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Medical Vocabulary Section 2
Week 05
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Court Reporting
Not Applicable
02/23/2011

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Term
chondrodystrophy
Definition
a disorder of cartilage formation
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glycopenia
Definition
deficiency of sugar in tissues
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glycopexis
Definition
fixation or storing of sugar or glycogen
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glycosialia
Definition
sugar in the saliva
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glycostatic
Definition
tending to maintain a constant sugar level
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glycotropic
Definition
having an affinity for sugar
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hemidystrophy
Definition
unequal development of the two sides of the body
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hemothorax
Definition
collection of blood in the pleural cavity
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hydrothorax
Definition
accumulation of fluid in pleural space
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lipodystrophy
Definition
any disturbance of fat metabolism
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onychodystrophy
Definition
malformation of a nail
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osteodystrophy
Definition
abnormal development of bone
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phlebectasia
Definition
dilation of a vein; a varicosity
Term
phlebophlebostomy
Definition
surgical creation of opening from one vein to another
Term
phlebosclerosis
Definition
fibrous thickening of the walls of the veins
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phlebostenosis
Definition
narrowing or constricting of a vein
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phlebotomy
Definition
incision of a vein to extract blood
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pneumothorax
Definition
accumulation of air in the chest cavity
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pyothorax
Definition
an accumulation of pus in the chest
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schistothorax
Definition
congenital fissure of the chest or sternum
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