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Words for the Day
Systemic Anatomy
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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