proximal | closer in to the center |
| prophylaxis | preventive treatment |
| lesion | a diseased tissue |
| Hodgkin's disease | a cancer of the lymphatic system |
| turner's syndrome | a genetic disorder that affects girls and women |
| Aaron's sign | genetic disorder that affects bone and muscle development |
| jackson's epilepsy | a seizures involving one or several parts of the body on the same side. |
| paget's abscess | a chronic condition that breakdown and regrow of bone are increased |
| mono- , uni | one, single (ex: monoplegia) |
| bi- | two (ex: biopsy) |
| tri- | three (ex: triacid) |
| Ab- | Away (ex: abduction) |
| Ad | towards (ex: addiction) |
| ecto- | outside (ex: ectoretina) |
| endo - | inside ( ex: endocardium) |
| epi- | upon ( ex: epidural) |
| ambi- | both ( ex: ambidextrous) |
| dys- | bad ( ex : dyspnea |
| eu- | good, normal ( ex : euphoria) |
| homo- | similar ( ex: homograft) |
| Iso- | equal ( ex : isotonic fluid) |
| mal | bad ( ex: Malabsorption) |
| algia | pain ( ex: cephalgia) |
| -emia | blood condition ( ex: leukemia) |
| -itis | inflammation ( ex: hepatitis) |
| -lysis | loosen, break down (ex: dermatolysis) |
| -oid | resembling ( ex: dermoid) |
| - opathy | disease ( ex: cardiomyopathy) |
| - pnea | breathing ( ex hyperpnea) |
| -centesis | puncture ( ex: amniocentesis) |
| -ectomy | to cut out tissue ( ex: appendectomy) |
| -ostomy | surgical creation of an opening ( ex : colostomy) |
| -otomy | a cutting operation ( ex: laminotomy) |
| -orrhaphy | surgical suturing ( ex: herniorrhaphy) |
| -opexy | fixaton ( ex: nephropexy) |
| -oplasty | plastic surgery ( ex: blepharoplast) |
| -otripsy | intentional surgical crushing of a structure (ex: lithotripsy) |
| anterior or ventral | front |
| posterior or dorsal | back |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| lateral | out to the side |
| distal | farther away from the center |
| proximal | nearer to the center |
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