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unit 3 discussion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amenorrhea | a/meno/rrhea no/menstrual/flow |
| gynecomastia | gyneco/mast/ia women/breast/condition development of breast tissue in males |
| hypergonadism | hyper/gonad/ism over/gonad/condition condition in which there is excessive secretion of the sex glands |
| hypogonadism | hypo/gonad/ism under/gonad/condition condition in which there is undersecretion of the sex glands |
| menarche | men/arche menstrual/beginning beginning of first menstruation |
| anemia | an/emia no/blood condition reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as weakness and fatigue |
| hematoma | hemat/oma blood/tumor mass of blood within an organ,cavity, or tissue |
| hemophilia | hemo/phil/ia blood/love/condition condition in which the blood doesnt clot , thus causing excessive bleeding |
| lymphadenopathy | lymph/adeno/pathy lymph/gland/disease any disease of a lymph gland |
| lymphedema | lymph/edema lymph/swelling swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph |
| angina pectoris | to choke chest oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart |
| arrhythmia | a/rrhythm/ia no/rhythm/condition |
| dysrhythmia | dys/rhythm/ia bad/rhythm/condition irregular heart beat |
| bradycardia | brady/card/ia slow/heart/condition slow heart beat |
| cardiomegaly | cardio/megaly heart/enlargement enlarged heart |