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Term | Definition |
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Xer/o | Dry |
NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
Adipocele | A hernia filled with fatty tissue |
Onychophagia | Nail biting |
Transdermal | Pertaining to through the skin |
Rhytidoplasty | Reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
Chemotherapy | Destruction of tissue through freezing |
-icle, -ole, -ule, ula | Small |
Excoriation | A scratch |
Culture and Sensitivity (C&S) | growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to |
Cyanidrosis | Blue sweat |
Pruritus | An itch |
Urticaria | Swollen raised itchy areas of the skin |
Trichomegaly | Abnormally thick hair |
Dermatodynia | Loose skin |
Anhidrosis | Lack of sweating |
Costalgia | rib pain |
genu valgum | knocked-knee |
graphospasm | writer's cramp |
craniosynostosis | the premature fusing of the skull bones |
closed reduction | returning bones to their proper position without the use of surgery |
epidural anesthetic | anesthetic applied in the dural region of the spinal cord |
dyslexia | Difficulty reading |
hemiparesis | partial paralysis on half the body |
cerebral embolism | the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (embolus) such as fat or bacteria |
gangliitis | inflammation of a gangion |
myopia | nearsightedness |
hyperopia | farsightedness |
astigmatism | vision problem caused by the fact that light rays entering the eye arent focused on single point in the back of the eye |
cycloplegia | paralysis of the ciliary body |
tympanoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the eardrum |
amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
thelarche | beginning of breast development |
hypoglycemic | pertaining to low blood sugar |
Hyperthyroidism | Overproduction by the thyroid |
thymectomy | removal of thymus |
Sphygmomanometer | tool used to measure blood pressure |
thymic hyperplasia | Overdevelopment of the thymus |
immunocompromised | having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease |
phlebarteriectasia | Dilation of blood vessels |
iron deficiency anemia | anemia caused by inadequate iron intake |
sonogram | use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images; also called ultrasound |
antiarrythmic | drug that apposes an irregular heartbeat |
cardiomyotomy | incision into the heart |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | CPR basic life support |
venectomy | Surgical removal of a vein |
tachypnea | fast breathing |
hemoptysis | blood cough |
tonsillitis | Inflammation of the tonsil |
tonsillectomy | removal of tonsil |
thoracoplasty | reconstruction of the chest |
gingivitis | inflammation of the gum |
hernia | latin for rupture |
orthodontist | a straight teeth specialist |
gastroesophagealreflux disease | disease in which acid comes up from the stomach and damages the esophagus |
colovaginal fistula | abnormal opening between the colon and vagina |
ureterocele | hernia of a uterus |
ureterolithiasis | presence of stone in the ureter |
diuresis | excessive urination |
spermicide | agent that kills sperm |
cystectomy | removal of bladder |
dysmenorreha | painfull mensuration |
mastalgia | breast pain |
eutocia | normal labor |
ectopic pregnancy | implantation of a fertilized egg in a place other than the uterus |
pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |