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An enzyme found chiefly in saliva and pancreatic fluid, that converts starch and glycogen into simple sugars
AMYLASE
A disorder of pregnancy where the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus
ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE
A deadening or absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness
ANALGESIA
A medication that reduces or eliminates pain
ANALGESIC
A male sex hormone
ANDROGEN
Induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations
ANESTHESIA
An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery
ANEURYSM
Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint due to fusion of the bones
ANKYLOSIS
Absences of one or both testes
ANORCHISM
Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage
APHASIA
(chiefly of a drug) Used to prevent or reduce the severity of epileptic fits or other convulsions
ANTICONVULSANT
Surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint
ARTHROPLASTY
(of body tissue or an organ) Waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution
ATROPHY
Uremia. Accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
AZOTEMIA
Enlarged prostate, appears to be part of the natural aging process
BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Surgery to remove both ovaries and both fallopian tubes
BILATERAL SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY
Any of the major air passages of the lungs that diverge from the windpipe
BRONCHI
A procedure in which a hollow, flexible tube called a bronchoscope is inserted into the airways through the nose or mouth to view the tracheobronchial tree
BRONCHOSCOPY
The abbreviation for (blood urea nitorgen)
Nitrogen in the form of urea in the blood or serum, used as a indicator of kidney function
BUN
A chronic disease of the heart muscle in which the muscle is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or thickened
CARDIOMYOPATHY
Severe burning pain in a limb caused by injury to a peripheral nerve
CAUSALGIA
Stroke: A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT
The part of the brain at the back of the skull. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity
CEREBELLUM
Incision of the vagina with entry into the
cul-de-sac
COLPOTOMY
A duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum
COMMON BILE DUCT
An artery supplying blood to the heart
CORONARY ARTERIES
A procedure that carefully destroys certain cells by freezing them
CRYOGENIC SURGERY
A blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end.
(It refers to the pouch of Douglas, an extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus)
CUL-DE-SAC
A bluish discoloration of the skin
CYANOSIS
Painful menstruation
DYSMENORRHEA
Difficulty or pain when swallowing
DYSPHAGIA
Dilation or distension of a hollow organ
ECTASIS
In an abnormal place or position
ECTOPIC
Surgical removal of part of the inner lining of an artery
ENDARTERECTOMY
Inflammation of the endocardium
ENDOCARDITIS
The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones
ENDOCRINOLOGY
A condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain
ENDOMETRIOSIS
A highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passed to the vas deferens
EPIDIDYMIS
A surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth, to aid delivery and prevent rupture of tissues
EPISIOTOMY
What is the female gamete
gamete is a cell that fuses with another gamet during fertilization
THE EGG
What is the female gonad
THE OVARY OR EGG SAC
A finger-like part or structure, as at the opening of the fallopian tubes
FIMBRAE
Visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus
GASTROSCOPY
The process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth
GESTATION
A painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
GOUTY ARTHRITIS
Presence of blood in the urine
HEMATURIA
Type of portable heart monitor that is a small electrocardiogram (EKG) device worn in a pouch around the neck or waist. It keeps a record of the heart rhythm
HOLTER MONITOR
Of or relating to the humerus of a human or other vertebrate
HUMERAL
A condition in a newborn babies in which the lungs are deficient in surfactant, preventing their proper expansion and causing the formation of hyaline material in the lung spaces
HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE
A region of the forebrain below the thalamus that coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary
(responsible for sleep cycles, body temperature)
HYPOTHALAMUS
A painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine
ILEUS
An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body especially the heart muscles
ISCHEMIA
An x-ray of the kidneys, ureter, and bladder
KUB
Excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back
KYPHOSIS
A surgical procedure in which a fiber-optic instrument is inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or to permit a surgical procedure
LAPAROSCOPY
Surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)
LARYNGECTOMY
What is the male gamete
THE SPERM
What is the male gonad
THE TESTIS
The lowermost portion of the vertebrate brain, continuous with the spinal cord, responsible for the control of respiration, circulation, and other body functions
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
The 1st menstrual period
MENARCHE
A hernial protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord through a defect in the vertebral column, often Spina Bifida
MENINGOMYELOCELE
Heavy bleeding at menstruation
NEMORRHAGIA
A fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen
MESENTERY
Abnormal bleeding from the uterus
METRORRHAGIA
The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart
MITRAL VALVE
Pain in a muscle or a group of muscles
MYALGIA
A condition causing abnormal weakness of certain muscles
MYASTHENIA
X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space
MYELOGRAM
Of or relatin to both muscles and nerves, especially to nerve endings in muscle tissue
MYONEURAL
The branch of pediatrics concerned with the newborn
diagnosis and treatment of newborns
NEONATOLOGY
