Medical & Dental Terms

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Pathophysiology

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1. The functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury.
2. The study of such changes.

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath.

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Hypertrophy

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Enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part due to increase in size of its constituent cells.hypertro´phic

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Hyperplasia

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Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in normal arrangement in an organ or tissue, which increases its volume.hyperplas´tic

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Melena

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Blood in stool

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Perforation

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Formation of a hole

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Idiopathic

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Relating to or denoting any disease or condition that arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown

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Transmural

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Through the wall of an organ; extending through or affecting the entire thickness of the wall of an organ or cavity

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Episodic

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Appearing in episodes

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LRQ

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Left Right Quadrant

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Megacolon

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Widening (dilation) of the large intestine within 1 to a few day.

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Fibrosis

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The thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usually as a result of injury.

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Colitis

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Inflammation of the colon

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Profuse

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A lot; excessive; copious; overabundant

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PO

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Abbreviation meaning by mouth, orally (from the Latin “per os”, by mouth).

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AC

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Before meals (from “ante cibum”, before meals).

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BID

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Twice a day (from “bis in die”, twice a day).

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PC

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After meals (from “post cibum”, after meals)

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PRN

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When necessary (from “pro re nata”, for an occasion that has arisen, as circumstances require, as needed)

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QD

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Once a day (from “quaque die”, once a day)

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QH

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Every hour

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Q2H

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Every 2 hours

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TID

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Three times a day (from “ter in die”, 3 times a day)

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Angioedema

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Rapid swelling (edema) of the dermis, subcutaneous tissue, mucosa and submucosal tissues

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Thrombus (thrombosis)

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A blood clot formed in situ within the vascular system of the body and impeding blood flow

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Perioperative

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Literally, around (the time of) surgery.

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Cardiomyopathy

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(literally “heart muscle disease”) is the measurable deterioration of the function of the myocardium (the heart muscle) for any reason, usually leading to heart failure.

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Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea

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Attacks of severe shortness of breath and coughing that generally occur at night.

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Stenosis

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The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.

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Auscultation

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Listening to sounds from the heart, lungs, or other organs, typically with a stethoscope, as a part of medical diagnosis

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Congenital

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Present from birth

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Rheumatic

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Any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue, esp. rheumatoid arthritis

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Degenerative

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Getting steadily worse

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Congenital

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Present from birth

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Rheumatic

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Any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue, esp. rheumatoid arthritis

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Degenerative

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Getting steadily worse

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Dysplasia

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Abnormality of development; usually a change in shape and size of adult cells

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Prophylaxis

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Prevention of disease or control of its possible spread

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Diffuse

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Spread out over a large area; not concentrated.

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Delineate

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1. Describe or portray (something) precisely.

2. Indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary

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Atrophy

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Decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue

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Nuance

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A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound