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VOCAB 1-4
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY WORD LIST
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Medical
10th Grade
09/17/2008
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Term
encephalo
 Definition
brain
Term
vitamin c
 Definition
ascorbic acid
Term
meningitis
 Definition
inflammation of the meninges
Term
food tube
 Definition
esophagus
Term
geriatrics
 Definition
branch of medicine dealing with the elderly
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obese
 Definition
20% over ideal body weight
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fever
 Definition
elevated body temperature
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hydrocephalic
 Definition
water head
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homo/sapiens
 Definition
human beings
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excessive bleeding
 Definition
hemorrhage
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-otomy
 Definition
incision into
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erythrocytes
 Definition
R.B.C.s
Term
 feces
 Definition
solid body waste
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femur
 Definition
largest bone in the body- thigh bone
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diplopia
 Definition
double vision
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insomnia
 Definition
inability to sleep
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peristalsis
 Definition
rhythmic muscular contractrions
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ophthalmologist
 Definition
M.D. specializing in the care of the eyes
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myocardial infarction (M.I.)
 Definition
heart attack,coronary thrombosis
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C.V.A.
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident
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hernia
 Definition
displaced organ
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nausea
 Definition
feeling sick at your stomach
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diarrhea
 Definition
frequent loose bowel movement
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arthritis
 Definition
inflammation of a joint
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ovum
 Definition
female sex cell
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