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Medical Words
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epistaxis, rhinorrhagia | nosebleed |
| empyema | Pus in a body cavity, especially in the pleural cavity |
| anastomosis | surgically joins two ducts, blood vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to the other. |
| diaphoresis, sudoresis, hyperhidrosis | condition of profuse sweating |
| contusion, ecchymosis, petechia | bruise |
| hirsutism | excessive growth of hair or hair in unusual places, especially in woman |
| tinea | fungal infection; ringworm |
| urticaria | allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches that are intensely itchy, also called wheals or hives |
| verruca | wort, rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus |
| fulguration | tissue destruction by means of a high frequency electric current, also called electrodesiccation |
| atelectasis | collapse of lung tissue |
| pertussis | acute infectious disease characterized by a cough with a sound like a "whoop" also called whooping cough |