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11/16/2010

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electroencephalography
Definition
recording the electrical activities of the brain through the use of electrodes attached to scalp
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encephalitis
Definition
inflammation of the brain
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fissure
Definition
groove or cracklike sore of the skin
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hemiparesis
Definition
slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body
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hemiplegia
Definition
total paralysis affecting one side of body
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hyperkinesias
Definition
abnormally increased muscle function or activity
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kyphosis
Definition
abnormal increase in outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side
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laceration
Definition
a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound
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lateral
Definition
toward or near the side and away from the midline
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medulla
Definition
located lowest part of the brainstem connected to spinal cord, controls basic survival functions
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multiple sclerosis
Definition

progressive autoimmune disorder

that causes demyelination of the myelin sheath

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myoparesis
Definition
weakness partial paralysis of the muscle
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oblique
Definition
slanted or at an angle
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patella
Definition
knee cap, bony anterior portion of the knee
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perinatal
Definition
refers to the time aqnd events surrounding birth
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pronation
Definition
rotating palm or hand downward
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adenocarcinoma
Definition
malignant tumor that originates in the glandular tissue
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cellulitis
Definition
an acute rapidly spreading infection w/ in the connective tissues
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colonstomy
Definition
the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface
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cranium
Definition
THE PORTION OF THE SKULL THAT ENCLOSES THE BRAIN
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dermatitis
Definition
skin inflamation
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dermis
Definition
also known as the corium is the thick layer of living tissue directly below the epidermis
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epidermis
Definition
the outtermost layer of the skin is made up of specialized epithelial tissues
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erythr/o
Definition
red
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gastr/o
Definition
stomach
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gastrotomy
Definition
Creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointestinal compression
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hepat/o
Definition
liver
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lesion
Definition
a pathologic change of the tissue due to disease or injury
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leuk/o
Definition
white
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leukocyte
Definition
WBC
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malignant melanoma
Definition

melanoma

 

skin cancer that occurs in melanocytes

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melan/o
Definition
black
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my/o
Definition
muscle
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myel/o
Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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myorrhexis
Definition
the rupture of a muscle
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neonatal
Definition
new
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nephr/o
Definition
kidney
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neur/o
Definition
nerve tissue
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postnatal
Definition
after
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pouring of juicesecchymosisabnormal condition
Definition
also known as a bruise, irregular area of purplish discoloration due to bleeding under the skin
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prenatal
Definition
before birth pertaining to
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prurit
Definition
itching
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pyel
Definition
renal pelvis
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squamous cell carcinoma
Definition
malignant tumor of scaly squaremous cells of the epithelium. quickly spreads to other body systems
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stenosis
Definition
abnormal narrowing
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subcutaneous layer
Definition
located just below the skin to the surface muscles
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suppination
Definition
the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward and upward
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abduction
Definition
the movement of a limb away from the midline
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adduction
Definition
movement of the limb towards the midline
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circumduction
Definition
circular movement of the limb @ the far end
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clavicle
Definition

collar bone

connects the menubrum to the scapula

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cranium
Definition
made up of 8 bones, portion of the skull that encloses the brain
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dorsiflexion
Definition
movement that bends foot upward @ ankle
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electromyography
Definition
measures electrical activity with in muscle fibers
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electroneuromyography
Definition
nerve conduction studies, diagnostic procedure for testing and recording neuromuscular activity by electric stimulation of the nerve trunk
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flexion
Definition

decreasing angle between 2 bones

bending a limb or joint

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ganglion
Definition
a nerve center made up of a cluster of nerve cells bodies outside the central nervous system
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hemorrhagic stroke
Definition
occurs when blood vessel in the brain leaks
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hypertonia
Definition
condition of excess tone of skeletal muscles
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hypokinesia
Definition
abnormal decreased muscle activity or functioning
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ischemic stroke
Definition
occurs when flow of blood to the brain is blocked
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lordosis
Definition
abnormal increase in forward curvature of the lumbar spine
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Definition
used to get image of soft tissue structures such as the interior of complex joints
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muscular dystrophy
Definition
 progressive weakness  and degeneration of skeletal muscles that control movement
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myasthenia gravis
Definition

chronic autoimmune disease

affects neurommuscular junction, produces weakness voluntary muscles

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mycardio
Definition
cardiac
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olecranon process
Definition

funny bone

 

a large projection on the upper end of the ulna

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quadriplegia
Definition
paralysis of all four extremeties
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rickets
Definition
INFANTILE OSTEOMALACIA, a deficiency disease occuring in children
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rotation
Definition
circular movement around the axis such as the shoulder joint
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scoliosis
Definition
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
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spondylitis
Definition
inflammation of the vertabrae
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sternum
Definition

(breast bone) forms middle of front rib cage

3 parts: manubrium-upper

body of sternum-middle

xiphoid process-lower

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talipes
Definition
(club foot) any congenital deformity of the foot involving the talus
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thoracic cavity
Definition

protacts heart and lungs

consists of 12 pairs of ribs

true ribs

false ribs

floating ribs

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parkinsons diesease
Definition
a chronic degenrative central nervous disorder characterized by fine muscle tremors, ridgity...
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