Terminologies Flashcards
Inflammation of ribs
COSTOCHONDRITIS
Edema in PLEURAL CAVITY
PLEURAL EFFUSION / HYDROTHORAX
Inflammed Bone Marrow
MYELITIS
Arthritis of the Spine
ANKYLOSIS SPONDYLITIS
Inflammed testes
ORCHITIS
Difficulty in swallowing
DYSPHAGIA
Inflammed vein
PHLEBITIS
Inflammed Urinary Bladder
CYSTITIS
Involuntary muscular movements
DYSKINESIA
Loss of hearing due to aging
PRESBYCUSIS
TB of Neck
SCROFULA
Inflammed muscle
MYOLITIS
Inflammed vertebra
SPONDYLITIS
Loss of visual acuity due to aging
PRESBYOPIA
Reduced salivary production (or reduced amylase)
APTYALIA
Dry mouth
XEROSTOMIA
Absence of muscle coordination
ATAXIA
Generalized edema
ANASARCA
Inflammed brain
ENCEPHALITIS
Inability to speak and comprehend words
APHASIA
Pupil outwards
EXOTROPIA
Loss of smell sensation
Damaged CN I
ANOSMIA
Blind (damaged CN II)
ANOPIA
Abnormal fixation of eyes
Damaged CN iii, iv, vi
STRABISMUS
Pupil inwards
ESOTROPIA
Vision is below the pupil
HYPOTROPIA
Double vision (damaged CN IV)
DIPLOPIA
Sharp pain (damaged CN V)
TIC DOULOUREUX
Damaged to CN VII
BELL’S PALSY
Accumulation of fluid in PERICARDIUM/Pericardial Space
CARDIAC TAMPONADE (cardiac arrest)
Wandering eye (damaged CN III, IV, VI, VIII)
NYSTAGMUS
Dizziness; rotating environment
Damaged CN VIII
VERTIGO
Ringing of the ear (damaged CN VIII)
TINNITUS
Loss of taste sensation
damaged CN VII, IX X
AGEUSIA
Drooping eyelid
PTOSIS
Vision is above the pupil
HYPERTROPIA
Edema inside the lungs
PULMONARY EDEMA
TB of skin
LUPUS VULGARIS
Downward and retraction of tongue; may cause airway obstruction.
GLOSSOPTOSIS
Deficient Cortisol
ADDISON’s DISEASE
Difficulty in speaking
DYSARTHRIA
Irreversible involuntary muscular movements
TARDIVE DYSKINESIA
TB in children
PRIMARY COMPLEX
TB of bone/spine
POTT’s DISEASE
Major BLOOD CALCIUM REGULATOR
PARATHYROID GLAND
Deficiency of ADH (Vasopressin)
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
Edema in the PERITONEAL CAVITY
ASCITES
Excessive Cortisol
CUSHING’s DISEASE
Necrosis in BLOOD VESSELS
FIBRINOID