Medical Terminology

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Ablation:

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Removal of destruction by cutting, chemicals, or electrocautery

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Abortion:

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Termination of pregnancy

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Absence:

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Without

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Actinotherapy:

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Treatment of acne using ultraviolet rays

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Adenoidectomy:

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Removal of adenoids

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Adipose:

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Fatty

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Adrenals:

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Glands, located the top of the kidneys, that produce steroid hormones

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Albinism:

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Lack of color pigment

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Allograft:

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Homograft, same species graft

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Alopecia:

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Condition in which hair falls out

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Amniocentesis:

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Percutaneous aspiration of amniotic fluid

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Amniotic sac:

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Sac containing the fetus and amniotic fluid

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A-mode:

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One-dimensional ultrasonic display reflecting the time it takes a sound wave to reach a structure and reflect back; maps the structure’s outline

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Anastomosis:

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Surgical connection of two tabular structures, such as two pieces of the intestine

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Aneurysm:

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Abnormal dilation of vessels, usually an artery

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Angina:

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Sudden pain

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Angiography:

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Radiography of the blood vessels

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Angioplasty:

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Procedure in a vessel to dilate the vessel opening

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Anhidrosis:

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Deficiency of sweat

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Anomaloscope:

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Instrument used to test color vision

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Anoscopy:

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Procedure that uses a scope to examine the anus

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Antepartum:

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Before childbirth

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Anterior (ventral):

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In front of

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Anterior Segment:

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Those parts of the eye in the front of and including the lens (cornea, iris, ciliary body, aqueous humor)

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Anteroposterior:

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From front to back

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Antigen:

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A substance that produces a specific response

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Aortography:

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Radiographic recording of the aorta

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Apex Cardiography:

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Recording of the movement of the chest wall over the end of the heart

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Aphakia:

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Absence of the lens of the eye

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Apicectomy:

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Excision of a portion of the temporal bone

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Apnea:

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Cessation of breathing

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Arthrocentesis:

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Injection and/or aspiration of joint

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Arthrodesis:

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Surgical immobilization of joint

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Arthrography:

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Radiography of joint

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Arthroplasty:

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Reshaping or reconstruction of joint

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Arthroscopy:

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Use of scope to view inside joint

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Arthrotomy:

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Incision int a joint

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Articular:

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Pertains to joint

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Asphyxia:

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Lack of oxygen

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Aspiration:

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Use of a needle and syringe to withdraw fluid

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Assignment:

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Medicare's payment for the service, which participating physicians agree to accept as payment in full

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Asthma:

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Shortage of breath caused by contraction of bronchi

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Astigmatism:

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Condition in which the refractive surfaces of the eye are unequal

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Atelectasis:

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Incomplete expansion of lung, collapse

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Atherectomy:

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Removal of plaque by percutaneous method

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Atrophy:

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Wasting away

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Audiometry:

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Hearing test

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Aural atresia:

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Congenital absence of the external auditory canal

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Auscultation:

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Listening to sounds within the body

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Autograft:

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From patients own body