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Med Term Competition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hyperemesis | Severe and excessive vomiting |
| Hyperoria | An abnormal condition of the eye in which vision is better for distant objects than for near objects |
| Hypoventilation | Abnormally slow and shallow respiration, resulting in an increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood |
| Idiosyncratic | Unexpected effect prodeuced in a particulary sensitive individual, but not seen in most patients |
| Ileostomy | Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum |
| Ileus | Failure of peristalsis with obstruction of intestines |
| Infarction | Area of dead tissue |
| Intracerebral | Occurring or situated within the cerebrum |
| Intradermal | Within or between the layers of the skin |
| Intramuscular | Within a muscle |
| Intravenous | A drug, nutrient solution, or other substance administered into a vein |
| Ischemia | Condition of holding back blood from an organ or tissue |
| Jaundice | Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues. It occurs as a symptom of various diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile |
| Kaposi's sarcoma | Malignant tumor of the skin and connective tissue |
| Keratosis | Excessive development of hard, keratinized tissue on the skin |
| Kyphosis | Abnormal rearward curvature of the spine, resulting in protuberance of the upper back; hunchback |
| Laceration | A jagged wound or cut |
| Lesion | A wound or injury |
| Leukorrhea | White to yellow discharge from vagina |
| Leukoplakia | White plaques on musous membranes and surface of the body |
| Lordosis | An abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region |
| Lou Gehrig's Disease | |
| Lumbago | A painful condition of the lower back, as one resulting from muscle strain or a slipped disk |
| Lymphadenitis | Inflammation of lymph nodes |
| Lymphangioma | Benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels, a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels |
| Macular Degeneration | A condition in which the cells of the macula lutea degenerate, resulting in blurred vision and ultimately blindness |
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