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AVM Medterms4

**AVM Medical Terms 4

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pulmonary concerning or involving the lungs
quarantine enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious
reflex an involuntary response to a stimulus; a reflex action
rehabilitation the process of restoring to useful life a person who has been ill or who is handicapped
resuscitation the act of bringing one back to full consciousness
rhinoscopy examination of the nasal passages
rupture the process of breaking open or bursting; a tear in an organ or tissue
sagittal a vertical plane through the longitudinal axis of the trunk dividing the body into right and left portions
sedation reduction of anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement by administration of a sedative agent or drug
skull the bony or cartilaginous framework of the head, made up of the bones of the braincase and face;cranium
spine the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
subcostal beneath the ribs
susceptible having little resistance to disease
systemic of, relating to, or affecting the entire body or an entire organism
tetanus an acute, often fatal disease that is characterized by spasmodic contraction of voluntary muscles, especially one occurring in the neck and jaw, caused by the neurotoxin of C. tetani, which infects the body through a deep wound. Also called lockjaw
tissue a group or collection of similar cells and their intercellular substances which act together in the performance of a particular function. There are four basic types of tissue: muscle, nerve, epithelial and connective.
tongue a mobile mass of muscular tissue that is covered with mucous membrane, occupies much of the cavity of the mouth, forms part of its floor, bears the organ of taste, and assists in chewing, swallowing and speech
tonsil a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat
toxic capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonous
trachea the tube in vertebrate animals that leads from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and carries air to the lungs. In mammals the trachea is strengthened by rings of cartilage. Also called windpipe.
transplant to transfer a tissue or an organ from one body or body part to another
triceps a muscle having three heads or points of origin, esp. the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow
ulcer an open sore or lesion of the skin or mucous membrane of the body, with loss of substance, sometimes accompanied by formation of pus
ventricle either or two lower chambers of the heart which when filled with blood contract to propel it into the arteries
vertebral column the series of articulated vertebrae, separated by intervertebral disks and held together by muscles and tendons, that extends from the cranium to the coccyx or the end of the tail, encasing the spinal cord and forming the supporting axis of the body.
vein any of the branching blood vessels carrying blood toward the heart. All veins except the pulmonary veing carry dark unaerated blood.
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