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Lecture 3 Flashcards

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Ascites

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Accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity as in disseminated malignancy to peritoneum. Liver cirrhosis. Tuberculous peritonitis. Etc.

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Coarctation

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Compression of the wall of a vessel as in the congenital coarctation of the aorta

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Hernia

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The protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or the wall of a cavity in which it is normally enclosed as in inguinal hernia. Umbilical hernia. Incisional hernia at the site of surgical scars

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Ischemia

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The reduction in blood supply to an organ or tissue as in myocardial ischemia due to coronary artery atherosclerosis

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Jaundice

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The yellow discoloration of skin and sclera of the eye

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Hyperbilirubinemia

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Bilirubin is a pigment product of hemoglobin metabolism synthesized by the liver

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Laceration

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An irregular wound or tear. Severe blunt trauma can induce laceration in skin liver etc

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Pruritis

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An itching sensation of the skin. Ex pruritis ani (at the anal verge) pruritis vulvae

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-iasis

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A suffix that means disease producing condition

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Cholelithiasis

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Stones in the biliary passages

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Urolithiasis

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Stones in the urinary passages.

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Meningitis

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Inflammation of the meninges غشاء داخل الجمجمة

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Appendicitis

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Inflammation of the vermiform appendix الزائدة الدودية

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Lysis

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The process of disintegrating or dissolution

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Lysate

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The product of lysis

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To lyse

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The act of lysis

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Lysosome

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A membrane bound organelle that contains various hydrolytic enzymes

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-osis

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A suffix that denotes an abnormal status of an organ or tissue

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Osteoarthrosis

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A degenerative disease of joints

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Hemarthrosis

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Blood in the joint cavity

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Neurosis

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Personality disorder as in anxiety states phobias obsessions اضطراب عصبي

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Psychosis

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A fundamental mantra derangement characterized by defective or lost contact with reality for example in mania and endogenous depression. ذهان (اضطراب عقلي)

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-Poesis

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A suffix that indicates a process of formation.

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Erythropoesis

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The formation of red blood cells.

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-Genesis

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Like poesis it indicates formation.

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Spermatogenesis

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The process of formation and maturation of spermatozoa

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Exacerbation

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An active episode of chronic disease or illness.

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Remission

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Is the amelioration or disappearance of symptoms or activity in a chronic disease as in rheumatoid arthritis

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Hemorrhage

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Bleeding

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Hemoptysis

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Splitting of blood with expectorating قحقحة البلغم

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Melaena

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The passage of black tarry stools in upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding due to decomposition of hemoglobin of blood

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Epistaxis

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Nose bleeding

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Diarrhoea

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إسهال is increased frequency of bowel motion

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Nausea

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غثيان a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit

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Stenosis

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A narrow aperture of passage

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Mitral ثنائي الشرفاتvalve stenosis

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chronic rheumatic valvulitis

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Alopecia

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Loss of hair ثَعْلَبة

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Urticaria

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Allergic skin reaction characterized by erythema(redness) swelling and purities

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Syncope

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Fainting attack, it can be induced by temporary cerebral ischemia by sudden drop in blood pressure in vasovagal stimulation due to severe pain fear etc

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Biopsy

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Taking live tissue sample for pathological study خزعة

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Necro

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Death

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Necrosis

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Pathological localized death of tissue

نخر. موت الانسجة

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Necropsy

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Postmortem examination

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Acronyms

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Terms that stand for longer phrases

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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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AIDS

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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Eponyms

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Named after people

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Parkinson’s disease

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Eponyms

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Abbreviation

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Shortened form of word

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CBC

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Complete blood count

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EKG/ECG

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electrocardiograph or electrocardiogram

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CXR

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Chest x-ray

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ABG

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arterial blood gas

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Stat

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At once immediately

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