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NA CH. 30 KEY TERMS
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NA CH. 30 KEY TERMS | DEFINITIONS |
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alopecia | loss of hair |
amputation | the removal of all or part of an extremity |
aphasia | the inability (a) to speak (phasia) |
arthritis | joint (arthr)inflammation (itis) |
arthroplasty | the surgical replacement (plasty) of a joint (arthro) |
benign tumor | a tumor that grows slowly and within a localized area |
cancer | malignant tumor |
closed fracture | the bone is broken but the skin is intact; simple fracture |
compound fracture | the bone is broken and has come through the skin; open fracture |
dialysis | process of removing waste products from the blood |
expressive aphasia | difficulty expressing or sending out thoughts |
expressive-receptive aphasia | difficulty expressing or sending out thoughts and difficulty receiving information |
fracture | a broken bone |
gangrene | a condition in which there is death of tissue; tissues become black, cold, and shriveled |
hemiplegia | paralysis on one side of the body |
hyperglycemia | high (hyper)sugar (glyc) in the blood (emia) |
hypoglycemia | low (hypo) sugar (glyc) in the blood (emia) |
malignant tumor | a tumor that grows rapidly and invades other tissues; cancer |
metastasis | the spread of cancer to other parts of the body |
open fracture | compound fracture |
paraplegia | paralysis of both legs |
quadriplegia | paralysis of the arms, legs, and trunk |
receptive aphasia | difficulty receiving information |
simple fracture | closed fracture |
stomatitis | inflammation (itis) of the mouth (stomat) |
tumor | a new growth of cells; tumors are benign or malignant |
ureterostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial opening (stomy) between the ureter (uretero) and the abdomen |