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Medical terms
week 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BENIGN | not cancerous |
| MALIGNANT | cancerous |
| ANTI-INFLAMMATORY | reduces swelling, pain, and soreness |
| BODY MASS INDEX | body fat measurement based on height and weight |
| BIOPSY | a tissue sample for testing purposes |
| HYPOTENSION | low blood pressure |
| HYPERTENSION | high blood pressure |
| LESION | wound, sore, or cut |
| NONINVASIVE | doesn’t require entering the body with instruments; usually simple |
| OUTPATIENT | check in and check out the same day |
| INPATIENT | plan to stay overnight for one or more days |
| REMISSION | disease is not getting worse; not to be confused with being cured |
| MEMBRANE | thin layer of pliable tissue that serves as a covering or lining or connection between two structures |
| ACUTE | sudden but usually short |
| ANGINA | pain in the chest related to the heart that comes and goes |
| GASTRESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE | heartburn |
| CELLULITIS | inflamed or infected tissue beneath the skin |
| EPIDERMIS | OUTERMOST LAYER OF SKIN |
| neutrophils | most common type of white blood cell |
| EDEMA | swelling |
| EMBOLISM | blood clot |
| SUTURES | stitches |
| POLYP | mass or growth of thin tissue |
| COMPOUND FRACTURE | broken bone that protrudes through the skin |
| COMMINUTED FRACTURE | broken bone that shatters into many pieces |