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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/05/2009

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Chondritis
Definition
inflammation of catilage
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vaginitis
Definition
inflammation of the vagina
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laryngitis
Definition
inflammation of the larynx
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paronchia
Definition
inflammation of the folds of tissue around a fingernail
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pancreatitis
Definition
infalmmation of the pancreas
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phlebitis
Definition
inflammation of a vein
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Salpingitis
Definition
Inflammation of the uterine tube
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otitis
Definition
inflammation of the eustachian tube
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pleuritis
Definition
inflammation of the pleura
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spondylitis
Definition
inflammation of the vertebrae
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stomatitis
Definition
inflammation of the mouth and oral mucosa
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ureteritis
Definition
inflammation of the ureter
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urethritis
Definition
inflammation of the urethra
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esophagitis
Definition
inflammation of the esophagus
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neuritis
Definition
inflammation of a nerve
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aphasia
Definition
loss of speech
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dysphagia
Definition
loss of swallow
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carcinoma
Definition
a malignant new growth
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necrosis
Definition
cell death
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lipid
Definition
a fat
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scleroderma
Definition
thickening of skin
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hemostasis
Definition
controlling the blood flow
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trama
Definition
any injury
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acute
Definition
severe but short duration
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chronic
Definition
persisting for a long time
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embolus
Definition
a clot ot a plug in the bloodstream
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emesis
Definition
vomiting
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voiding
Definition
urinating
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edema
Definition
abnormal fluid accumulation
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coccyx
Definition
tailbone
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cervical vertebrae
Definition
vertebrae in the neck
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excreting
Definition
eliminating waste
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exacerbation
Definition
increased severity of disease symptoms
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incontinence
Definition
inability to control bowel and bladder function
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inflammation
Definition
a protective tissue response to injury or destruction
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ischemia
Definition
deficiency of blood in a part
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hemorrhage
Definition
escape of blood from vessels
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metastasis
Definition
transfer of a disease from one part or organ to another not directly connected
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obesity
Definition
excessive accumulation of adipose tissue
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palpable
Definition
felt by touching
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prophylaxis
Definition
preventive treatment
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sputum
Definition
matter ejeccted from lungs through the mouth
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virus
Definition
an infectious agent to small to be seen by an ordinary microscope
Term
suture
Definition
securing the edges of a wounds with stiches
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metacarpals
Definition
the bones between the wrist and fingers
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laparotomy
Definition
an incision through part of the abdominal wall
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ovariectomy
Definition
excision of the ovaries
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podiatry
Definition
care of the feel
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rhinoplasty
Definition
nose surgery
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metatarsal
Definition
the bones beween the ankle and the toes
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thoracentesis
Definition
surgical puncture of the chest wall to aspirate fluid
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cryptorchidism
Definition
failure of the testes to descend
Term
primigravida
Definition
a woman pregnant for the first time
Term
multipara
Definition
a woman who has had two or more pregnancies
Term
abortion
Definition
extracting fetus before birth
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auscultation
Definition
listening for internal sounds
Term
catgut
Definition
collegen from an animal to suture
Term
catheter
Definition
flexible tube to be passed thru the body channels
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dilatation
Definition
streching or expanding
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fascia
Definition
deep band of fiborous tissue
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metastasis
Definition
transfer of disease from one organ or body to another area not connected directly
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percussion
Definition
short sharp blows
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