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TermDefinition
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Most complex structural level of human body organism
Cauterization use of electricity or chemicals to burn tissue in order to close a wound. It may also be done to remove harmful tissue.
Cyanosis a bluish color in the skin, lips, and nail beds caused by a shortage of oxygen in the blood.
Leukemia Uncontrolled growth of white blood cells which causes cancer
structure that covers the larynx epiglotis
fatty plaque athr/o
TIA transient ischaemic attack
CAD Coronary artery disease
BP Blood Pressure
SOB Shortness of Breath
Break down food during chewing Saliva
Pepsia Digestion
Hemoccult Blood Test
MRI Magnetic Reasoning Imaging
CBC Complete Blood Count
antibiotics kills bacteria
diuretics help rid your body of fluid
corticosteroids reduces inflammation
nocturia a condition that causes you to wake up during the night to urinate
oliguria the production of abnormally small amounts of urine.
polyuria excessive or an abnormally large production or passage of urine
anuria no pee
Dysmenorrhea painful menstruation, typically involving abdominal cramps.
Menopause a point in time 12 months after a woman's last period
produces testosterone Testes
Endocrinologist treats diabetes
esthesia feeling, sensation
Inability to speak is Aphasia
Arthroplasty fixation of the bone
arthroscope visual examination of bone joint
arthrotomy surgical exploration of a joint
bone marrow myel/o
Retinopathy leading cause of preventable blindness. It is caused by damage to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina).
Pharyngoscope : an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
Tinnitus when you experience ringing or other noises in one or both of your ears.
eyelid blephar/o
Nystagmus an involuntary rhythmic side-to-side, up and down or circular motion of the eyes
Excision of the iris is An iridectomy, also known as a surgical iridectomy or corectomy
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