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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 2
10/21/2008
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hysterectomy
 Definition
a procedure to remove the uterus
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anemia
 Definition
a lack of red blood cells
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acromegaly
 Definition
enlarged extremities
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thrombocytosis
 Definition
increase in platelets
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dermatome
 Definition
instrument to cut the skin
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cardialgia
 Definition
heart pain
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pathology
 Definition
study of disease
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cicatrix
 Definition
scar
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gastropathy
 Definition
disease of stomach
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megalomania
 Definition
delusions of grandeur
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tomogram
 Definition
a picture of a slice of the body
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erthrocytopenia
 Definition
lack of red blood cells
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sonography
 Definition
use of sound imaging
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melanocyte
 Definition
a darkened cell
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MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
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thrombocytosis
 Definition
increase in platelets
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bruise
 Definition
purpura
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petechiae
 Definition
red spot from a bite from a flea
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tinea pedis
 Definition
althletes foot
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xeroderma
 Definition
dry skin
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diaphoresis
 Definition
excessive sweating
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necrosis
 Definition
gangrene
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pruritus
 Definition
severe itching
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decubitus ulcers
 Definition
bed sores
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dentalgia
 Definition
tooth pain
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osteoarthropathy
 Definition
bone and joint disease
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tendinitis
 Definition
inflammation of fibrous connective tissue
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intercostal
 Definition
between ribs
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orthodontist
 Definition
specialist who straightens teeth
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myelodysplasia
 Definition
abnormal growth of spine
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arthroplasty
 Definition
surgical repair of joints
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hyperplasia
 Definition
abnormally increased development of cells
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osteomalacia
 Definition
softening of bone
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osteochondritis
 Definition
inflammation of bone and cartilege
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craniotomy
 Definition
incision of the skull
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aberrant
 Definition
wander from the normal course
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