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Shanelle Reed's Medical Terminology 190 Flashcards

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acous/o

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hearing

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Tinnitus

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A ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in the ears.

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Vertigo

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A sense of whirling, dizziness, and the loss of balance.

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Cerebellum

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Second largest part of the brain.

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Afferent Neuron

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Neuron that carries messages to the brain.

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Meninges

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Connective tissue that encases the brain.

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Bell’s Palsy

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Paralysis of the facial nerve.

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Concussion

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Violent shaking of the brain.

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Sciatica

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Inflammation of the sciatic nerve.

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Hydrocephalus

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Abnormally increased spinal fluid in the brain.

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Migraine Headache

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Preceded by a warming aura, is usually characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head.

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Synapse

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The space between two neurons.

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Amblyopia

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The partial loss of sight without detectable disease of the eye.

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Ametropia

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A refraction error in which only objects located a finite distance from the eye focus on the retina.

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Meniere’s Syndrome

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An inner ear disease characterized by dizziness fluctuating hearing loss, and tinnitus.

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Nystagmus

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involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eyeball.

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Otitus Media

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Inflammation of the middle ear.

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Otomycosis

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A fungal infection of the external auditory canal.

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Otosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of the bones of the middle ear.

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Presbycusis

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Progressive hearing loss associated with aging.

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Strabismus

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A disorder in which the eyes cannot be directed in a parallel manner toward the same object.

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Hemodialysis

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The replacement of kidney function by filtering the patients blood.

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Hydroureter

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Distention of the ureter with due to a blockage.

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Incontinence

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The inability to control excretory functions.

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Interstitial Cystitis

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Inflammation within the wall of the bladder.

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Lithotomy

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A surgical incision to remove a stone from the bladder.

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Meatotomy

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A surgical incision to increase the opening of the urethral meatus.

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Micturition

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The normal process of excreting urine; urination.

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Nephrectasis

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Distension of a kidney.

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Nephritis

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Inflammation of a kidney.

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Nephrolysis

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Freeing the kidney from adhesions.

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Oliguria

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Scanty urination

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Pyelonephritis

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Inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney.

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Ureterectasis

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Distention of a ureter.

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Neurotomy

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Surgical incision into a nerve.

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Anuria

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The complete stoppage of urine formation by the kidneys.

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Cystalgia

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Pain in the bladder.

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Cystectomy

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Surgical removal of the bladder.

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Cystocele

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A hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall.

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Cystolith

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A stone in the urinary bladder.

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Cystopexy

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Surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall.

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Diuretics

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Medications that increase urine secretion.

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Dysuria

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Difficult or painful urination.

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Enuresis

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The involuntary discharge of urine during sleep.

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Glomerulonephritis

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Kidney disease also known as “Bright’s disease”.

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Conjunctivoplasty

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Surgical repair of the conjunctiva.

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Otopyorrhea

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The flow of pus from the ear.

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Otorrhagia

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Bleeding from the ear.

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Blepharoptasis

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Drooping of the upper eyelid.

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Adnexa

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The appendages or accessory structures of an organ.

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