Medical Terminology

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acromegaly

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Enlargement of the extremities

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hyperopia

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Farsightedness, a condition in which vision is better for distance rather than objects that are near (hypermetropia)

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stapedectomy

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Surgical removal of the stapes

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rabdomysarcoma

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A malignant tumor composed of striated muscle

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astimatism

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Defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye

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hordeolum

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Sty or stye

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nephrolithiasis

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Condition of stones in the kidney

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cataract

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A clouding of the lens of the eye

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glossopharyngeal

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Pertaining to the tongue and pharynx or throat

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dementia

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A condition marked by a progressive loss of intellectual abilities (such as memory, judgement, or reasoning)

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bulimia nervosa

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An eating disorder characterized by impulsive overeating followed by self-inducing vomiting

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benign

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Non-cancerous

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metastasis

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The spread of disease (cancer) from the initial or primary site to another part of the body

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hypomania

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A milder condition of bipolar disorder

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remission

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A state during which the symptoms of a disease have partially or completely disappeared

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pruritis

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Itching

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hematopoiesis

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Formation of blood

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paranephric

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Pertaining to near, beside, along the side of the kidney

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otolaryngologist

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Specialist in the study of the ear and the larynx (voice box)

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dysplastic

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Pertaining to abnormal formation

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iatrogenic

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Pertaining to produced by treatment (physician)

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subhepatic

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Pertaining to below the liver

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proximal

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Pertaining to near the beginning of a structure

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chondrosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of the connective tissue

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cystocele

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Hernia of the urinary bladder

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ischemia

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Blood condition of holding back, to hold back blood

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blepharoptosis

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Abnormal condition of drooping (falling, sagging) of the eyelid

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anteflexion

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Process of bending forward

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bifurcation

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Process of branching into two

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catabolism

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Process of (casting) breaking down

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exophthalmos

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Protrusion of the eyeball

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infracostal

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Pertaining to beneath the ribs

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polymorphonuclear

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Pertaining to many-shaped or multilobed nuclei

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prodrome

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Signs and symptoms which appear before an actual illness (to run before)

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choledochojejunostomy

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New opening to form a mouth between the common bile duct and the jejunum

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sialadenitis

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Inflammation of salivary gland

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pleomorphic

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Pertaining to many shapes

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leiomyosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of the smooth visceral muscle

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hematochezia

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Elimination of bright, red blood from the rectum

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anxiolytic

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Drugs that have a soothing, relaxing, euphoric effect