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Systemic Anatomy
Word | Definition |
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Lipoma | a benign fatty tumor |
Dysplasia | abnormal change or development, as in the shape or size of cells |
Hyperplasia | excessive formation of cells |
Cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin and mucos membranes, occuring when the oxygen in blood is sharply diminished |
Iatrogenic | pert. to a condition caused by medical diagnostic procedures, or exposure to medical treatment, facilities, and personnal |
Prognosis | prediction of the possible outcome of a disease |
Hypertrophy | increase in the size of an organ or other part, resulting from enlargement of the individual cells |
Subluxation | partial dislocation of a joint |
Idiopathic | of unknown cause |
Neuropathy | any abnormal condition of the peripheral nerves |
Candidiasis | infection caused by a Condida species of fungus affecting the skin, mouth, and vagina |
Contusion | bruise, a superficial, nonlacerating injury from a blow |
Pediculosis | infestation with lice |
Xeroderma | abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin |
Carbuncle | cluster of boils or abscesses deep under the skin |
Impetigo | bacterial infection of the skin, common in children and very contagious |
Lumen | cavity, canal, or channel within an organ or tube, the space inside |
Diaphoresis | profuse perspiration |
Onychomycosis | a fungal disease of the nails |
Lumbodynia | Lower back pain |
Condyle | rounded bump on a bone, where it forms a joint with another bone or bones |
Tubercle | nodule in a bone |
Sulcus | small groove or furrow on the surface of an organ |
Facet | small, smooth area on a bone |
Alveolus | socket in jaw that retain the root of a tooth, or a small depression or pit |
Fissure | cleft or groove |
Spine | a sharp slender process |
Process | thin projection or prominance |
Meatus | opening or tunnel |
Epicondyle | projection on a bone above the condyle |
Head | rounded portion of a bone that fits into a groove of another bone to form a joint |
Crest | a narrow ridge-like projection |
Tuberosity | a large roughened process |
Foramen | hole or opening |
Sinus | air cavity within a bone |
Fossa | channel or shallow depression |
Trochanter | one of two bony projections on the proximal end of the femur, that serve for the attachment of muscles |
Pathogenic | production of a disease |
Benign | mild, noncancerous, and/or not spreading |
Achondroplasia | inherited disorder, defect in cartilage and bone formation results in a form of dwarfism |
Necrosis | death of cells in tissue, usually caused by disease, injury, or blood supply |
Erythema | abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of the capillaries |
Cataplexy | sudden brief loss of muscle control brought on by strong emotion |
Analgesia | absence of sensitivity to pain, while remaining conscious |
Hyperemia | increased blood in part of the body |
Nevus | congenital discoloration of the skin; a birthmark or mole |
Corpulence | the state of being excessively fat |