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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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