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MED014
Discussion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| HIV | Human Immune Deficiency Virus |
| UTI | urinary tract infections |
| DOD | Date of death |
| Lou Gehrig’s disease | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis degeneration of upper & lower motor neurons. |
| Alzheimer's | progressive dementia. |
| Hand-Schuller-Christian | chronic progressive histiocytosis |
| von Gierke's Disease | glycogen storage disease |
| Down's Syndrome | Trisomy 21 |
| Angiectomy | surgical removal of a vessel |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| myalgia | pain of muscle |
| arthritis | inflammation in joint |
| Osteocarcinoma | bone cancer tumor |