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Unit 1
Acronyms Eponyms and Medical term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Parkinson's Disease | A Movement disease named after James Parkinson |
| Bell's Palsy | A facial muscle weakness named after Charles Bell |
| Huntington's disease | an inherited brain disorder named for George Huntington |
| Hodgkin Lymphoma | A lymphatic Cancer named after Thomas Hodkin's |
| Alzheimer's Disease | A neurodegenerative disorder named after Alois Alzheimer |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| ECC/EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| bid | Twice a Day |
| Hypertrichosis | A condition of excessive hair growth in areas usually not hairy |
| Hyperhidrosis | a condition of excessive sweating |
| Subcutaneous | pertaining to below the skin |
| Melanocyte | Cell that forms melanin |
| Hypodermis | the cellular layer that that underlies and secretes chitinous cuticle. |
| Appendicular Skeleton | Bones of arms, legs, shoulders, and pelvis |
| Axial Skeleton | Bones of skull vertebral column ribs and sternum |
| Bursa | a sac filled with fluid that reduces friction around joint |
| Fascia | Fibrous connective tissue surrounding muscles |
| Joint | point where two bones meet |
| Central nervous system | Brian and spinal cord |
| Peripheral nervous system | nerves outside the brain and spinal cord |
| Cerebellum | portion of the brain responable for balance and coordination |
| Cerebrum | largest part of the brain responsible for thought memory senstionion and voluntary movements |
| Meninges | three protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
| conjunctiva | a thin clear membrane lining the eyelids and covering most of the eye |
| lacrimal duct | Drains tears into the nose |
| lacrimal gland | produces tears |
| choroid | the middle layer of the eye that controls the size of your pupil |
| vitreous humor | jelly like fluid that fills the back of your eye |
| Adenalgia | pain in your gland |
| Amenorrhea | Absence of menstruation |
| Pancreatalgia | pain in the pancreas |
| Pituitary Gigantism | Excessive childhood growth due to excess growth hormone |
| Thyrocele/Goiter | Enlargement or swelling of the thyroid gland |
| Thromboembolism | Vessel obstruction caused by a clot that traveled from another location |
| Hemostatic | Agent used to stop or control bleeding |
| Embolism | obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus |
| Thrombolytic | Medication that dissolves a clot |
| Lymphedema | Swelling caused by accumulation of lymphatic fluid |
| splenalgia /Splenodynia | Pain in Spleen |
| Dysrhythmia / Arrhythmia | Abnormal heart rhythm |
| Diaphoresis | Excessive Sweating |
| Phlebalgia | Pain in Vein |
| Angina Pectoris | Chest Pain or pressure associated with inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle |
| Arteriolith | Stone or hardened formation in a artery |
| Visceral Pleura | Menbrane covering the surface of the lungs |
| Tracheostomy | creation of an opening into the trachea |
| lobectomy | surgical removal of a lobe |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| Gastritis | inflammation of the stomach lining |
| Eupepsia | Normal digestion |
| pyuria | Pus in Urine |
| Polyuria | excessive urine output |
| pyelonephritis | Bacterial infection of the kidneys |
| Prostatitis | Inflammation of the prostate |
| orchitis | inflammation of the testicles |
| Hydrocele | fluid filled sac surrounding the testicles |
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