MedTermReview - Intermediate Flashcards
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myelomeningocele
hernia of spinal cord and meninges
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radiculopathy
disease of the nerve root
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radiculitis
inflammation of the nerve root
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analgesia
condition of no sensitivity to pain
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hypalgesia
diminished sensitivity to pain
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causalgia
pain of burning
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comatose
pertaining to deep sleep
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anesthesia
condition of no feeling or nervous sensation
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hyperesthesia
excessive feeling or nervous sensation
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paresthesia
abnormal feeling or nervous sensation
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bradykinesis
slow movement
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dyskinesis
bad painful movement
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narcolepsy
siezure of sleep
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dyslexia
conditon of bad or difficult words
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hemiparesis
weakness of half
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aphasia
without or no speech
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hemiplegia
paralysis of half of the body
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quadriplegia
paralysis of four
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apraxia
without or no action
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neurasthenia
no strength of nerve
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syncopal
pertaining to cut off
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ataxia
condition of without or no coordination
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aortic stenosis
abnormal tightening pertaining to the aorta
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arteriosclerosis
abnormal hardening of an artery
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bradycardia
condition of slow heart
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tachycardia
condition of fast heart
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cyanosis
abnormal condition of blue
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myxoma
tumor of mucus
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hypoxia
condition of low oxygen or o2
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sphygmomanometer
measure pulse
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stethoscope
instrument to listen (to chest)
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interventricular septum
septum or division pertaining to between ventricals
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alveolar
pertaining to arir sac or aveolus
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hypercapnia
condition of excessive carbon dioxide
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pneumoconiosis
abnormal condition of excessive carbon dioxide
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mediastinoscopy
visual examination of mediastinum or breast bone
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orthopnea
upright breathing
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expectoration
process of coughing up and out of chest
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dysphonia
condition of difficult or abnormal voice
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pleurodynia
pain of pleura
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pneumothorax
air in chest
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pneumonectomy
surgical removal of lung
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pulmonary
pertaining to lung
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spirometer
instrument to measure breathing
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expiration
process of breathing out
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respiration
process of breathing again
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atelectasis
without complete widening or dilation
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tracheal stenosis
tightening or stricture pertaining to the trachea or windpipe
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empyema
condition in pus
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anosmia
without or no smell
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apnea
without or no breathing
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dyspnea
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal breathing
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hypernea
excessive breathing
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tachypnea
fast breathing
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hemoptysis
spitting of blood
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asphyxia
without pulse
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hemothorax
chest blood
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pyothorax
chest pus
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hypochromic
pertaining to deficient color
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cytology
study of the cell
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erythrocytopenia
deficiency of red cells
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hemolysis
breakdown or descruction of blood
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hematocrit
separation of blood
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leukocytopenia
deficiency of white cells or WBCs
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sideropenia
deficiency of iron
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thrombocytopenia
deficiency of clotting cells
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erythroblast
immature red blood cell or RBC
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thrombolytic therapy
therapy destruction of a clot
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myeloid
derived from or resembling bone marrow