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99CNM Med Terms 6A

QuestionAnswer
Lithotripsy crushing of a calculus
Thrombosis Clotted condition of a blood vessel
Polyarthritis Inflammation of many joints
Anesthetist A specialist who removes all feeling or sensation
Synarthrosis Immovable joint
Phlebitis Inflammation of a vein
Hysterorrhexis Bursting apart of the uterus
Dactylogram Fingerprint
Analgesia Absence of pain
Defibrillation Shocking the heart to restore a normal heartbeat
Neuromyelitis Inflammation of the nerves of the spinal cord
Macrocephalus Abnormally enlarged head
Hypoesthesia Less than normal sensation
Aphasia Speechless
Anemia reduction below normal of the number of erythrocytes, quantity of hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red cells in the blood
Angiogram An x-ray of blood vessels which can be seen because the patient receives an injection of dye to outline the vessels on the x-ray.
Cardiorrhexis A rupture of the heart wall
Chondrodysplasia an inherited disease characterized by abnormal growth at the ends of bones, particularly the long bones of the arms and legs
Cystorrhexis rupture of the urinary bladder
Dactylogram fingerprint
Dactylomegaly enlarged fingers or toes
Embolism sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus
Embolous foreign or abnormal particle
Esthesiometer An instrument used to measure tactile sensitivity. Also called tactometer
Hyperesthesia An abnormal or pathological increase in sensitivity to sensory stimuli, as of the skin to touch or the ear to sound
Hypoplasia undergrowth of an organ
Macrocheilia abnormally large lips
Macrotia abnormally large ears
Micrometer an instrument for measuring something microscopic
Neurotripsy surgical crushing of a nerve
Polyuria excessive amount of urine
Syndactylism a condition of two or more digits joined together as one
Thrombus a blood clot in the blood stream
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