Week 20 Flashcards
Hernia
A bulge or protrusion of an organ through the structure or muscle that usually contains it
Pneumonia
An acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation ion or the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria, or other microorganism sand sometimes by physical and chemical irritants
Phlebitis
Inflammation of a vein
Otitis
Inflammation of the ear
Paresthesia
Abnormal sensation, burning, tingling, etc
Tenosynovitis
Inflammation of the tendon sheath
Ischemia
An insufficient supply of blood to an organ
Neuralgia
Pain in a nerve of along the course of one or more nerves
Hydrocele
Collection of fluid between two layers of tissue surrounds the testicle
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Syndrome
A set of symptoms occurring together
Hemopneumothorax
Accumulation of air and blood in the pleural cavity