Med 7 Flashcards
Cardialgia
Cardiodynia, pain in the heart
Astigmatism
Blurred vision resulting from unequal curvatures of the lens or cornea
Cardiomalacia
Morbid softening of the muscular substance of the heart
Cardiorrhexis
Rupture of the heart
Cardiosclerosis
Hardening of the fiberous tissue of the heart
Carditis
Inflammation of the heart
Cranioscopy
Diagnostic examination of the head
Cryptorchism
Failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum
Gastroscopy
Inspection of the interior of the stomach with a specialized endoscope
Masochism
Infliction of physical or mental pain which gives recipient sexual gratification
Oneirism
A waking dream state
Ophthalmoscopy
Examination of the eye with specialized instrument for that purpose
Piebaldism
Condition in which skin is partly brown and partly white
Retrocecal
Behind the first part of the large intestine
Retroesophageal
Behind the musculomembranous passage extending from pharynx to stomach