Medical terms Flashcards
Term for itching
Pruritus
Term for when the femoral head is replaced with a prosthesis (false part)
Hemiarthroplasty
Term for spleen removal
Splenectomy
Medical term for a bulging or protruding eyeball or eyeballs
Exophthalmos
What does Curare do?
Causes muscle paralysis by acting as a competitive acetylcholine (ACh) antagonist.
What does Curare do?
Causes muscle paralysis by acting as a competitive acetylcholine (ACh) antagonist.
Terms for redness
Erythema, rubor
Term for a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus.
Pustule
Term for the paralysis or weakness of one or more of the eye muscles.
ophthalmoplegia
Term for unusually accelerated aging
Werner Syndrome (Progeria)
Term for a woman who is pregnant for the first time
Primigravida
What is empyema?
Pus in the pleural cavity
What is emphysema?
Alveolar collapse
Define De Novo
A genetic alteration is present for the first time in one family member as a result of a mutation.
Can happen in germ cells or early embryogenesis.
