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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abrupt | All of a sudden |
| Myalgia | Muscle Pain |
| Arthritis | Joint Inflammation |
| Cardiology | Study of heart |
| Sequla | A problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| L&D Abbreviation | Labor and Delivery |
| (B) Abbreviation | Bilateral |
| Parkinson’s Disease Eponyms | James Parkinson’s |
| Lou’s Gehrig’s Disease Eponyms | Famous baseball player who died from the the disease |
| Hippocratic Oath Eponyms | Greek physician Hippocratic |
| Autism Eponyms | Leo Kanner |
| Alzheimer Eponyms | Alois Alzheimer |
| XR Acronyms | X-Ray |
| MRI Acronyms | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| CT SCAN Acronyms | Computed Tomography Scan |
| DNR Acronyms | Do Not Resuscitate |
| RX Acronyms | Prescription |
| Musculoskeletal | Allow you to move and allow you to move objects |
| Epiphyseal ( Musculoskeletal) | Allow the bone to continue to grow lengthwise |
| Metaphysis ( Musculoskeletal) | Necks; connects the diaphysis with the epiphysis |
| Axial ( Musculoskeletal) | Center |
| Appendicular ( Musculoskeletal) | Arms and legs |
| Myospasm (Nervous) | Impairment associated with the muscle contractions |
| Insomnia/Somnambulism (Nervous) | Impairment associated with sleep |
| Syncope (Nervous) | Loss of blood flow to the brain |
| Paresis/Hemiparesis/Monoparesis (Nervous) | Loss of sensation and movement |
| Kleptomania/Pyromania | Abnormal desire (Manias) |
| Iritis/Aniridia (Sensory) | Condition of iris |
| Ophthalmalgia/Ophthalmoplegia (Sensory) | Condition to the eye |
| Tinnitus/Vertigo (Sensory) | Condition to the inner ear |
| Mastoidectomy/Mastoidocentesis (Sensory) | Produces to the mastoid |
| Cyclokeratitis (Sensory) | Condition of the outer and middle layer of ear |