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Midterm vocab

TermDefinition
Allograft / Homograft Skin transplant taken from another member of the patients species.
Dementia loss/ decline in mental function
Polyneuritis Inflammation of multiple nerves
Craniectomy Removal of a portion of the skull
Myopathy Muscle Disease
Superior Above
Xeroderma Dry skin
Osteodynia Bone pain
Alopecia Baldness
Anterior Front
Aphasia Speech
Arthrectomy Removal of a joint
Ataxia Lack of coordination
Auscultation To listen
Autograft Skin transplant taken from a different place on the patient's body
Buritis Inflammation of the bursa
Catatonia Condition characterized by reduced muscle tone
Conjunctivitis Inflammation of the conjunctiva
Coronal Divides the body into slices from front to back
Delirium Brief loss of mental function
Distal Farther away from the center
Ecchymosis Larger bruise
Idiopathic No known cause
Inferior Below
Keloid over growth of scar tissue
Lateral out to the side
Lobectomy Removal of a lobe
Medial Toward the middle
Necrosis Tissue Death
Neurogenic Originating from / created by nerves
Nevus Mole
Ostalgia Bone pain
Osteoitis Inflammation of the bone
Osteoarthritis Inflammation of the joints
Osteomyelitis Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
Osteoporosis Loss of bone density
Otodynia Ear pain
Palpation To feel
Posterior The back
Prone Lying down on belly
Proximal Closer to the center
Psoriasis Skin condition of patches of itchy, red, scaly skin
Rheumatoid Arthritis Inflammation of the joints
S.O.A.P Subjective, objective, assessment, plan
Sagittal Divides the body in slices from left to right
Septic Arthritis Inflammation of the joint caused by infection
Spondylitis Vertebra Inflammation
Supine Lying down on back
Tinnitus Ringing in the ears
Transverse Divides body from top to bottom
Ventral Stomach
Xenograft Skin transplant taken from a species other than the patients
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